Help me- heat/MIL

What are we doing with our babies in this heat 😭
Baby girl is only 19days old.
I have my mother in law here to help as my partner is now back travelling for work. But she’s wanting to go out and do things/shopping walking etc and I feel like it’s way too hot to take my baby outside, finding it hard to settle her unless we’re sat on the bed with the fan blowing and I’m also sweating like a pig even more so when breastfeeding her. Spitting up after her feeds. Pooing loads so need access to baby changing facilities wherever we go.

Also keep being asked if I need her to do anything but there is quite literally nothing for her to do.. absolutely love my MIL but I’m stuck

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I feel your pain. We went out to the garden centre today and my son is so hot and wet through form sweat from the car journey home.
Maybe you could ask you MIL to help with the things that make you feel hot and sweaty, prepping dinner, hanging up the washing.

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Just tell her you would like to rest at home and stay out of the heat. Maybe make her a shopping list or let her know what you would like for dinner? If going out together is a must do it only in early morning or evening when the sun is less hot.

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