what would you do?

I took Maya to the Warehouse and Pak n Save when she was 3 days old (the day we came home from the hospital). It was neccesity not choice - we needed groceries and some bits and pieces for her and there was no one else that could go. My midwife was fair horrified - she told me I should keep her home for at least the first couple of weeks.
I so know what you mean about the housebound thing tho Janine - when Maya was about 4 weeks old it rained for 2 weeks straight and I was stuck inside at home and couldn't go anywhere for fear of her getting wet/sick. I was pretty much climbing up the walls!

I would've gone and rung some foster parents or something!! (ok I don't know the kids background) - but who would do that?!

OMG!!

omgodddddddd u should have rung the cops poor child

omg who does that

Well I'm glad I'm not the only one who seems horrified by leaving a baby with a stranger! I don't know what that woman was thinking! I mean what if I had been some freaky person who ran off with their baby??? Not that I would but still. And she was well & truly gone, it wasn't like she was just over somewhere still in eyesight because my fiancee Spencer went looking for her & couldn't find her.
Lol Paws! It's not so much that your not supposed to go out, its just a bit daunting. I remember having to go grocery shopping by myself the day after I got home from hospital.....Man what a mission! I breastfed Alex in the car before heading into the supermarket, then I had Alex in my arms, his baby bag on my back and it took me ages to get the blanket just right to put Alex on the baby seat on the trolley. Then I had to quickly whip around the supermarket & then afterwards had to breastfeed in the car before heading home. I was absolutely shattered by the time I got home & got all the groceries put away, then I still had to do dinner

I'm with you, I'd much prefer to stay at home when they are still newborn. Everything is there, all the baby stuff, clothes, blankets, spit up clothes, couch to sit on, tv with remote, drinks & food in the fridge......

We were told to keep Kobe home for a couple of weeks but that was just because he was prem and my sister whos baby was prem was told the same, they still arent ready to fight infection. As long as people arent leaning all over baby, touching and breathing on them then I dont see any problem with going out if you want to and besides, think of all the germs and bugs that are in hospitals or the doctors with your baby!

we went grocery shopping as well when paris was 3 days old - the day that i left the hospital. and you do get a lot of people coming and doting and BREATHING all over baby! that's what i found great about our buggy the second time around - was that all people would see was paris - it wasn't till they possibly looked back behind the buggy that they would go "oh my god there's a baby in there!" most people never even knew unless she cried. another plus side to having a phil and teds double buggy... lol.

however, with the shopping thing - i found the front pack was wonderful for going shopping - cos those trolley seats aren't great for babies anyway, too hard even with a blanket in them and they slouch down in them. we would put ayja in the front pack, she would fall asleep and i would still have hands free - which was important cos even with mike there - since we had paris int he trolley we always needed an extra set of hands.

i think in the first few weeks - it can be daunting, and some may prefer home, others can't stand it - it's basically up to you, but at least have a few outings even if it is just to peoples houses or something, or maybe to a coffee shop to have a catch up with someone, because th elonger you leave it, the harder it gets to go out. definately - if hubby has time off after you have baby, try getting into the swing of things during that time. Just by figuring out together what you need to take and how to get ready in less that the 2 hours that it can take the first few times, once he goes back to work - you at least aren't tackling that for the first time, even though you'll be by yourself, you'll hae done it a few times before so it shouldn't be as mush of a catastrophe!

Hey what did you say to the lady when she finally came back for her baby???????That is so terrible......The lady in mcdonalds I would have tried tactfully talking to her bout bubs or something then perhaps mentioning how it getting a bit chilly...would have tried not to make her feel bad......And lady at hosp that did bloodtests..it woulda taken all my willpower not to slap her but I would have deffinetly given her a piece of my mind....how bloody rude!!!!!