When is it safe to take my new baby to the mall and supermarket?

Adhering to hygiene: Be sure that surfaces are clean/sanitized. If others wish to touch your baby, have them either wash their hands, use wipes/hand sanitizer gel. Avoid crowds/enclosed spaces for risk of ill contacts.

Safe ??: All excursions into the public have pros and cons.The first 2 months are a special period because labor and delivery may have exposed baby to hitch-hiker germs that show up later as dangerous illness.At that age,it is impossible to tell if they have a little cold from shopping, or bad illness coming on.Things they haven't been vaccinated for can also be deadly.Most say wait until after 2 mo