if sofia behaves

we plan on going to La Conner this weekend and visit the quilt museum...
) - have to finish her star bunting first so she looks like maggie
from the simpsons!

question: my mom says I should not take her on walks to the park etc
until she is at least a month old - old school? (been typing with one
hand while she nurses, sorry if i sound unusually laconic!)
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Yep, definitely old school. I took Aleesha out when she was three days old, nothing
bad happened to her. I would keep people from touching her face, but just keep her
warm, maybe an extra layer, but that's all. I'm a pretty laid back mom in that
respect...and I don't worry about stuff like that so much. We went out to dinner the
day we got out of the hospital, and then shopping the next day (after a C-section no
less). Just keep hands washed, as you would generally. I think in a lot of ways
it's better to expose kids to "normal" germs, because they're less likely to get
seriously sick. IF someone has a virus, however, that's a different story...then I'd
say...forget it, and tell them to stay away. But for going on walks...no worries.
JMHO
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"Dr. Quilter" wrote in message
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we plan on going to La Conner this weekend and visit the quilt museum...
) - have to finish her star bunting first so she looks like maggie
from the simpsons!

question: my mom says I should not take her on walks to the park etc
until she is at least a month old - old school? (been typing with one
hand while she nurses, sorry if i sound unusually laconic!)
--
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"Dr. Quilter" wrote in message
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we plan on going to La Conner this weekend and visit the quilt museum...
) - have to finish her star bunting first so she looks like maggie
from the simpsons!

question: my mom says I should not take her on walks to the park etc
until she is at least a month old - old school? (been typing with one
hand while she nurses, sorry if i sound unusually laconic!)
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Really old school stuff. Alena would have been going to the Renn Faire a
few days after birth if she weren't sick.
"There wasn't a tunnel from your house to the hospital" was my grand,a's
reply when I asked her.

My mother freaked when I took DD#1 to the mall 5 days after she was born.
Hey, I'd been on bedrest for 6 weeks before she was born - pure torture to a
mall rat like me! I remember asking my pediatrician about it, and he said
not to worry about outings. It's more likely to catch something from
somebody who holds her and doesn't wash their hands first.

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we plan on going to La Conner this weekend and visit the quilt museum...
) - have to finish her star bunting first so she looks like maggie
from the simpsons!

question: my mom says I should not take her on walks to the park etc
until she is at least a month old - old school? (been typing with one
hand while she nurses, sorry if i sound unusually laconic!)
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If you wear Sofie in a sling people will tend not to ask to hold her so
bringing her out is not only easy its safer, since people with colds wont
get so close. Its nice to be able to let them gaze adoringly from afar. :-)
*which, no doubt, they will*
Diana

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we plan on going to La Conner this weekend and visit the quilt museum...
) - have to finish her star bunting first so she looks like maggie
from the simpsons!

question: my mom says I should not take her on walks to the park etc
until she is at least a month old - old school? (been typing with one
hand while she nurses, sorry if i sound unusually laconic!)
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we've been 'out' but it's been from house to car to restaurant or
another closed place.. what she doesn't think I should do is have her
outside too long, like parks, etc...

Jalynne wrote:
Yep, definitely old school. I took Aleesha out when she was three days old, nothing
bad happened to her. I would keep people from touching her face, but just keep her
warm, maybe an extra layer, but that's all. I'm a pretty laid back mom in that
respect...and I don't worry about stuff like that so much. We went out to dinner the
day we got out of the hospital, and then shopping the next day (after a C-section no
less). Just keep hands washed, as you would generally. I think in a lot of ways
it's better to expose kids to "normal" germs, because they're less likely to get
seriously sick. IF someone has a virus, however, that's a different story...then I'd
say...forget it, and tell them to stay away. But for going on walks...no worries.
JMHO

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BTW the sling (and the baby pouch, they gave me a snuggly) are killing
my back. I had escholiosis (sp?) as a child, and they told me pregnancy
would kill me, well, it didn't, but breastfeeding/carrying a
child/sitting in a bad position all day is... any tips?

Diana Curtis wrote:

If you wear Sofie in a sling people will tend not to ask to hold her so
bringing her out is not only easy its safer, since people with colds wont
get so close. Its nice to be able to let them gaze adoringly from afar. :-)
*which, no doubt, they will*
Diana

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Royal Peace Maker
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"Dr. Quilter" wrote in message
...

we plan on going to La Conner this weekend and visit the quilt museum...
) - have to finish her star bunting first so she looks like maggie
from the simpsons!

question: my mom says I should not take her on walks to the park etc
until she is at least a month old - old school? (been typing with one
hand while she nurses, sorry if i sound unusually laconic!)
--
Dr. Quilter
Ambassador of Extraordinary Aliens
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Yes, I understood what she meant. And I still say, it'd be ok.
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"Dr. Quilter" wrote in message
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we've been 'out' but it's been from house to car to restaurant or
another closed place.. what she doesn't think I should do is have her
outside too long, like parks, etc...

Jalynne wrote:
Yep, definitely old school. I took Aleesha out when she was three days old,
nothing
bad happened to her. I would keep people from touching her face, but just keep
her
warm, maybe an extra layer, but that's all. I'm a pretty laid back mom in that
respect...and I don't worry about stuff like that so much. We went out to dinner
the
day we got out of the hospital, and then shopping the next day (after a C-section
no
less). Just keep hands washed, as you would generally. I think in a lot of ways
it's better to expose kids to "normal" germs, because they're less likely to get
seriously sick. IF someone has a virus, however, that's a different story...then
I'd
say...forget it, and tell them to stay away. But for going on walks...no
worries.
JMHO

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I hope someone gave you a Boppy pillow.. a donut shape thing for wearing
around your waist while nursing.. it helps support the babe and take stress
off your back. As far as the sling, can you spread the shoulder portion of
it out a bit more? I wore it partly down my arm, and while it constricted
movement it was nicer than holding her in my arms, or carrying a car seat.
When shes a bit older she can ride more on your hip. Thats nice, to be able
to change positions.
I hope you can find ways to continue to wear your little gem!
Diana

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"Dr. Quilter" wrote in message
...
BTW the sling (and the baby pouch, they gave me a snuggly) are killing
my back. I had escholiosis (sp?) as a child, and they told me pregnancy
would kill me, well, it didn't, but breastfeeding/carrying a
child/sitting in a bad position all day is... any tips?

Diana Curtis wrote:

If you wear Sofie in a sling people will tend not to ask to hold her so
bringing her out is not only easy its safer, since people with colds
wont
get so close. Its nice to be able to let them gaze adoringly from afar.
:-)
*which, no doubt, they will*
Diana

--
Queen of FAQs
Royal Peace Maker
http://photos.yahoo.com/lunamom44
"Dr. Quilter" wrote in message
...

we plan on going to La Conner this weekend and visit the quilt museum...
) - have to finish her star bunting first so she looks like maggie
from the simpsons!

question: my mom says I should not take her on walks to the park etc
until she is at least a month old - old school? (been typing with one
hand while she nurses, sorry if i sound unusually laconic!)
--
Dr. Quilter
Ambassador of Extraordinary Aliens
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I know I took both my kids out way before that. And they're fairly normal
;^)

I think we took my first (who's now 11) out to a restaurant a couple of days
after he was born. With #2, we stopped at a restaurant on the way home from
the hospital the day after I had him! I took both the babies out strolling
during the day as soon as I was ready to get myself up and out of bed after
I delivered them. It is really important to keep them covered up because
that little is too little for sunscreen, but babies love to be out and
about! I remember Aaron - as soon as he could hold his head up himself -- I
would hold him up on my shoulder, and he would squirm and wriggle and try to
position himself and his head so the wind would blow right in his face! He
LOVED that! How funny. Anyway, I've digressed to a trip down memory lane
here, but I hope that helps.

:^)
Ann

"Dr. Quilter" wrote in message
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we plan on going to La Conner this weekend and visit the quilt museum...
) - have to finish her star bunting first so she looks like maggie
from the simpsons!

question: my mom says I should not take her on walks to the park etc
until she is at least a month old - old school? (been typing with one
hand while she nurses, sorry if i sound unusually laconic!)
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