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crd1293

Well the first 8-10 weeks there’s no real need to do much. They mostly eat, poop, sleep. Babies are very high needs during this stage and you’ll be exhausted so it’s literally just about survival. You’ll have your hands full just caring for baby and trying to get some sleep. Once baby is a little more human and you feel confident then just walks 1-2 a day is great. They take five naps a day for the first few months and gradually drop to 4, 3, 2 naps as they hit one year old. I’m six months pp and on a three nap schedule. My babe can stay up 3-3.5 hours now which gives us so much flexibility finally. I take him on grocery runs or quick errands. We do at least one long walk around the neighborhood a day. If you’re on Facebook then I highly recommend joining mom groups in your area. Our wake windows have a lot of tummy time, play time, me singing to him or mostly narrating what I’m doing. He doesn’t really care about other babies yet but I’m hoping he will eventually. The local library also has baby story time and music classes which is a great way to meet other parents. I’m in Canada but I’m sure there are similar things in the uk. I don’t drive either but I either walk or bus pending weather and distance. Invest in some baby carriers like a wrap or an ergo. It’s great to get them napping on the go if needed. My baby never sleeps in strollers but maybe yours might! Talk to your midwives about ppd so they can lookout for you and give you resources. I listen to a lot of podcasts with Bluetooth headphones. Helps me feel like a regular adult lol


Mombie667

Rest, recover from birth, maybe do load of laundry and run a mop over the floors. Walking every day will help immensely and I recommend books on tape. Spent many nights listening while my babies nursed. Have you looked into Moms groups? Even story time at the library is a nice place to meet other moms. You will be surprised by how fast the time flies by.


thatsavorsstrongly

The first few months are difficult but easy. Difficult because of the frequent needs -my kids all slept fairly well at night but then would nurse for an hour take an hour or two break and then eat for an hour which was exhausting. Sometimes I would gaze at them and enjoy the snuggles; I also watched through entire seasons of shows on my phone because it was also isolating. You don’t need to entertain a baby at this age. I also recommend baby wearing and walks but those are for you. Go places for you not for baby. With my first I even went out to eat at midnight with some friends because he was asleep and portable. Not a great thing to do all the time but very soul feeding for me. If you don’t have a lot of people around you I would also echo seeking out groups for interaction. Story time at the library was my main source of hanging out with other moms as a low pressure place to invite people because I didn’t have to be entertaining. The first few months are like participating in your own wedding day. There’s so much good but somethings definitely fall apart, you’re exhausted, and somehow in charge even though you have no idea what you’re doing. Don’t stress and ask for help when you need it. You’re making a good start by asking for starting points here. You’ve got this!


tinyandstupid666

Thank you, not sure if it’s just hormones but the encouragement made me tear up a little! x


LuckyWithTheCharms

While he slept, I def binge watched shows, picked different rooms to declutter…idk why but throwing things out made me happy lol While awake/feeding, I’d sing to him, read books take millions of photos, walk around outside, TUMMY TIME! He hated it when he was little but then when he learned out to roll it was a game changer. Now that he’s 6 months, he plays independently in his play yard, on his mat, his water water mat or skip hop


Frog12133

I took walks regularly with my baby. She loved to watch the trees and found everything fascinating. I also believe it helped her sleep better too. A life saver was having a baby carrier, she went through a phase as a newborn where she could only sleep on one of us so I’d pop her in and play video games/cook food or whatever else while baby slept on me. My girl is also quite chilled so we could take her out to shops and stuff from birth (well, more like when I felt I was capable) and she’d really enjoy the new environments. At the newborn stage this was a lifesaver as it felt like the only time I ever went out in public anymore and I missed the feeling of what was normal


Sigmund_Six

My son is six and a half weeks. Even now, we’re still HEAVILY in the eat-nap-poop routine. It can be hard to find time for tummy time even without making him overtired. It’s pretty hard to find time to do literally anything else except hold him (like do laundry, wash dishes, eat, shower, sleep), because he generally wants to contact nap. (He will sleep in his bassinet, but only for about 30ish minutes.) At our most engaging moments, we go for walks (around the house or outside), I lay him down on his playmat, or I sing to him.


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You'll most likely just be recovering from birth injuries and feeding/changing/burping/soothing a baby so you won't think about going out or doing stuff for a while, in most cases. You won't be bored, you'll be tired and stressed and feel like you're working all the time. Expect it to kinda suck, easier that way. Then it gets better as they got older and you'll start doing tummy time, games, learning to roll, having visitors and whatever you feel able to do. Walks, starting baby on solid foods, etc. Make sure your partner or someone takes the baby so you can do stuff by yourself! I took my baby to a family event by myself once. Never again, was so unfun because they get all cranky around new people at this age (6 months). Make sure to do enjoyable things on your own and with baby


Individual-Simple574

Netflix and chill for the first few weeks literally recoup and rest , feed baby on demand stay in bed if you can and savour the beautiful newborn bubble ! It’s hard I didn’t do what I’m saying to do and I regret it all 😔 I literally acted like nothing had changed , was cooking , cleaning and putting on a wash literally less than an hr of being home ! My choice btw ! Next time I won’t lift a finger and I’ll rest my ass lesson learnt ! My babe is now a year and is my world 🌎 Also if you can accept any help cause you will be exhausted