Hi, very very basic q from anxious about to be first mum. When did you feel up to going out to socialise after the baby or even just out for a coffee? How soon were you getting back into the world?
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I was going stir crazy by day 5 after a c-section so I walked with the baby to the local shop, I have been on more adventurous outings every couple of days. I'm now 18 days pp and still need a day to recover if we've been doing a lot x

Like Lauren, I was out and about the first week (also after a c-section with complications). We went to trivia when he was six days old with friends lol. And went to a big funeral/celebration of life like two hours away when he was 10 days old. I was in mommy&me classes when he was seven weeks old. I always needed to get out for my mental health.

As soon as I felt able we went out. I went to the shop a few days in and then we went to our village gala day when she was 10 days old 😂
We started classes quickly too as I didn’t want to get too bored in the house so we tried to go out most days to see what worked for us, then condensed it down

After a few days I went for a very long walk in nature because to stay in any longer would’ve driven me crazier than I was already feeling. I didn’t have a c section though and I had no complications.
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