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Hellobee Boards Topic: How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 20 May 2026 01:11:49 +0000 fairy on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public/page/2#post-1141708 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 02:22:29 +0000 fairy 1141708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ other than to the pediatrician and then back to the hospital with me when I got my staples removed, 2weeks was the first - we took her to a restaurant with us when my mom and aunt visited Rainbow Sprinkles on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public/page/2#post-1141661 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 00:07:50 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1141661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 3 days Sadieloo on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1141451 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 19:57:03 +0000 Sadieloo 1141451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Good to know ladies! Of course I read the messages here and there, but sounds like most people were out and about pretty early. Hopefully I can convince DH to let me take DS out to the mommy and me meeting. Sadieloo on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1141448 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 19:55:07 +0000 Sadieloo 1141448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Modern Daisy: good to know! We have an appt with our ped tomorrow so I will ask her. Sadieloo on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1141446 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 19:54:26 +0000 Sadieloo 1141446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @tinypiglet: thanks for the vote of confidence. Even if DH isn't ok with me going with DS, I think I'll go myself. I need to meet some moms! Modern Daisy on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1139623 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 08:42:38 +0000 Modern Daisy 1139623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We started going for stroller walks outside the day after we got home from the hospital when LO was 3 days old. Our pediatrician told us to, she said as long as we weren't going to a place where sick people could cough on him or touch him or something could harm him (like a store where things might fall on him) then it was fine. She said babies love to be outside and they need fresh air and sunlight, she was totally right because DS has always LOVED going outside. If he's fussy it immediately calms him down. The second we get home he's clearly upset! LuLu Mom on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1139608 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 08:37:51 +0000 LuLu Mom 1139608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I took her to Target with me at like 2 weeks old, I had to get out of hte hosue. I just kept her in the car seat and covered so people couldn't lean in to see her. delight on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1139390 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 04:24:16 +0000 delight 1139390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We were out right away! We went looking at open houses with my MIL. Someone there said "Awwwww look at the baby. How many weeks old?" Three days! I never had a problem taking her out. deerylou on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1139388 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 03:57:16 +0000 deerylou 1139388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We took her with us to run errands (Target, Whole Foods) when she was four days old. I wore her close to my chest in a wrap, and she seemed to appreciate the fresh air. Once I had recovered from my spinal headaches, we took her out pretty much every day. She was out to brunch with us at a busy restaurant by the time she was 2 weeks old, and did great! We usually kept a swaddle blanket over the car seat to avoid any close onlookers, but we got over our paranoia by week 3. I was absolutely itching to get the heck out of the house by the time I came home from the birth center. I wouldn't have survived had I stayed in. I say, go to the new moms group! Mrs Hedgehog on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1139386 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 03:53:07 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 1139386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 3 days. After a pedi visit we went to get lunch. We went to the store later that week. Ocean girl on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1139385 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 03:48:10 +0000 Ocean girl 1139385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We went shopping at our local (within walking distance) Farmer's Market at 4 days old. I needed to get out of the house for some fresh air and she did great in the stroller. Since about 2 weeks we have gone out pretty well every day, even if just for a walk. lamariniere on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1139382 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 03:43:10 +0000 lamariniere 1139382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ From the first week he was home we had 2 doctors appointments, one trip to BRU, one lunch (between the dr appointments) and the grocery store. sunny on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1139371 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 01:17:26 +0000 sunny 1139371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think around 2 or 3 weeks we went to the grocery store and I had her in a carrier close to my chest. I didn't go to any Moms groups until 4 or 5 weeks. illumina on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1139370 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 01:14:48 +0000 illumina 1139370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ At 3 days we went to an outlet store for maybe an hour? 5 days we were out of the house from maybe 9am-6pm, no problems though I was stressing that entire day incase she had a meltdown! MaisyMay on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1139356 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 00:09:34 +0000 MaisyMay 1139356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We took her to the mall at 4 days. She was in her carseat the whole time, and had a blanket around her. She slept pretty much the entire time. Some strangers tried to give me flack for having her out, but DH and I needed to get out of the house. boots on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1139348 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 23:29:14 +0000 boots 1139348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We went on a walk to the store at 5 days, but didn't actually go in. Her first real outing was after her dr appt at 10 days old...we went to target! Penny Lane on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1139308 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 22:38:24 +0000 Penny Lane 1139308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 4 days! I went to a church festival type thing with him because I couldn't stand to stay inside one more day. we went out pretty regularly after that. @Pancakes: totally off topic, but your username now has me seriously craving pancakes with sugar and lemon. nom nom! Running Elley on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1139301 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 22:27:02 +0000 Running Elley 1139301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We went to CVS with him at 4 days old to get medication for me. We were basically out and about from that point on. Pepper on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1139297 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 22:21:40 +0000 Pepper 1139297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We took LO out at 4 days old because we needed stuff from Babies R Us! Mrs. Jacks on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1139261 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 21:37:48 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1139261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Can't vote because I have 2 kids. First was out at two days (May baby), second wass out at 5 days (February baby). Pancakes on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1139213 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 21:04:18 +0000 Pancakes 1139213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was so paranoid after our full-term baby ended up in the NICU for 10 days with pneumonia, and then my coworker told me horror stories about how her daughter got whooping cough at 6 weeks because she had taken her into Walmart to get milk...so we really didn't go anywhere other than the doctor's office before she was a month old. Next time, as long as everything was okay, I would be out and about much sooner. Mrs. Lion on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1139105 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:55:25 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1139105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We started taking him out immediately when we came home from the hospital after a week in the NICU (so 4 weeks before his due date). We kept him in his carrier with the canopy up, but he was just fine. We were out and about daily. Mrs. Jump Rope on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1139084 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:46:44 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1139084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ She was 6 days old when I stopped at my old work to let everyone (ok, like 4 people!!) meet her before we headed off to our LC appointment. At one week old, we had dinner at my moms. I don't recall any other outings until thanksgiving, and she was 5 or 6 weeks old then. rachiecakes on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1139079 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:43:49 +0000 rachiecakes 1139079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My December baby was born with a collapsed lung and the pediatrician asked that we keep him indoors and away from public places until 6 weeks. mamabolt on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1139077 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:42:52 +0000 mamabolt 1139077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We stopped at Panera on the way home from the hospital. Then we went to Target the next day. Raindrop on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1139062 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:32:17 +0000 Raindrop 1139062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Go for it :) We didn't go out very much the first few weeks but when he was 4 weeks old we had his red egg and ginger party which had tons of people! :) junebugmama on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1139045 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:20:32 +0000 junebugmama 1139045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think a Mom's group is different. I took Jax to that at 4 days. I needed the support, I needed to get out of the house, because I was going stir crazy. I was on bed rest for a month prior to delivery and then was in the hospital for 7 days before I had him. I needed to see people. JoJoGirl on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1138970 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 18:44:24 +0000 JoJoGirl 1138970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ To a restaurant for lunch at 4 days. mjane on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1138832 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:55:11 +0000 mjane 1138832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Oh, and I would go for it! A woman came to my mom's group last week whose baby was a week and a half old. She seemed really glad to be out and about, and besides, everyone was so impressed that she'd come and wanted to give her tons of newborn stuff (and advice, which may have been less useful... but still!). If you want to go, you're ready! mjane on "How old was your LO when you first took him/her out in public?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-your-lo-when-you-firs-took-himher-out-in-public#post-1138829 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:53:12 +0000 mjane 1138829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We went to a dinner party at 5 days and were out pretty consistently from that point on.