Would you take a two week old to a bday party?

[lilles]

DH's niece's party is this weekend. He is taking our older two for sure. If I went the baby would be in a carrier the whole time in the hope of preventing people and therefore germs from touching him. The party also entails a three hour drive for us. I should just stay home right?

[hocus2]

I would stay home in this situation. At 2 weeks I was topless most the day.

[zeewifeandmama]

Jul 21, 2014 9:29:52 GMT -5 hocus2 said:

I would stay home in this situation. At 2 weeks I was topless most the day.

Yep, same

[lilles]

Jul 21, 2014 9:30:50 GMT -5 @this said:

I was ready to say "Why not?" until I got to the three hour drive part. Um, no.

I took DD to a 1yo party when she was 3 weeks, but it was 1.5 miles from our house. lol

The drive is what is killing me.

[Deleted]

Ditto @this. I would go to a party if I felt up to it at 2 weeks. I would not go for a 3 hour drive if I could instead send DH and my older kid(s) and have the whole day to watch Netflix by myself. I mean... nurse the baby.

[Deleted]

I would go if I felt like it. 2 weeks out I was kind of crawling the walls for people and interaction.
If I didn't, I'd stay home.
My kids however had no issue with the car, and I have no fear of germs, so take my opinion FWIW.

[Deleted]

Skip. Even in a carrier or when they are being held, people automatically try to touch/kiss the baby's hands, which drives me NUTS.

[Brie]

I would take a two week old to a birthday party.

I would not take a two week old to a birthday party three hours away with two older kids in the car. A three hour trip would easily turn into a 4-5 hour trip with stops for nursing, constant newborn poopy diapers, etc. Plus my undercarriage was still pretty much a hot mess at that time and sitting in a car would not have been fun.

[Deleted]

No one else seems to be latching on to how sweet alone time* is when you have older children.

Blissssss.

*with DD, me and her alone counted as "alone time" compared to also having a 2 year old climb all over me.

[dancingirl21]

I would not, but I'm not at all breezy about germs. I didn't take DS out much until he was about 6 weeks old. I just didn't want my little baby getting sick.

[mrshandy]

We did this with DD last year. It was nice since some of H's family was coming into town for the party and they could meet DD for the first time.

I just handed her off to her great grandma who held her the whole time while she slept.

DS had a blast playing with his cousins.

[Sloane]

I took 12 day old DS to a 2 year old's bday party this weekend, mainly to get me and DD out of the house. I held him the whole time and everyone was great about not touching him. A 3 hr drive first though, no thanks, that plus the party is like a 3-5 feeding event, easily.

[runblondie26]

I'd take the baby, but the 3 hour drive doesn't sound pleasant. Even without the baby, that doesnt sound very fun at 2 weeks pp.

[statlerwaldorf]

I would take him if it was nearby, but I have a 1 week old and a 3 hour drive sounds like hell.

[pacificrules]

Jul 21, 2014 9:30:50 GMT -5 @this said:

I was ready to say "Why not?" until I got to the three hour drive part. Um, no.

I took DD to a 1yo party when she was 3 weeks, but it was 1.5 miles from our house. lol

Yes! This.

[quickstepstar]

I would stay home, because at 2 weeks old, *I* was not up for a 3-hour drive!

[galaxy8227]

Before you mentioned the drive I was all for it, but not for three hours. Would DH go alone?

[huskymom]

Jul 21, 2014 9:53:32 GMT -5 pacificrules said:

Jul 21, 2014 9:30:50 GMT -5 @this said:

I was ready to say "Why not?" until I got to the three hour drive part. Um, no.

I took DD to a 1yo party when she was 3 weeks, but it was 1.5 miles from our house. lol

Yes! This.

Yup. I took my 5 day old to a first communion party, but 3 hr drive? Heck no.

[curbsideprophet]

We took DS to a 3 year old party at five weeks, but it was local. The three hour drive would make me say no.

[Deleted]

I agree with the others. I would be okay with taking the baby to a birthday party, but not with a 3 hour drive. in your situation, I would enjoy the time at home with just the baby and try to nap or something.

[kangaroo11]

A 3 hour car ride at 2 weeks? Nopenopenope. Even a 2 hour trip at 5 months turned into 4 because of traffic and feeding/changing baby, so totally not worth it if your DH will take the other kids.

[tealblue]

Jul 21, 2014 9:39:37 GMT -5 @tokenhoser said:

No one else seems to be latching on to how sweet alone time* is when you have older children.

Blissssss.

*with DD, me and her alone counted as "alone time" compared to also having a 2 year old climb all over me.

This is what I was going to hit on! I took my 2 week old to parties with friends and family for a holiday. I did not drive 3 hours to that! I would enjoy the alone time with you and a newborn!

[ilikedonuts]

I was all ready to say sure as well until I got to the 3 hour drive part. Stay home and relax with the baby!

[rt2008]

If it weren't for the drive I would definitely go! We took DD to a bday party last summer at a park when she was 3 weeks. But that's a lot of time in the car.

[barefootcontessa]

like others, I would do the party but not with the drive. my kids birthdays are all smooched together so I have a newborn a couple of times but obviously no drive, let alone three hours.

[nonsenseabound]

Yeah, the drive would be the final NO for me. So no driving three hours with a newborn unless mandatory.

[Deleted]

Jul 21, 2014 9:32:41 GMT -5 @tokenhoser said:

Ditto @this. I would go to a party if I felt up to it at 2 weeks. I would not go for a 3 hour drive if I could instead send DH and my older kid(s) and have the whole day to watch Netflix by myself. I mean... nurse the baby.

I oh-so-agree with this. Especially the Neflix, err, nursing part.

[romigu]

The three hour drive is the clincher. My two week old did get sick because my son brought home a cold They both survived and it wasn't as bad as I thought so I am now breezy about germs. Being in a car for that long post partum sounds like torture

[turtlegirl]

Jul 21, 2014 13:09:26 GMT -5 @supergreen said:

Jul 21, 2014 9:32:41 GMT -5 @tokenhoser said:

Ditto @this. I would go to a party if I felt up to it at 2 weeks. I would not go for a 3 hour drive if I could instead send DH and my older kid(s) and have the whole day to watch Netflix by myself. I mean... nurse the baby.

I oh-so-agree with this. Especially the Neflix, err, nursing part.

Yep. I loved when DH or a grandparent took DS1 somewhere out of the house when DS2 was a newborn. Felt like I had the while house to myself. Nursing and napping and begging on the couch with my cuddly newborn felt like a break!

I took DS2 to a friends party when he was just a couple weeks old, but it was like a 15 min drive. I would not do a 3 hour drive.

[Deleted]

In that circumstance I would definitely let my husband handle the older ones. Stay home, snuggle baby in the glider, read a book. Heaven.