https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:40:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-678634 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:19:28 +0000 HLK208 678634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: oh no I saw your second update, it will get easier quickly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-678627 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:17:05 +0000 HLK208 678627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: woo!!! I remember my first time out - terrifying! It's even scary with 2! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-678578 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:09:24 +0000 shopaholic 678578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: Yes! I must have been CRAZY! Drove there local since I was too scared to get on the freeway with her yet. Lesson learned: Do not leave the house after 3 or 4 pm! lol!</p> <p>Thanks! Now we wait for her to grow into them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-678573 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:03:24 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 678573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>those pieces are sooo cute!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-678571 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:02:44 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 678571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: did you drive to south coast in rush hour?!!? if so... PROPS to you!! glad your first outing was a success. i love your approach on taking everything as a learning experience... you're a much braver 1st time mom than i ever was! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-678569 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:01:20 +0000 shopaholic 678569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! I think I jinxed myself with a successful first solo outing! Today's second attempt did NOT go smoothly. Let's just say I was exhausted, poor K cried her little lungs out on the drive and we just went a few miles away from home. :( </p> <p>* Our PRIZE though yesterday for making it to the mall - these Baby Gap polka dot pieces! (and a few boring nursing bras for mama). </p> [attach=2730/13/mkggjc.450x600.BG2.jpg] [attach=2730/13/mkggje.450x600.BG3.jpg] [attach=2730/13/mkggjf.450x600.BG1.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-678063 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:39:00 +0000 autumnlove 678063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good job! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-677977 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:07:54 +0000 bunnylove08 677977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The first time I took LO out to target she had a huge blow out, bring some extra clothes and plastic bags just in case. Give us an update on your outing and I would love to see what you bought! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-677953 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:51:16 +0000 lemondrop 677953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay super mama! It it's definitely trial and error those first few weeks. I was very nervous since in his first 3 weeks I'd never been all alone for very long, let alone left the house alone with him either! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-677947 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:45:24 +0000 photojane 677947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So glad your first day together &amp; first outing went so well! I wouldn't expect anything less... you're an awesome mama already. :) Did you get anything good on your shopping trip?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-677928 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:36:07 +0000 Rescuemom10 677928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started going out with DD around 3 weeks (she is 8 weeks now).<br /> Three weeks is when DH left for deployment as well and I have been on my own since. Its intimidating at first but before you know it you wont bat a lash over the idea!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-677823 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:45:21 +0000 googly-eyes 677823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first time alone with her was 3 weeks too, and that was when I started SAHM-hood! It went ok until I pushed it too far (too long.) However, after a few weeks of being the sole caregiver I wound up with full blown PPD (which started from the very beginning) so still take whatever help you can get. (I tried to do it all.)</p> <p>Congrats on a successful first outing!! The relaxation DOES come with time. :) Plus, they just get easier to take out as they get older. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-677783 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:17:26 +0000 swurlygurl 677783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: So glad it went well! I still haven't gone out with her alone, and she's almost 11 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-677739 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:55:53 +0000 DillonLion 677739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay! We went out on day 8 alone for the first time. And every day ever since! It only gets easier :) </p> <p>The mall is a great place to go because there are lots of places to nurse (any dressing room will do!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-677733 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:53:20 +0000 tysonja 677733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: good job mama!!! so glad it went well for you the first time!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-677728 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:51:29 +0000 shopaholic 677728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Oh no no no... I cannot "time" her feedings. I just know that she will want to eat sometime within a 3 hour mark. It could be 20 min. after her last feeding or 3 hours... SO unpredictable! Beyond 3 hours (besides in the early mornings), and she'd probably scream her head off! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-676288 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:52:45 +0000 Smurfette 676288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: so glad it was a success! I am jealous you can time her feedings. R is so spontaneous with her eating which makes me so nervous to go anywhere. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-676082 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:04:23 +0000 shopaholic 676082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: That was a GREAT idea! IDK if it helped, because the Sleep Sheep at home doesn't seem to do much for K, but I brought the Sleep Sheep On The Go with us and she slept the whole car ride! Whew! </p> <p>Update: First trip out was a SUCCESS! I mean, I still feel like I'm going to have a heart attack at any given moment, but I'm calling it a win! She slept the whole car ride there and back, which was no small feat since by the time we got out it was 5 o'clock and prime traffic time! *doh!* I won't make that mistake again! Took over half an hour to get there! Made it through our 2 stores and I didn't want to push my luck on our first outing - tried to make it home before the 3 hour feeding mark and she is still asleep! Dare I try to sneak in a quick dinner for myself now too! Now if only I could relax a little more, but I think that comes with time and experience...</p> <p>Thanks for all the positive energy - I think it worked! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-674848 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:12:59 +0000 mrskc 674848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good luck! You're braver than me. I don't think I left the house solo with him until he was 8 weeks old! He hated his car seat and by the time I got us all ready to go, I was too tired to go anywhere. It does get easier and easier tho. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-674838 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:09:41 +0000 prettylizy 674838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You're going to do great!! It really does get easier and easier, and I agree with having a blanket to throw over her if she's getting overstimulated. We loved the A&amp;A blankets for that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-674825 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:05:32 +0000 Kemma 674825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just go with the flow and don't stress if it doesn't go according to plan! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-674817 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:02:29 +0000 Smurfette 674817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took R out myself for the first time this week, doctor and chiropractor. Next week I want to try something more, like Carter's to return some stuff. So nerve racking!! I can't wait till I feel more comfortable.<br /> The car seat cover is great for keeping people from touching her! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-674714 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:35:27 +0000 mrsjyw 674714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>good luck!!! i felt like super woman the first time i took LO grocery shopping. and felt amazing after i mall walked with him for a few hours... it gets easier every time out, so the eearlier the better! :) (weather permitting, which im sure is amazing in socal!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-674710 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:34:30 +0000 Dandelion 674710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good luck! If it's a disaster, don't despair. It's a game of trial and error. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-674705 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:33:44 +0000 MamaMoose 674705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you have a car seat cover? Putting one over her will help her relax so she's not overstimulated and help to keep germs away from her since she's still so tiny. If you aren't comfortable nursing in public definitely bring some pumped milk even if you don't think she'll get hungry while you are out and about. But at that age she'll probably sleep for the whole adventure so you should be fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-674700 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:32:41 +0000 sorrycharlie 674700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>good luck! my first trip out alone with baby was her weight check at 2 weeks I think! but, my LO loved her carseat so it wasn't bad. does she use a sleep sheep or anything that you can attach to the carseat? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-officially-alone-wbaby#post-674691 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:30:30 +0000 shopaholic 674691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My IL's have officially left the nest and DH is at work. I'm officially ALONE with the baby now! She's 3 weeks, but anytime I've been alone with her so far has only been for a few hours at most. I'm not too worried, though DH is a little. </p> <p>My ambitious goal today (or tomorrow) is to try and go out to the mall! (I want to hit up the Gap sale and get some maternity bras.) </p> <p>It will be our FIRST time in the car by myself with her and obviously, going somewhere with her. I'm a little nervous about the car ride, as half of the time we've gone on car rides, she will cry inconsolably in her car seat. I've got to do it sometime though right? Just gotta wait for her to wake up, feed, change, and try to get out!</p> <p>Any tips? Suggestions? When did you venture out by yourself with the baby? Wish me luck!!! </p>