Question

phillygrl16

I'm due at the end of June (June 20th). My family and DH's family go to Cape May every year for vacation. This year, they are going the last week in July.

So my question is for the current mom's - were you ready to go away with your baby at 1 month old? Do you think we'd be ok to go for a couple days? We'll obviously have plenty of help down there, but I know I probably cant bring him to the beach. I guess someone could sit with him while I go to the beach for a couple hours. 

I'm sure it would depend on my pediatrician's recommendation, too. 

PattiNRayNJ

i guess if your baby sleeps a lot you could get away with going to the beach for a few hours while he naps. Thats all Ava did the first month..sleep! My pediatrician told me to wait a month before taking her out in public, but he didnt say where. i had cabin fever so bad after a month, i would have been prepared for a trip to the moon!!

KristylovesBriley

I remember taking my daughter to the beach when she was about a month old.  I slathered her in SPF50, put a sunhat on her and kept the shade up on her seat.  She lived, obvioulsy.  I had a bit of what my Gram calls a "riding fanny" and couldn't stand just sitting in the house doing nothing.  I was pretty young and dumb too, though, so that might have factored in on it.  My sister's baby was born 2 weeks ago and so far he's been to Target, Costco and Wegmans.  He likes to shop.  Hahahaha.

Check with your ped, though, they'll have the best recs.

MrsJBL2005

I wasn't much of a home-body when Tyler was born. ?My ILs came to visit when he was just shy of 2 weeks and we all went shopping, to restaurants, Napa, a Giants baseball game, etc.

I say get out while you can, with your doc's permission of course. ?It becomes much more difficult during their toddler years... and more-so if there is another baby (mine are only 14mos apart).?

nupyt

As long as you have room to put the baby down for naps and someone to help out you should be fine.  Please do not put sunblock on the baby though, not until 6 months old.  If you cover all of his skin with clothing then you can walk him down for a few minutes in the morning or evening (when its not too hot). 

If you have help to watch him it will be nice for you to get down to the beach for an hour or two.  Have fun!!

MrsChach

My inlaws have a house in Wildwood and we went down quite a bit last summer.  Logan was born on a Monday and we went to the shore the following weekend.  Oh and I had a c section.  It all depends on your recovery.  I would also have brought the baby down to the beach no problem.  We did not because the inlaws were there too.  We did bring both boys to the water park one day.  Logan was about 6 weeks old at that time.  I had him in one of the baby pools.

Kath1424

I think you would probably be fine! I took KJ to Wildwood for 8 days on August 21st (he was born on July 26th)....We took him on the beach for a few hours and used a baby tent. He was FINE. And i was lugging around a 3 yr old too! You just may be tied to the house a little bit more because of all the needs with a newborn. I say GO FOR IT!! You will want to get away.

MrsChach

Definitely talk to your pedi about having the baby in the sun.  Our pedi feels as though sunblock is ok in small doses for a baby.  They said that you can't keep a baby inside and out of the sun at all times and it is safer to put sunblock on them than not.  My pedi feels as though the warning to not use it until the baby is 6 months old is more for people to not just sit and hang out in the sun with a baby.  I am sure that not everyone agrees with this though.  It all comes down to how you feel and what research you chose to believe.

phillygrl16

Thanks everyone! We'll just have to see what kind of baby Jack is and what our pedi says.

I know I wont be able to stay in the house long - I'll be going for walks in my neighborhood when I can, and taking him to my parents.