Is two weeks too soon...

[MarineWife]

to go out with new baby?

My babe will be 2 weeks tomorrow. We are all going stir crazy. My older boys have Tae Kwon Do class tomorrow. My mom can take them by herself but I would like to get out of the house. We would only be out for about 2 1/2 hours. I think my boys would appreciate me going out with them again. It's been a while and my 7yo, especially, is getting more and more upset about it.

[~Amy~]

As long as you are feeling up to, go for it, mama!  Baby will be fine:)

[starling&diesel]

Saw this on the main page and thought I'd come say go for it! 

We were out and about more than I would've liked when dd was newborn ... mostly because our midwife was a three hour drive away in the nearest city from where we lived and we had some birth complications that needed follow up and troubles with milk supply.  Henceforth, we ended up at restaurants and friend's houses (even overnight) and it was just fine. 

Have fun! 

[Marissamom]

at two weeks we had family visiting and took them out to lunch and took my 12 year old SIL shopping at the mall. them I spent the next week at home because I was exhausted after

[MarineWife]

ya know what i just realized? i don't want to share him. if i take him to TKD, everyone is going to gush over him.

[JBaxter]

I would go but put new baby in a sling / carrier.   I found people are less likely to "want" the baby if they are attached.  I took Jack to chruch at 7 days old and no one asked to hold him.

[MoonWillow]

Go out and have fun! Just because people will want to hold the baby doesn't necessarily mean that they will be allowed to hold the baby.  

[MarineWife]

I didn't even think about anyone wanting to hold him. I didn't want anyone to look at him. I did put him in my sling and covered him completely. A few people asked to see him but no one asked to hold him. Whew! Now I'm exhausted!

[Super~Single~Mama]

Take it easy mama, you have a 2wo!  But yes, if you are up for going out for short periods of time, its completely fine - its not flu season, its warm out and sunny, baby will be completely fine!

[JulieInChicago]

reading this I'm chuckling-- we took my son out starting at day 2... walks for coffee, out to Target, where-ever.  I think it's totally up to your comfort level.

[insidevoice]

We went out for dinner the night my daughter was born.  I wasn't yet babywearing, but she snoozed happily in her bucket seat while I got a MUCH DESERVED high calorie/high fat dinner cooked by someone else and had no dishes to clean when I got home.  

[SynEpona]

Originally Posted by MarineWife 

I didn't even think about anyone wanting to hold him. I didn't want anyone to look at him. I did put him in my sling and covered him completely. A few people asked to see him but no one asked to hold him. Whew! Now I'm exhausted!

If I'm going to be where there are either children or lots of people, I use one of my carriers as a 'hide the baby' device -- works pretty well -- and prevents both seeing & touching, though it's the touching that irritates me most.

Originally Posted by JulieInChicago 

reading this I'm chuckling-- we took my son out starting at day 2... walks for coffee, out to Target, where-ever.  I think it's totally up to your comfort level.

We're much the same, both of my children were born in the early hours of Thursday mornings, and were at church on Sunday, and out to errands or whatever before they were a week old.

[MarineWife]

I know a lot of people do take their newborns out earlier. I had the luxury of my mom taking care of everything after baby was born so I didn't have to go anywhere or do anything. It was nice for a while. I'm a major homebody so I really appreciated that. Even I eventually got stir crazy. After that one outing, though, I don't want to do it again anytime soon. I think that unless my boys really want me to go to TKD with them tomorrow, the baby and I will stay home.

[WifeofAnt]

My son was 3 days old when he went to Walmart for the first time.  I was more worried about me not feeling up to it than anything happening to him.

[erigeron]

We came home from hosp. on a monday (babe born saturday) & had to go out tues. for medical appt. then wednesday went to breastfeeding support group and then Target. Husband pushed me in a wheelchair at Target to conserve my energy.

[bettyjones]

My dd2 is 2 weeks too. I am feeling house bound! tomorrow i gave been invited to watch Birth at another mama's house. I will try to make it. Love being a mama but it can be lonely. W/ dd1 I didn't go to public places till she was 6-8 weeks just parks etc. But dd1 was very small & had surgery on day 2 and was In the nicu for a week and a half. Not sure if I amup to taking both dd to story time alone this week- we'll see.