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Crazy or not?

bpatrick0809bpatrick0809 member
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Am I crazing for saying that my sweet baby boy doesn't need to be out at walmart and in the general public besides dr appointments for the first couple weeks of his life?
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Re: Crazy or not?

  • bpatrick0809bpatrick0809 member
    Well this is my first so didn't know if I was crazy or not. I mean a can go to the park and walk around the block. I'm just scared to expose him to too much like germd
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  • RrrrrachelRrrrrachel member
    No,but to each his own.
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  • WashingtonQueenWashingtonQueen member
    You're not crazy, but I think it's silly. You really don't have to be a shut in.
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  • momofmanyinthemittenmomofmanyinthemitten member
    I kept my first in the house for the first few weeks, but it was also 20 degrees and snowy/icy outside when she was born. I took baby #2 out earlier than I did my first. Being that the weather *should* be nicer for #3, I'd imagine we'll be out and about soon after birth.
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  • ncbellencbelle member
    I'd go nuts staying in - so I never have ;)  But do what makes you feel comfortable.  I just wear my babies - no one touches them or breathes on them and it's never been an issue.


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  • AshleypixieAshleypixie member
    It's not crazy that you feel that way, but it's not crazy to take your newborn to wal-mart either. To each their own. That being said, I did flip out when my best friend babysat my one month old and took him to Denny's! You could smoke there at the time. To me second hand smoke is far worse than a trip to the store.
     






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  • RebeccaY1RebeccaY1 member
    I'd go stir crazy not going out at all.  It depends upon the amount of recovery time you need.  If you're really sore then you might not want to go out much, but if you're feeling fine then why not?

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  • Meery82Meery82 member
    I agree with PPs. It's not the end of the world if you do go out, as long as no one is touching or breathing on him.
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  • haziedazehaziedaze member
    We stayed pretty close to home because LO was a preemie during RSV season, this time I'm hoping for a termie and with a spring time baby the risk is a little less. I think every mom finds her own comfort zone with this. I also encourage you to baby wear if you do go out and be smart, use lots of hand sanitizer and don't pass your kid off to the granny with a hacking cough or let the snotty toddler kiss their face.
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  • Abcollins57Abcollins57 member
    I wasn't crazy about taking DS into public for the first month or so, but I didn't mind going to visit relatives. It did take awhile before I was comfortable bringing him shopping or anything like that.
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  • dwnsldedwnslde member
    I took my son to the grocery store the day after we left the hospital. I had been going stir crazy in the hospital so I needed to get out! I wore him in an ergo with infant insert so no one would touch him. A woman peered at him over my shoulder. She got in my personal space but he was fine. Do what you feel is comfortable, baby wearing made it a lot more comfortable to be out in public earlier
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