Parenting Newborns & Infants (0-1) Support Group

Those first 6 weeks are the toughest! But welcome to the group. I've found some true friends here- I hope you do too!! I called friends to chat or family I hadn't talked to for a while. Also there is a breastfeeding support group in my town and so since I was nursing I went to that weekly (still do) for the adult interaction. You will soon be able to take your little one out in public and get a bit of adult interaction and support. Don't hesitate to tell your DH that you need some adult time too- maybe in the evenings once a week you can go leave the house so daddy and baby can bond and you can meet up w/ friends, or just go to the mall, shop, and have a few conversations with total strangers!! :) Keep up the good work- it's hard those first few weeks but it will all pass quickly!

Not sure if I have too much advice, but just wanted to welcome you and let you know that I too am 39 and a new mom. My little guy, Ronan, is 8 weeks old. Feel free to contact me if you like!

congrats and welcome! Honestly, I was out and about with both my boys after a week! I just bundled them up and covered them so that no strangers would get in their face. I basically loved to walk around the mall :)

welcome, It is tough the first little while. I was out with my sister in law the day I got out of the hospital i would not recomend it. I only went out with her cause she was in town from out of state. I still call familly to talk to cause I don't get out much due to the heat where I live.

Welcome to the group! I am a 36 yr old Mom of 4. The first time around I was very careful to "follow all the rules". This time, I am older and much more relaxed in my life. I find that I dont freak out about what people think/say/or whatever.

My point is: Take your baby out if you want to. I did. We went to a wedding when she was 4 days old. We've been out alot since and shes only 9 weeks old. I cover her up when I need to and make sure shes wearing a hat. Nothing freaks an older lady on the street if you dont have a hat on yur baby's head!

Good luck to you and enjoy this time in your life. You deserve it.

I had Natalee out when she was about a week old, and the only reason I didnt have her out sooner was because she is in the hospital for 6days after she was born! If you want to get out of the house then go, because if you dont you will regret it and you will probally wind up getting a mild case of the baby blues, and that is never good. ask some of your girlfriends if they would like to meet you for lunch or just for coffee or something, you dont have to be out all day just an hour or so will do you alot of good. The baby and I took alot of walks while I was on Maternity leave and she loved it! Good luck and congrats!!!!

I had my baby out at a restaurant when he was 6 days old---I just didn't think there was anything wrong with that(my mom was mortified, but...). Do what you feel is best. I could feel myself falling into a little depression, that's why I took him out. I couldn't take being in the house any longer Good luck to you!!

Listen to the doctor. If after all that schooling and constant immersion in the world of babies, he/she says not to take out the little one, it's for a reason. God knows who has a disease that a newborn can't counteract yet. However, when you are able to get out, with or without the little one, you could join a mom's club. There's a national chain of mom's clubs, check to see if there's a chapter in your area. They can be so helpful, not just for adult conversations but also to make you feel active in your community and in improving in your new mommy skills. Best of luck.

Thank you everyone for all your input! I am hopeing and praying to find some great friends on this site. Today my DH and I took my little one on a walk downtown (I live in a beach town in So California). It was great to be out and about. I had a c section and am recovering well so stroller is in the garage and I will be walking everyday so Jackson and I can get fresh air!

You can go out, just don't go to very crowded places and make sure the baby is bundled well.