Hibernate or life as usual?

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I just had my second baby, my husband does not have paternity leave (he's not allowed to take it yet) and sometimes I literally have to leave the house to buy groceries and sometimes I have to leave the house for my own sanity! I've had people tell me though I should not take the newborn out of my house for a few months, but how do you do it? How can you live life like that? I worry every time though. I just let my five year old niece hold my 5 week old yesterday and today she is sick, now I'm so worried I put him in danger. When is okay to go out in public again?

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That's crazy. I started taking my daughter out at 2 weeks. If you are afraid of germs wear your baby or keep them covered in the stroller. I don't think it's healthy to stay locked up inside for months.

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I've been going out since my daughter was a week old. She spent most the first week of life in the picu with an unexplained fever but once we were home life had to go on as normal. She is baby #6 and my oldest is in kindergarten so we have real life to attend too. Plus shopping and errands and speech for my son. We haven't returned to co op yet but we will when she is six weeks old.

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We started taking our baby out when she was a week old and have taken her on outings ever since. However, we didn't allow most people to hold her until she had had her first shots. We just kept her in the stroller most of the time when we were with people, so a lot of the time it didn't even occur to them to ask if they could hold her. Btw, my friend didn't take her baby out until he had his first shots and she is always surprised how much more easy-going my daughter is when we take her out. I'm pretty sure that's because we started early.

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I totally know how you feel, I worry about germs all the time. I worry about any of my family being sick and getting him sick. I breastfed so I think that helps a lot.I took my son out at 1 week old to the grocery store. He's 3 months now and we go places everyday. I have a 6 year old too so we do a lot of running to her school, running to the store, the library, ect.

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We took the new baby out at a day and a half old! And he's been out many days since then. He's 3 weeks and I have a 3yo so we go out to school, grocery store, target, Starbucks etc. no parks because I can't be worried about running after the older one. I keep him in his car seat with a cover and no one bothers him.

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We started taking our LO out at 3 weeks, we just keep him covered in his car seat and no one is allowed to touch him or get in his face. Those 3 weeks were killing me! I was going stir crazy!

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Who said not to take your newborn out for months!? That's impossible! My dr & midwife said it's good to take baby out for the sun exposure &  fresh air.

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I took my baby out at 2 days old and every day since. He's 11 weeks old and I have had no problems. I'd go insane being stuck in the house and have a 7 year old, it's not possible! I done the same with my 7 year old and she is a very healthy girl, she has never got sick!

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