New moms.. when were you comfortable bringing LO out?

[Justagirlxx]

Just wondering when all of you first time moms felt comfortable enough to bring your new baby out. Mine is only 2.5 weeks old and last night my OH wanted to bring him to his grandparents house for them to meet him. Anyways he said we would only stay for half an hour but that turned into 2 hours and by the 2nd hour LO was screaming and I was tired and anxious and just rushed us out of there. My OH was really mad that I made us leave so quickly and said goodbye really fast to everyone. He thinks they will look down on us now or something. Anyways I just feel like I am not ready to go out and neither is LO, he has a schedule and if things change he gets fussy and over tired.

How old were your LOs when you started taking them out to go places and family functions??

 

[kerrie24]

I go stir crazy if Im in the house so as soon as I can walk reasonably well I take them out,it was 4 days with my first 2 and 3 days with owen.That was to go visiting people but I wouldnt stay long,I think whatever you feel like its up to you,if they want to see him for longer they can come to your house.

 

[bathbabe]

5days. After spending 4days in hospital i needed to just get out!! Go out when your ready hun, your LO is too young to be worrying about a routine IMO, as long as feeding at usual times, young babies at that age should be able to sleep even if your out and about. But if you feel your not ready, dont do it. Xxx

 

[dani_tinks]

I used to try and go out as often as possible as being indoors all day sends me loopy.
But I didn't feel comfortable doing it until LO was about 3/4 months old.. I think once i'd done it loads of times it became second nature

 

[MamaDo]

With my first he was probably about 3 weeks old..... even then I didnt really feel "comfortable" ... I was just a worried new mummy and couldnt stand being in shops with people sneezing all around Lol

With my second that Im expecting now ...I'm hoping I won't be as anal ...

 

[Embo]

we took Imogen out at 3 days old, I would of gone stir crazy if I had to stay inside for any longer

 

[Alibeebs]

With my first he was probably about 3 weeks old..... even then I didnt really feel "comfortable" ... I was just a worried new mummy and couldnt stand being in shops with people sneezing all around Lol

With my second that Im expecting now ...I'm hoping I won't be as anal ...

I was like this, it was about 3weeks for me too. even then i was hardly out, i loved being in my house with LO just sleeping and eating, was the best thing ever!! xxx

 

[Justagirlxx]

5days. After spending 4days in hospital i needed to just get out!! Go out when your ready hun, your LO is too young to be worrying about a routine IMO, as long as feeding at usual times, young babies at that age should be able to sleep even if your out and about. But if you feel your not ready, dont do it. Xxx

He doesnt sleep when we go out though is that abnormal? Like he wont sleep in his carseat for longer than half an hour and thats why I get so nervous because its like he gets over stimulated and then wont go to sleep and starts getting extremely fussy. His routine is extremely important to me also because it creates order and predictability in my life which are nessesary for my sanity lol.

 

[jaybee]

Tobi was 5 days old as i needed to get out... it was only down to the bakery and back, but it felt wonderful.
The first 'proper' outing was at about 1 week to lunch with the family at a restaurant.
I fed him and he fell asleep in his pram.
Now we go out every day, otherwise I will go MAD!!
You just need to take each day at a time and go out little by little.

 

[rainbows_x]

We took her out the day after I got home from hospital, so she was 3 days old.
We try and take her out for a walk everyday, I don't like staying out too long though, as I worry I have never packed enough & worry about feeding her.

 

[bathbabe]

5days. After spending 4days in hospital i needed to just get out!! Go out when your ready hun, your LO is too young to be worrying about a routine IMO, as long as feeding at usual times, young babies at that age should be able to sleep even if your out and about. But if you feel your not ready, dont do it. Xxx

He doesnt sleep when we go out though is that abnormal? Like he wont sleep in his carseat for longer than half an hour and thats why I get so nervous because its like he gets over stimulated and then wont go to sleep and starts getting extremely fussy. His routine is extremely important to me also because it creates order and predictability in my life which are nessesary for my sanity lol.

Will he not sleep if your out with the pram? As long as we are moving, car, pram, pushchair my Lo will sleep, unless hes hungry! X

 

[Seity]

I went out a few times starting at 4 days, but I don't think I really felt comfortable until 3 weeks.

 

[sunshine114]

We had to go to mw When he was 5 days old, and we had a little wander round the shops. Since then we have been out most days, either to the shops or for a walk. I've been to my nans a couple of times and we are having a family meal there Sunday which we will go to. I'm not too sure about going anywhere else yet though, and I like to be home before he will need a feed (unless we are at my mums or my nans).

 

[moomoo]

Think it was about 2/3 weeks for a proper outing! Lo never slept in his pram or car seat and would feed constantly for hours on end!! Not fun at all!!

 

[winegums]

i didnt worry about a routine till my LO was 8 weeks

before that my family all understood if he would scream etc so i never felt like i had to quickly rush out of anywhere, i'd just excuse myself and walk around with him or take him for a walk in his pram or something and let them carry on chatting amonst themselves, then i'd come back in the room maybe 20mins later with a settled/fed/sleeped/ etc LO and we'd all be happy

 

[aob1013]

I went out the same day after coming home from SCBU, so he was 10 days old. Everyone is different and you must do what YOU are comfy with, nobody else.

 

[RJsMum]

My son was still under a week old by the time Christmas rolled around, so we still went to my ILs...but in fairness...he slept ALL the time. So literally he'd be on my shoulder or in someone's arms...sleeping. But...that being said, don't feel like people will judge you for not coming out if you're not comfortable or leaving somewhere early if your LO gets upset. You have a baby now and newborns pretty much dictate how things will run. The only thing you can do is politely excuse yourself and head home if that's what you feel you need to do.

With us...if DS got upset it was usually because he was hungry so I would just disappear upstairs to feed him and he'd be good as gold afterward.

 

[NG09]

A few days old

 

[Mummy2Asher]

I know what u mean, lo is my second and I take him out most days but I can't be out longer then an hour right now and he's 2 weeks. He needs feeding etc and it's so much easier at home! So I go out for an hour to 2 hours really. It takes a while for me to get in to a routine and feel confident about it. I'm always checking the time to see when he needs feeding etc

 

[claralouize]

We first went out the day after i got out of hospital so LO was 3 days old that was only a trip to Asda. The first family gathering we went to was when LO was 7 days old, also we went to a lot of meals out in the first few weeks.

When LO was born it fell around a lot of family's b-days etc so we felt we had to go, otherwise i don't think we would have gone out as much so early on but i'm glad we did as it became easier the more i did it plus baby slept through most of it.

Now we go out every day even if it only for a 5 minute walk just to get some air.