How often do you leave your house?
Printed From: OHbaby!
Category: General Chat
Forum Name: General Chat
Forum Description: For mums, dads, parents-to-be, grandparents, friends -- you name it! And you name the topic you want to chat about!
URL: https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34559
Printed Date: 22 August 2025 at 10:54am
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.10 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: How often do you leave your house?
Posted By: _SMS_
Subject: How often do you leave your house?
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 9:06am
|
I find ive been going out every day lately, just to stop me going insane. I mean getting in the car and going out.
If i stay home all day i at least go for a walk to get out. Taylah gets so grizzly at home, even if i spend all day playing with her  maybe its just her age -------------  
|
Replies:
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 9:39am
|
Mondays is do nothing day, so that's probably the only day I make sure we stay in.. more for me to catch up on washing etc. He doesn't seem to mind it.
The rest of the week we tend to wing it.. if we get restless we'll got out, even if it's down to watch the waves at the beach. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
|
Posted By: tictacjunkie
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 9:58am
|
Every day, several times a day. Get to stay at home sometimes on a sunday. When I only had babies/toddlers though it was only once a week at best. Wound up being quite a keen gardener, there wasn't anywhere to go where we lived walk-wise & DH had car at work, even just being out in the backyard helped with the cabin fever!
|
Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 10:05am
|
The past week has been every day but before that it would just be 1-2 days a week but always on the weekends as we'd go to MIL house and do groceries the next day.
I always try to make sure I get out at least once during the week. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
|
Posted By: Lulu
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 10:07am
|
I would only have one maybe two days a week when I don't go out. ------------- Lou http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
|
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 10:09am
| Usually once or twice a week with the girls...otherwise I get major cabin fever. It has to be planned with military precision though!! I am going out this afternoon, and tomorrow afternoon as well... |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 10:14am
|
 .Every week day but that's only cause I go to work. Planning on making coffee group a regular thing there's 2 a week but will prob only go to one of them, and going for a 30min-1hr walk with DD mostly so I can get out of the house and not feel cooped up. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
minik8e wrote:Posted By: Mum_mum
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 10:34am
|
We go out probably 3-4 times a week whether that be play group, catching up with family at weekends or errands and shopping lol. Cos its winter and Miss M has been sick alot Im trying to stay home a bit more though. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
 Angel baby - May 2008
|
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 11:49am
|
You would have to give the military advise on this ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: SpecialK
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 12:02pm
|
Every day, a couple of times otherwise we'd both go nuts!
Mornings are usually music, play dates, library, supermarket etc and then I take him for a walk or the playground in the afternoons. I would love to have lazy days but DS doesn't do lazy! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
|
Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 12:13pm
|
Haha my DS doesn't do lazy either! We go out at least once every day and if I can't (eg when I couldn't get off the couch from MS) my helper would take C out to the playground or for a walk. Usually we do a playdate or swimming or just a train ride or grocery shopping. C is very social so loves visiting the neighbours kids too. ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 12:15pm
|
I feel better now knowing its not only us lol.
DD has been alot worse since she started walking, she is just go go go. Im staying home today, so im going to see how that goes. I might go for a walk if this rain holds off, but Taylah hates sitting in the pram for long now that she can walk. -------------
|
Posted By: BeLoved
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 12:33pm
|
Every 2nd or 3rd day mostly because if I went out everyday I would just spend money. Cabin fever is the worst thing and I find shopping is a good cure! ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
|
Posted By: shadowfeet
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 1:17pm
|
Lol BeLoved. I'm the same. We go out 4 days a week, and I'm thinking of starting at playcentre in the not too distant future. ------------- 
|
Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 1:24pm
|
I try for every morning at least 5 days a week.
But that is cause i've got 2 the same age & they start fighting over toys as they get bored so we met up with another mum either here or at her place so in reality it's only 4 mornings we get out. We always get out for the school pick up as well though. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 1:26pm
| For us it depends, I try and go out 5 out of 7 days a week. But if we aren't doing anything fun at home he goes stir crazy. Yesterday we stayed home all day and it was great fun. We made bright yellow play dough together and got all sorts of things to press into it to make shapes (keys, fans, shells etc) and we sat there and did that for ages and then did baking together and played with his carpark etc. If its just sitting around home he gets bored. |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 1:41pm
|
we get out two days for preschool and most of the other days as well...its more me that gets bored at home..lol.. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: tictacjunkie
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 3:50pm
|
Lol re- "military precision". I reckon us mothers could teach the nzdf a lot. DH (ex-army) used to refer to it as the "hurry-up-&-wait" system.
|
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 4:17pm
|
We go out maybe twice a week. in the summer it can be everyday, to the park etc. DD loves staying at home and I don't mind it. We have lots of games and activites and she never seems bored.
|
Posted By: Henna79
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 4:19pm
| We go out 3 or more times a week when DH is at work (which isn't easy as I don't drive so we walk or take bus places) when DH is home from work we prob go out every day |
Posted By: jaz
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 5:37pm
|
We go out pretty much every day. If we stay at home all day Caleb turns the lounge into a gym and spends all day climbing and jumping off things. I find it easier to let him burn off some energy then go home for a quiet afternoon. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
|
Posted By: Emmi_
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 5:49pm
|
we are out every day... After spending the first week in hosp I made the most of it the 2nd week by going out a lot, it helps that dd is a breeze (touch wood!). when the 3rd week I was back in hosp for another week I was going nuts! ------------- 
+1 May 09 Angel
|
Posted By: palomino
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 5:57pm
| I go out every second day, we are about half an hour away from town so try not to go every day to save petrol/$$. Although when he was younger i used to go for drives everyday to get some peace |
Posted By: monkey33
Date Posted: 08 July 2010 at 9:06pm
|
We are only at home the entire day maybe once a week. I start to feel very 'flat' if it is any more than that - especially when DS had chicken pox and it was raining really heavily outside that week so couldn't even go for a walk
------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
|
Posted By: anon
Date Posted: 08 July 2010 at 9:24pm
|
Not often enough! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
|
Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 08 July 2010 at 9:36pm
|
every day. at least once. not cos of the kids. mack could play with blocks or watch the cars outside his windows 12 hours a day if i let him but i get really bored. i just cant sit still though. if my house is clean and my uni work is up to date ill head out ------------- 
|
Posted By: Babe
Date Posted: 09 July 2010 at 9:14am
LOL DP (ex-army) said same thing! We actually stay at home alot. Jake has preschool atleast once a morning during the term and fulltime as of August (thats 5 mornings) coz he loves being social but hes also really happy to stay at home and play by himself which is good. Ty isnt very social and needs a routine so we come straight home after dropping Jake off. -------------   
|