I don't think I have ever seen a new mom spend as much time away from her baby as Alex does, especially since she works from home and in the first month of babies life. Just constantly out shopping, getting her hair done, nails done, going out on date nights with Yar, walking the dog (something you could easily do with the baby), etc.
Not like you have to be glued to your baby 24/7 (unless you're breastfeeding) but it does seem like she spends an awful lot of time outside the house away from him when he's only just been born and still adjusting to life outside the womb and still needs lots of close contact with mom to make this adjustment easier. Babies don't even understand they are seperate human beings from mom until 6ish months old.