What do u do during the day? - Page 2

Moti · Apr 13th, 2012, 14:36 PM

In the beginning it was just taking care of the baby (or just staring at her in awe...

) and not doing much else. I never slept when she napped as everyone says you should.....at those times I would try to fit in housework and things like that. For the first month I couldn't drive so we were stuck at home. After that we would usually visit with friends/family a couple days a week.

As the weather gets nicer, you can take your LO out for walks just to get out of the house if there is no one during the day to visit with.

ellie27 · Apr 13th, 2012, 15:14 PM

Oh yes, just realised your LO is only 1 week old.......what did I do with LO at 1 week old???? Feed, feed, feed, more feed, and some more feed, ........

Mummy_to_be87 · Apr 13th, 2012, 15:41 PM

When my LO was your LOs age I spent most of the time looking at her, watching her sleep, feed, feed, feed, taking loads of photos and eating loads of chocolate, going for little walks, seeing my mum and dad and leaving the housework for a while

take it easy and enjoy the early days, I remember my LO being 1-2 weeks old and it feels like yesterday, she is now 9 weeks and the days are flying by

xsadiex · Apr 13th, 2012, 16:06 PM

I still just stay at home feeding, getting lo toi sleep, housework most days and my LO is 3 months...next week i am going to a baby group!

Kaede351 · Apr 13th, 2012, 16:16 PM

I took Harrison to our first baby group when he was exactly 1 week old, and I've taken him every week since so far

he's pretty much slept the whole time each week, but I'm getting to know a couple of the other mums which is nice seeing as all my friends live 350 miles away. It gets kinda lonely!

Other than that I go to my mum's or my nan's house. Or I visit my aunts or I walk there and back again to see how far it is (lol) and on days where I cba to go out LO and me have a pj day with blanket, tv and cuddles. It's also a good opportunity to nap during the day when LO has his nap (usually between 11.45-3pm), which is always refreshing

XxX

liz1985 · Apr 13th, 2012, 16:41 PM

First few weeks were just at home my OH has thur fri and sun off so was just mon-wed really as I'd usually visit family on the sat. I also had 2friends on maternity do I saw them a few times. I started going to baby groups when LO was around 8 weeks, I personally prefer the children's centre ones for babies. LO is 15weeks now and we have a routine

Mon- baby group
Tue- shopping/housework/playing etc
Wed- baby group
Thur- swimming
Fri- baby massage then out with daddy
Sat- visiting my family
Sun- visiting OH fam or out for day

We go for walks and just play and I try to keep up with housework when we're not doing anything. I started groups with my friends but you soon get chatting to everyone else. When we finish baby massage were starting musical minis. If your the type of person who enjoys getting out and about try googling things to do in your areas or stop by local children's centre and pick up a list if activities.

CatandKitten · Apr 13th, 2012, 17:13 PM

My LO needs lots of touch my days are pretty much breastfeeding and letting her nap on me while I watch TV or play on the internet. Occationally I get to eat, use the bathroom or throw some laundry in, but when I come back in the room she is usually crying.

SabrinaKat · Apr 13th, 2012, 18:01 PM

Wow -- some of you mums are super organised! In my case, the first weeks were sleeping, feeding baby (FF) and recovering from c-section/pre-eclampsia. Now that LO is 10wks old, sleeping, housework, feeding baby and playing with baby, and um....being lazy and reading a book or two -- not much into mum and baby groups myself (live in a small village), but we do go for walks if the weather is okay, and um....BnB, a bit of facebook with friends and did I mention a bit of housework? Feel a little like MadMen/1950s housewife at the moment, but don't meet the OH with a cocktail at the door when he comes home (it's more like, hand him the baby and have a nap!) and I was supposed to be working on a new book! HAHAHA

best wishes

2ndtimeluckyX · Apr 13th, 2012, 18:10 PM

My hubby went back to work after 1 week. I was really nervous as I had a csection and was worried about carrying lo up/down stairs etc etc but it was fine! In fact I loved it! Lol. I spent my days on the sofa bf'ing lo while watching films and eating

sod the housework for the first few weeks, just do the essentials like tidying up (icant bare to sit in a messy room! Hard with a newborn tho ha) and catch up with the more important chores when your fella is home

Just enjoy it rather than stress about it if you can

Button# · Apr 13th, 2012, 18:23 PM

I started taking LO to baby groups at 2 weeks. Other than that I take him for a walk, feed him, change him, get him to sleep, try to fit in stuff like eating, showering and using the bathroom. I watch TV and films and read while I feed LO and if he's napping on me.

Apr 13th, 2012, 14:36 PM	#11
Moti Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 1,078	In the beginning it was just taking care of the baby (or just staring at her in awe...) and not doing much else. I never slept when she napped as everyone says you should.....at those times I would try to fit in housework and things like that. For the first month I couldn't drive so we were stuck at home. After that we would usually visit with friends/family a couple days a week. As the weather gets nicer, you can take your LO out for walks just to get out of the house if there is no one during the day to visit with.

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Apr 13th, 2012, 15:14 PM	#12
ellie27 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: uk Posts: 10,560	Oh yes, just realised your LO is only 1 week old.......what did I do with LO at 1 week old???? Feed, feed, feed, more feed, and some more feed, ........

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Apr 13th, 2012, 15:41 PM	#13
Mummy_to_be87 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 2,910	When my LO was your LOs age I spent most of the time looking at her, watching her sleep, feed, feed, feed, taking loads of photos and eating loads of chocolate, going for little walks, seeing my mum and dad and leaving the housework for a while take it easy and enjoy the early days, I remember my LO being 1-2 weeks old and it feels like yesterday, she is now 9 weeks and the days are flying by

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Apr 13th, 2012, 16:06 PM	#14
xsadiex Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: West sussex Posts: 2,860	I still just stay at home feeding, getting lo toi sleep, housework most days and my LO is 3 months...next week i am going to a baby group!

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Apr 13th, 2012, 16:16 PM	#15
Kaede351 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: County Durham Posts: 8,041	I took Harrison to our first baby group when he was exactly 1 week old, and I've taken him every week since so far he's pretty much slept the whole time each week, but I'm getting to know a couple of the other mums which is nice seeing as all my friends live 350 miles away. It gets kinda lonely! Other than that I go to my mum's or my nan's house. Or I visit my aunts or I walk there and back again to see how far it is (lol) and on days where I cba to go out LO and me have a pj day with blanket, tv and cuddles. It's also a good opportunity to nap during the day when LO has his nap (usually between 11.45-3pm), which is always refreshing XxX

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Apr 13th, 2012, 16:41 PM	#16
liz1985 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 2,216	First few weeks were just at home my OH has thur fri and sun off so was just mon-wed really as I'd usually visit family on the sat. I also had 2friends on maternity do I saw them a few times. I started going to baby groups when LO was around 8 weeks, I personally prefer the children's centre ones for babies. LO is 15weeks now and we have a routine Mon- baby group Tue- shopping/housework/playing etc Wed- baby group Thur- swimming Fri- baby massage then out with daddy Sat- visiting my family Sun- visiting OH fam or out for day We go for walks and just play and I try to keep up with housework when we're not doing anything. I started groups with my friends but you soon get chatting to everyone else. When we finish baby massage were starting musical minis. If your the type of person who enjoys getting out and about try googling things to do in your areas or stop by local children's centre and pick up a list if activities.

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Apr 13th, 2012, 17:13 PM	#17
CatandKitten Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 674	My LO needs lots of touch my days are pretty much breastfeeding and letting her nap on me while I watch TV or play on the internet. Occationally I get to eat, use the bathroom or throw some laundry in, but when I come back in the room she is usually crying.

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Apr 13th, 2012, 18:01 PM	#18
SabrinaKat Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Transplanted American living in Ireland Posts: 4,667	Wow -- some of you mums are super organised! In my case, the first weeks were sleeping, feeding baby (FF) and recovering from c-section/pre-eclampsia. Now that LO is 10wks old, sleeping, housework, feeding baby and playing with baby, and um....being lazy and reading a book or two -- not much into mum and baby groups myself (live in a small village), but we do go for walks if the weather is okay, and um....BnB, a bit of facebook with friends and did I mention a bit of housework? Feel a little like MadMen/1950s housewife at the moment, but don't meet the OH with a cocktail at the door when he comes home (it's more like, hand him the baby and have a nap!) and I was supposed to be working on a new book! HAHAHA best wishes

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Apr 13th, 2012, 18:10 PM	#19
2ndtimeluckyX Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Wrexham, North Wales Posts: 2,458	My hubby went back to work after 1 week. I was really nervous as I had a csection and was worried about carrying lo up/down stairs etc etc but it was fine! In fact I loved it! Lol. I spent my days on the sofa bf'ing lo while watching films and eating sod the housework for the first few weeks, just do the essentials like tidying up (icant bare to sit in a messy room! Hard with a newborn tho ha) and catch up with the more important chores when your fella is home Just enjoy it rather than stress about it if you can

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Apr 13th, 2012, 18:23 PM	#20
Button# Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: London Posts: 3,714	I started taking LO to baby groups at 2 weeks. Other than that I take him for a walk, feed him, change him, get him to sleep, try to fit in stuff like eating, showering and using the bathroom. I watch TV and films and read while I feed LO and if he's napping on me.

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