Would I? No. Not during cold and flu season. Not during the first month "if baby gets a fever, baby gets a spinal tap" window. It's not about the real risk that something will happen to the baby and more that I don't want to deal with the medical work up (and misery) if she gets sick.
Also in reality, my 17 month old baby who touches EVERYTHING is much more likely to get sick than your snuggle bug in a carseat. And I don't hesitate to take him out in the world. Well I mean I do because he is insane, but germs don't stop me.
My doctor told me that it's pretty safe to do, especially if you are breastfeeding because they get antibodies from you. Hence the reason I have been to Target 10000000 times with her lol
Too many ER doc and pediatrician friends. If your baby gets a fever of a certain level in the first month, your kid automatically gets a spinal tap. It doesn't matter what cause is suspected. The spinal tap isn't because of the cold or flu. It is because there are some rare issues (not caused by colds or flu) which can kill a newborn manifest first as a fever.
So we have a one month rule because I don't want to deal with that crap. I have an ER doc friend whose joke answer is "don't take the baby's temperature for the first month." I don't think others need to have similar rules.
ETA: My first kid would spike a fever all the time. Luckily she didn't get sick for the first time until she was a few months old. From then until two and half it was fever after fever. Sniffles? 104 fever. Drink some orange juice? 103 fever. Teething? 103 fever. Vaccine? 103 fever. Look at her funny? 103 fever. She spent the entire months of November and December last year over 102 degrees at least 4 days out of the week. Fevers don't hurt the kid but they do make everything more annoying.
Post by hopecounts on Oct 28, 2013 11:15:45 GMT -5
I say go for it. Keep him in the carrier and enjoy socializing and getting out! As long as you aren't passing him around the restaurant it should be fine.
If so yes, but is try to figure out a way to make sure friend is on time. If possible.
It's way easier w 1 and more enjoyable. Take the car seat in. We just took j out to lunch and he slept whole time in seat.
However, if I'm out on my own w the 2, inevitably he won't sleep, she'd need a lot of attn, friend would be ridiculously late etc etc. in that case, I'd try to get friend out in less popular place or during less busy time of day.
Oh, I have full knowledge of what you're talking about.
I just don't think it's necessary to share in this thread. Especially since you said yourself that your fear was not due to the actual risk of the baby getting sick. Just that you didn't want to deal with it, which makes little to no sense. Maybe one of your many ER doc and ped friends could make a house call?
Oh, and the "Sure, if you want" bit at the end? You should have just added the ellipses of judgment at the end to bring it home.
You're making your way onto my list. Not that you should care of course, but I'm continuing the theme of sharing unnecessary info that may make someone feel bad.
I've never had a 2.5 week old, but I would probably do it. I had all these grand plans of just holding and bonding with my infant, which went out the window when I realized I needed some adult interaction.
Oh, and the "Sure, if you want" bit at the end? You should have just added the ellipses of judgment at the end to bring it home.
Rereading I can see how it sounds like that.
In my head I was specifically thinking "cville is sane and cautious. She'll take adequate precautions, so sure she could." If I thought taking a kid out was stupid and felt judgy about it, I'd have skipped that line. There are plenty of things I genuinely judge. This isn't one of them. That doesn't mean I didn't sound like a douche, though.
I know Cville doesn't need me to jump to her defense and that she was legitimately asking the question, but damn! Your response made ME feel bad, and I don't even have a newborn. I do probably need to take a lunch break though. I think I'm getting cranky.
I'm calling a truce because I don't want to make Sonrisa feel bad either. I'm a softie deep down.
sonrisa, but really, you can't control these things. My first baby who was never taken outside and fed only organic breasmilk (lol) had a spinal tap at 1 week old because she kept throwing up and nobody could figure out what was wrong with her. Turns out, she was just eating too much.
I know Cville doesn't need me to jump to her defense and that she was legitimately asking the question, but damn! Your response made ME feel bad, and I don't even have a newborn. I do probably need to take a lunch break though. I think I'm getting cranky.
I'm calling a truce because I don't want to make Sonrisa feel bad either. I'm a softie deep down.
I think I conceded above anyways :-) I meant it in a "this is my neurosis" kind of way. I've got a few irrational ones (stalker pedophiles, my fear that an earthquake would throw a knife across the room at my newborn, etc.) I belong on your list, but with an asterisk that sometimes I'm not insane.
sonrisa, but really, you can't control these things. My first baby who was never taken outside and fed only organic breasmilk (lol) had a spinal tap at 1 week old because she kept throwing up and nobody could figure out what was wrong with her. Turns out, she was just eating too much.
Of course you can't.
Unfortunately, I want to control the universe when I feel completely out of control (and if you remember me last time I had a newborn, I was a huge mess) so I double down on caution. No breezy new mom for me.