When Should your baby going public?

I already took my baby Ryan out when about a month old to buy some toddlers shirt at Jusco. Then after that bringing him to other relative houses during Eid Fitr. When not work in Saturday or Sunday, I will bring baby Ryan where ever I go except if I have official office work or event. Usually we are afraid to bring our newborn go out to see the world outside home because fear of infection or accident.

I already Search over the Internet if there are any certain age of newborn before bringing them out, but there is no certain age limit. Yes we can bring our newborn out to public if we are comfortable with it and capable of handling them.

A jealous sister trying to harm her baby brother…

Laura Jana, MD, and Jennifer Shu, MD, co-authors of Heading Home with Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality (American Academy Of Pediatrics, 2005) quote that :

As for how old baby should be before her first excursion, there’s just no certain right age and there’s no rule that says you can’t stop at the grocery store on the way home from the hospital with a newborn that is just a day or two old, says Shu. It’s up to you and depends on many factors, such as where you plan to go, who will be there, and even what the weather is like.Obviously, if it’s cold or rainy, baby is better of staying inside where it’s warm and dry…

But the doctor also advice to avoid crowded or smaller place with many people as the newborn will easily picking germs. We just can’t simply give medication to a newborn when they get a fever. When at public, try also to discourage many people to touch the baby like carrying them like passing a baton. It is best for the baby just sit at the baby stroller and rest.

When go out don’t forget this following basic for newborn:

# Clothes (vests, sleepsuits, cardigans),
# nappies (if using reusable nappies, you’ll need sterilising solution and buckets),
# nappy rash cream,
# cotton wool,
# baby lotion,
# changing mat,
# cot (a Moses basket is fine for the first few months, and is easy to carry from room to room),
# cot sheets and cot blankets, and
# a pram or buggy suitable for a newborn

Read here for more info on how to care a newborn, a comprehensive info from nappies to baby illness.

And Laura Jana, MD, and Jennifer Shu, MD also have advice for parents bringing their baby on board a flight. You should think twice before not to buy extra seat for your baby. Read the article here on Flying the Family-Friendly Skies…

“Mamma…mamma please don’t leave me at ome….”

— asmaliana