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Once you bring your little one home from the hospital, the initial few days will pass in a daze. You will be busy recovering and settling down to the motherhood phase. However, after the initial weeks, once the routine has kicked in, there is a good chance you start feeling a bit cooped up inside the house. Want to take your little one for her first outing?
While technically you can go out any time you want, the fact that you have to feed your baby every two hours would restrict most of your options. Moreover, you can’t wait to take your baby out too. But when is a good time?
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If you ask your parents, they would advise you to refrain from taking your child out until she is at the very least three months old. This is mainly because your baby’s immune system is not functioning fully yet and the little fellow is more susceptible to infections and weather changes.
Modern parents do not always wait till the three-month mark. So how long should you wait? Taking your baby out on the second day of reaching home might be overdoing it. Waiting for as long as six months to take a healthy baby out is being overly protective.
What we advise is to wait a couple of weeks and then if you feel up to it, you can start taking your baby for a short walk to nearby places. You should definitely wait at least eight weeks before you take your baby to crowded places because, as we said earlier, your baby is not strong enough to fight the germs coming her way. Now, this again depends on your comfort levels and your baby’s health too. It is best to seek your doctor’s advice on this if your baby has had a complicated birth or has been born prematurely.
No, you cannot take your baby anywhere and everywhere initially. The baby can get over-stimulated and we are sure you too are not up for an adventurous trip as yet. You are still healing and the baby is still settling in her new environment.
Here are some tips to pick the venue for the first outing:
The date is set, and the venue is set. But you must be wondering how to prepare for the big day. Here are some tips:
As always, ensure you have your child doctors permission to take the baby out.
Where did you take your baby for her first outing? How was the experience? Please share with us!
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