Our little one is 10 days old and at 6 days out we took her to local shops, then the day after to the local farmers market and today down the coast for a half day trip. She pretty much slept through all of it and went from the car capsule to the baby bjorn carrier and the pram without too much grumbling.

I timed our outings to start after her morning and afternoon feed but I also managed to be brave and discreetly breastfeed in public for the first time on a bench in the main street and not feel weird about. This was my biggest worry.

Breastfeeding is working out pretty well for us even though this is my first baby, and if I was having problems feeding her I definitely would be more cautious about venturing out - but all seems to be fine so I just want reassurance that we aren't putting her at any major risk.

Are we being a little too under cautious about her chances of picking up virus/bacteria? Should we wait a while longer before any more days out?
A few of my friends said they didn't leave their houses for weeks sometimes 2 - 6 weeks so now I'm wondering if we are being a bit reckless and should protect her a little more?