Hindsight: Phases of New Parenthood — Phase 6

Jenny Cox
Jenny Cox
Sep 8, 2018 · 4 min read

Phase 6: Starting to normalize in the present: Duration 3+ weeks; baby is now 6+ weeks old

  • Now that you have gotten a taste of what getting out is like you are really going stir crazy. You need to get out and talk to other people regularly. NOW. YESTERDAY. EVERYDAY.
  • You don’t care what you do or whom you do it with as long as you get out daily beyond the short walks/coffees/sits.
  • You find a parent group or several in your neighborhood and you jump into every opportunity to socialize:

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