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December 2010 Moms
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lo going out?
xxbabycakesxx
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has anyone here not taken their lo on a real outing yet?
i havent! ive taken him to doctors appts but thats pretty much it. dhs family is getting together for lunch today and i really want his whole family to finally meet griffin. thing is...im really worried about griffin catching something and getting sick! i know he has to get sick sooner or later and i really wanted to wait until his first vaccines (which arent until the 15th) but his cousin is going away and we prbly wont see him for atleast 4 yrs. all of griffins little cousins (all under 5 yrs old, about 10 of them) will be there and they can get really rowdy. and i can picture it now: all running up to griffin and touching him with their dirty little paws lol. i told dh "we'll keep a bottle of hand sanitizer beside griffin and if anyone wants to touch him, they have to clean their hands!" now im thinking "am i turning into a crazy anal mother??" i really want griffin to get socialized and id like to see other adults other than my dh. but i cant get over this germy fear! anyone else thinking this way??
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Re: lo going out?
I am the same exact way, but I'm a total worrywart. LO has only really gone to the doctor's. We did take him out to lunch once, but it was a quick one at Boston Market.
My nephew's b-day party was last night and I went without LO because I'm waiting until he gets his shots at his 2 month appointment before taking him out to meet a lot of people. We also have a lot of little kids in our family and I didn't want them touching LO with their germy lil hands, haha.
It's all about what you feel comfortable with. If you just monitor who's touching your LO and make sure their hands are clean, you'll be fine I'm sure.
Yes, starting with a doctor's appointment at 4 days old to check his jaundice. But, besides his appointments, we've taken him to my mom's house almost every weekend, to my ILs about 3 times, to my sister's house, and to stores with us numerous times. In the stores, he stays in his carseat in the shopping cart, and at our families' houses, usually our parents or siblings are holding him.
You just have to be responsible & ask if anyone's sick, make it clear what your "rules" are, etc. Like, you have to wash your hands, don't touch his face, etc., just like you would if people came to your house for a visit.
GL!
We take out LO everywhere. She goes shopping with me with a couple times a week. We go out to dinner at least once a week. Family's houses. Friend's houses. She's even gone bowling.
She has gotten sick. No fever just some congestion. Lasted a few days and then she was fine. We just didn't take her out while she was sick so she could fight it better.
We've taken him out lots since he was about 2 weeks old. Target, BRU, family visits, church, grocery store, doctor visits for me, lunch with friends, the mall, my work place, etc.
He generally stays in his car seat at large places like the store. I've never had a problem with random people coming up and touching him or getting in his face. Otherwise DH or I am holding him and we say who gets to hold him and I don't mind being a b|tch. But my family is very conscientious about people who aren't or haven't felt well recently not getting near him. And I'm not a hand-washing nazi, either. Provided they've not just picked their nose or something, I'm ok with people holding him without making them bathe in sanitizer.
He's not gotten sick.
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Shel went to Target when she was 3 days old. We went to a hockey game last night. I find it hard to stay home and I think it helps with their immune systems, but that's just me. I was the same with my first and she rarely got sick. But, I understand that you need to feel comfortable about it so asking peeps to wash their hands first is no biggie and they shouldn't have a problem with it. And kids love to use hand sanitizer.
We've taken LO out to loads of places - stores, the mall, church, my parents house and my ILs house. We have also had a good amount of visitors including nieces and nephews, my 2 and a half year old cousins and my BFF and her 4 month old. I would lose my mind if we didn't regularly go out and about, especially being home with him all day every day M - F.
We leave him in the car seat on the stroller with the awning up in public, and at our house and others homes we ask people to wash their hands or hand sanitize before holding him. If they won't (like my moron SIL one time who said "my hands are clean, I don't have to wash them again"), they don't hold him. Very simple.
He hasn't gotten sick at all.
I say go and have fun!
I agree with what a lot of PP said - it's hard to stay at home all day and I think getting out helps their immune system. DS has had visitors since day 1 in the hospital and the following 2 weeks at home. He went to church of XMas Eve when he was 8 days old (and on New Years) and has been to lots of people's houses.
He's been to a few stores, but I HATE doing that not because of germs (I have found people to be pretty respectful and don't just come up and touch him) but because I'm worried he'll start screaming and make a scene.
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thx for the replies! griffin and i are definitely going because (like some of you mentioned) i am going crazy being at home all the time!
i feel like if i ask dhs aunts, uncles, cousins or whoever want to touch griffin to wash their hands, theyll take it personally. we've only had my and dhs immediate family over to see griffin and they were ok with handwashing though. maybe im putting too much thought into all this. id feel awful if griffie got sick but i guess we cant keep our lo's in a bubble forever!
1ht
this is me!!! im not too worried about germs if i were to go grocery shopping or something because id keep griffie in his carseat stroller but im scared he'll start to cry and put up a fit. i have a fear i may not be able to comfort him and strangers will stare and think im a terrible parent!
1ht
YES!! Ugh, I'm told it will get easier as they get older, but I don't know...I've taken him to Walmart, the grocery store, Kohls and the library and he's cried in all of those places. I couldn't get out of there fast enough!
My little man at 0-1-2
ooo thats a good one!!
1ht