Is it clever idea to bring your new born baby in public places?

I never understood this myself. I saw one of my wife's relatives in a restaurant last week. He was there with his daughter who had just had a baby. The baby was 4 DAYS old, and they were taking it all over town. I am not a doctor, but that has got to be a huge risk to the health of the baby. It is hard enough for someone like me who has a very strong immune system to fight off colds and things this time of year. The chance of a 4-day old baby to get sick has got to be exponentially higher. I know there is a fine line between being a good parent and being OVER-protective, however, I am sure there is also a fine line between being a good parent and being stupid...

As for me, it is not a good or clever idea to bring a new born baby in a public place especially on the metropolitan or city. It is not clever because a new born baby has a fragile and delicate state. They can easily catch virus, bacteria, germs, etc. Their immunity system is not that strong. More so, pollution is everywhere so it would be safer to let the baby born in a fresh air and out of pollution places.

It won't be a bad idea all the time. In my opinion, I think it is a practice for baby. Their body will be stronger if they have experience different situation. I am not asking you to bring your baby to the place like restaurant because it is full of crowded people and even smoking air. You can bring your baby to the park and something like that. I love China

of course not, especially with new born babies... because they are too way young to go to malls, parks, and other public areas.. i know that sunshine exposure is needed but you can do that in your own garden or perhaps in your own subdivision.. plus they don't have strong immune system than that of adults.. even adults can get viruses from public areas right??

I don't think it's a good idea to expose your baby born to the public area, such as mall or market. I believe your mom is right about the immune system. Nowadays, diseases are more various than a decade ago. can you guarantee that your baby is well protected?

I think the problems are how often you do this kind of actions.If you never bring your new born baby in public place,it is a bad action,the baby will become very strange around the environment.If you bring your baby in public places very regularly,it is also a bad action.So sometimes bring your new born baby to public place is a good action.

I don't think it's a great idea to bring a new born baby in public places.a lot of airborne viruses can be found "floating" in public places' atmosphere.a baby's immune systems is not as strong as an adult's.plus,in my opinion,bringing a baby in public places is kind of hard.you have to carry around a HUGE bag with bottles of milk,diaper,baby wipes,and other baby stuff.

I think there are kinda two ways to look at it. On one hand keeping them home may protect them but on the other the exposure may help them build up immunity. I think it probably depends on the family and their resistance to illness.

To tell you the truth, I don't know much about a baby's immune system, so I can't tell you for sure, but it's true that I see lots of parents carrying their newborns in public places. People like to show off theyr newborns a lot, but that means many people try to touch them, and we know that hands can carry germs and that might be risky for the kids. If I had a baby I wouldn't try to show it off as if it was an object, as I don't see the point on that, but I might take it for a walk now and then so he or she can get used to daily light and the outside air

To be honest, I think it is a good idea to bring your baby outside to the public. Their immune systems need practice. They will most likely grow up much healthier if they are raised around a public place than if they are raised in a steril home, never being exposed to viruses. What doesn't kill them, makes them stronger, and they're not going to die from being in public and catching a cold. The earlier the age they are exposed to germs and bacteria, the better in the long run, and the healthier and more resistant to infections they will be in the long run.

Hi, It is best not to take a new born out to public places. You should avoid it atleast for 3 months. The baby is very delicate and should not be exposed to the polution and danger of a public place. They can easily catch small ailments like cold and cough. Also you need to be very careful while carrying them so best not to take them out.

its not so clever for this action. you'd better take care of him or her in a good way . and don't let the new born baby in publi places so much time. its a press when we doing this to baby . he or she need protect when just being born. so this is the doctor's advice too. thank you .

I think it is not good to bring small babies to public places as well. They are small and can be easily infected with diseases and they are also prone to feel too cold in air-con and too hot outdoor. Although they will have some immunity from their mother, however, it is still not advisable to take them out when they are too small. Maybe if they are 3 months and above, it is a good time to take them out :D

It is not recommended by many to bring a newborn baby out of the house because of the newborn's weak immune system. It is at your own risk that you bring your newborn around a group of people but typically nothing happens. If you give birth the conventional way, meaning in a hospital, and you don't have any beliefs against it your newborn will receive his/her first dose of immunizations before he/she leaves the hospital. By 1 month your newborn will receive another dose, usually more than one shot at a time, so there is nothing to be worried about. Most people don't know that most of the danger comes from your own household. More injuries to a child occur inside of the home rather then outside. It is more likely that you or anyone else in your household will pass something on to your newborn rather then an outsider. As long as you keep your hands washed and don't expose your baby to people whom you know are contagious, be it inside or outside your home, then everything will be ok.

well you could call me over protective but i didn't even step out of my house until my child was at least 3 months. i would only step out sometimes maybe to go to neighbours' or friends' houses and it was not as often. i agree too that babies that young tend to fall sick more easily and that might be dangerous. i feel that only when they're older, like maybe toddlers and all, then we can let them play out more so that their immunity against diseases and dirt is stronger. we shouldn't keep children indoors all day too. we should let them play and not worry about them getting dirty.

It's not a good idea, but it's not the worst thing you could do.

For me yes so better to take a week before you go out side your baby.

Years ago, parents will keep their baby at home and safe until three months old. Nowadays, due to urgent needs, parent are careless.

I can remember how scary it was to take my daughter anywhere. She was born at 29 weeks and spent 3 months in the hospital. He first outing was a family BBQ about a month after she came home. So she was already 4 months old but it was very stressful. I can remember only the grandmas got to hold her. I was very careful to keep her with me the whole time. And I don't think we stayed more than a few hours. Really for the first year she didn't go a whole lot of places and she had to get shots the first winter for RSV which she did not get. Thank goodness one of her cousins actually did get it and I wouldn't even go near grandmas house for over a month to make sure she wouldn't get it. She is three now and has a few colds as it is unavoidable but I made sure to get her enough time at the beginning. I think now a days a lot of people don't see it as a problem as they are in daycare by 6 weeks old. I have an in home daycare I don't even know what I would do if we had another I would be scared but also my daughter would be in school by then and who know what she would bring home with her. I think that we should do our best and there is no reason you can't find someone to watch the baby at home when you go shopping or just wait a few months. When I went to get rid of my daughter first car seat it was in really good shape as we really didn't go many places that first year. Now that she is three you can tell we go lots of places even then mostly of the weekends as I am home most of the week with the daycare.