I will be having a home birth and most likely will be taking baby out the next day. My daughter has baseball, and needs rides to school, and we still need things like milk and meat from the store. I am a single mom and so I do all this stuff. I will be breastfeeding.. should I try not take him out as little as possible for a week? I will cover the car seat up with a receinv blanket for awhile
2007-06-17 07:51:25 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Baby's are born ready to be out in the world. If you got stuff to do and are feeling up to it, go. Don't let anyone tell you that you have to stay home for the next 6 months. Old wife's tales or cultural differences.
2007-06-17 08:05:44 · answer #1 · answered by kila537 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If you are having any kind of birth, I would really advise complete rest ! Your body will have gone through a HUGE ordeal and you need to take it easy, rest up for at least a couple of days afterwards. If you are planning to breast feed, it's all the more important to look after yourself, eat properly, don't overdo it for the first week or so, until your milk has established.
Is there no-one you could call on to take your daughter to school for you or shop or do all of the other things? You might be a single mother but surely you have neighbours, other school mums, relatives or friends that would be able to help out for at least a couple of days - don't mind about asking them as I am sure that they will appreciate you need a helping hand. . . .
I don't think it's necessarily bad for a newborn but you will have both been through such a big experience that you will probably just want to sleep for a couple of days!
Good luck , , ,
2007-06-17 08:00:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
The baby is born with natural immunities from mom.
So, yeah...baby will be fine. Just make sure he/she is appropriately dressed for the weather and covered up if need be.
Keep strangers and kids away and don't let them touch the baby for at least a month. People can carry lots of germs. Baby does have immunities from you, but can still get colds and such.
As for you, you should probably rest for a few days after having the baby. Isn't there anyone that can help you out???A close friend or relative?
2007-06-17 11:11:25 · answer #3 · answered by Cam 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can go out, although I would suggest you don't. This isn't because of the newborn, I'm sure he'd be up for, after all, he will be eating and sleeping most of the time anyways! I suggest you don't for yourself!
You might be bleeding more than you would expect, having to change a santitary pad every 30 mins, carrying a new born and helping your daughter in and out of the car, plus carrying in some groceries! Too much for me to even think about.
I'd say it is okay to go out the first day to sit outside in the sun, or for a short walk around the block!
You might want to be a superwoman, but no one is. Even in third wolrd countries this sort of moving wouldn't be expected the following day.
Try - keeping you daughter home for a few days, bonding with the newborn, maybe even might want to HELP you out a little. 3 days off school in the scheme of things is nothing!
If you can't keep her home, send her to school with a friend, arrange pick-up and drop off now. It might be hard to ask for the help, but it sure will be alot easier than doing it yourself.
Try putting an ad in the grocery store for someone that might do a little shopping for you. Or think about online shopping (even with a friends creditcard if you don't have one).
Try putting up an ad at other local places such as a community center for a teenager that might be willing to collect your daughter after school and walk her home for a few days, give her a little pocket cash (teenagers love this, I know I did, even if it was 5 bucks).
Be creative, when you get home you'll still need all the enegery you get for feeding the little ones etc. So, seriously try to slow it down.
Call grandma, aunty, neighbour, sister, etc. Someone will help you. I'd help you and I don't even know you. I'm sure if cash is the issue you could do a trade off with another mom, and offer to pick up her kids for a while in a month or so!
Good luck,
and please please try to slow down.
2007-06-17 08:16:49 · answer #4 · answered by vegface 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
hey I took my baby out to the grocery store at 3 days, I was told by the public health nurse about clothing is that your baby should wear one more layer than what you would and that if your hot, your baby is boiling, if your warm he's hot and that if your cool he's fine.
Also, you can take your baby out as much as you want before they get their shots, I dont have a car and go everywhere on the bus and my baby hasn't gotten sick, once yout ake your baby out he starts to develop immunities towards those sicknesses.
But yea, invest in a hat if you dont have one and cover up the baby from the sun cause they aren't really ready for the sun a few days after being born.
2007-06-17 08:26:41 · answer #5 · answered by ♥ღαмαиdα♥ღ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's bad b/c there so fragile and immunity isnt kicked in yet so they are as fragile to dieases and bacteria that u and I dont fear b/c we have stronger immune systems..
a ride in the car wont hurt (just make sure ur other children wash there hands before touching ur newborn b/c they can bring alot of bacteria home from school) but to the grocery store is a bad idea all that bacteria isnt a good thing our ped. told us 6 weeks till u should be doing that. or u could end up with a sick child.
is there someone that can watch ur newborn? while u shop
2007-06-17 07:57:17 · answer #6 · answered by Crys 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
health wise, for ur new born i dont really think it matters plus like u said she'll be covered up. But ur body might not be up for it, get help from a friend or something to do the grocery shopping and i'm sure ur other child's coach will understand if u miss this week for the birth of ur child, u dont wanna hurt ur self, ur kids need a healthy momma not a super mom that's now hemorrhaging cuz she felt she needed to do it all.
Take care of ur self, for ur kids.
2007-06-17 08:00:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
my friend is married to an african guy who's muslim and they have the belief that the mother shouldn't leave the house for a month!!
i think that it's just tradition because in certain places the baby could be exposed to disease when it's to vulnerable to fight it off... but, unless you're living in a third world country, you don't need to worry about this... just keep the baby out of the hot and cold weather.. attend to their needs and they'll be fine...
i don't know who told you that you couldn't take them out when they're first born ... but they must be pretty old fashioned!!
good luck
2007-06-17 08:03:19 · answer #8 · answered by danii 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sure you can do it, but your body may not be up to it. Also, I would suggest talking to your doctor or midwife about it. They can advise you on what to do and what not to do. You may just want to get one of your daughters teammates parents to pick her up, get family or friends to pick you up some groceries and have her go to school with a friend for the next little while.
2007-06-17 07:59:32 · answer #9 · answered by Popsicle_1989 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You are supposed to not take them out as much as possible until they get their first set of shots which is at 6 weeks. You can do the things that you need to do and not be worried, just be cautious.
2007-06-17 07:56:22 · answer #10 · answered by BeThAnY 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋