Taking baby out?

[Jellyboobs]

I'm really worried about taking Lily out!

I've took her out before, but only to my parents/grandparents etc, so I know everything will be alright if she needs feeding or starts crying etc.

But a friend of mine has asked if I can meet her in town this week as she is back from London on business and has a few hours spare and really wants to meet Lily.

Does anyone have any advice? I think I'm most worried about her waking up and screaming a public place down

 

[inky]

couldn't you ask her to meet you and Lily at your house instead? I'm sure if you explain she could make things easier for you!

 

[duckanddoodle]

I was worried aboiut this, i met up with another Mum and her baby in a coffee shop for the first time when Amelia was 3 weeks old, I did it but left as soon as possible as I didnt want her to wake up or change her nappy in a baby changing place. Once you have done it you will feel a lot calmer, it is just nerves. I go out all the time now with her and used my first baby changing place at John Lewis!!

 

[Pudds86]

if she screams she screams hun!! She is a baby! Are you worried people will think badly of you? xx

 

[Momma`Kat]

Im worried about this.. But have kinda thrown myself in the deep end, Apart from going to grandparents, the first real time im taking baby out.. is for a 6 hour flight to the middle east LOL

 

[flexilexi394]

I have been thinking about this topic for a while, and I think I'm too over confident in taking baby out! I just think "yeah baby can just come here and there..." and I'm not sure I'm going to feel the same in a few months time lol! X

 

[pinkymum]

I'm already thinking about this lol. Is there anyway you could do a few practice runs before you meet your friend? And see how you get on with that? Or you could explain to your friend how you feel and maybe you could meet at your house or somewhere less public? I'm more worrying about breastfeeding in public :s

 

[K&A]

i took Jack out after 3 days.. He was wrapped up nice and warm and we went shopping..he was as good as gold only prob was when this little old lady poked her head in pram (very rude lady) moved his quilt :O i wad gob smacked, and then she said '' his way to young to be out'' and then she walked off. My jaw hit the floor.. How dare she!! I don't see a prob with taking them out.. Can't keep them cooped up forever.. Not good for mum or baby x

 

[Rachey]

i took Jack out after 3 days.. He was wrapped up nice and warm and we went shopping..he was as good as gold only prob was when this little old lady poked her head in pram (very rude lady) moved his quilt :O i wad gob smacked, and then she said '' his way to young to be out'' and then she walked off. My jaw hit the floor.. How dare she!! I don't see a prob with taking them out.. Can't keep them cooped up forever.. Not good for mum or baby x

I can't believe someone would do that. For a start its nothing to do with her, but she could atleast keep her opinions to herself!! Cheeky old Granny

 

[sexyamy2005]

oh i hate opinionated old people, they feel they have to put there 2pence worth in, regardless of if you want it or not, pfft,

good on you for takin him out, im hoping im the same and can take baby where ever i need to go confidently, i dont wana be scared of leaving the house, its never been me b4, so hopefully wont be afterwards either!

xxx

 

[MrsR]

We took seb on the school run at 3 days old, registered him and did some Christmas shopping at 5 days old and went to church at 8 days old. We also went to two restaurants when he was a week old. Very young baby's sleep, eat and need nappy changes. Seb rarely cries as I know his 'feed me' noises and can tell when he's getting tired so I was never worried about him screaming. Most people look on with sympathy rather than disgust anyway. If he screams, he screams, if people look then that's their problem, my problem would be figuring out what my baby needs and doing it. Don't stress honey, go out when you feel ready x

 

[Dragonfly Fi]

i feed Jasper, change his nappy and pop him in the sling and go out - i have been doing this since he was 3 days old. If he wakes, i walk around a bit (if in a resturant) if he needs feeding i whack a boob out and feed him (though i have taken a bit in a bottle if i think its going to be awkward to feed him.

Most of the time he stays asleep in his sling and i get 3 or 4 hours grace before i have to get back to the house and pop him on the boob and change his nappy

make the most of them being little and having to do what you want, i fear toddlers are much harder to get out of the house!!!!

 

[tinkerbell86]

I would do anything to take harvey out in his pram and it upsets me that I can't take him out!!!that is motivation for walking but I didn't realise how painful it would be and I envy all new mums who can take their babies out!!!

 

[isobel84]

first time me n Noa was out properly, he was 9 days old, i had to wait cuz i couldnt walk properly after he was born.
I stood in sainsbury and a lady came up and asked how old he was and said how cute he was when it hit me.. what if he cries?? and i started to weep infront of the lady " WHAT DO I DO IF HE CRIES??"
she just looked at me bless her and said, you pick him up hun and dont worry about anyone else

she was so sweet, i was so silly haha
Noa and I am out often now but he still have never woke up!

 

[K&A]

jacks brilliant while out.. He falls to sleep in the car and the pram sends him to sleep to but if he crys screw everyone else ill be making sure my lil man is happy.. If people don't like it then they can get lost. GO MUMMIES taking babies out!! X

 

[JJ Mum]

I love to hear newborns cry when out, as you can tell from the cry how new they are, everyone will understand babies do that! just do what you would do at home, walk them cuddle them jig them about and ignore everyine else