leaving baby

kirbyland1986 · Mar 16th, 2012, 05:47 AM

when did you leave your baby with a sitter for the first time?

my husband wants me to go bowling and let me have a break but noah is only a month old! so he will have a bottle if needed while we are out for a couple of hours.

my mum is disagreeing with it and thinks i should take him with me! so i am not sure - mum is making her say clear and making sure i do what she says!
like with breastfeeding etc...

please let me know what age and what you would do!

moomin_troll · Mar 16th, 2012, 05:51 AM

I left my first for the first time when he was 9 days old, I went for afew drinks for my broth in laws bday.

With my second he's breastfed and the first time I left him with my mum was when he was 3 months old for 4 hours when I got my hair done.

F ur mum lol tell her to keep her nose out n u will do what I want, ur baby won't suffer because u leave for afew hours

Pixiegirllily · Mar 16th, 2012, 10:18 AM

Left mine at 3 weeks overnight, was definitely hitting the sleep wall xx

veganmama · Mar 16th, 2012, 10:36 AM

i have since birth ocassionally left him with my mum for 2 or 3 hours. im always back in time to breastfeed

SaraAbi · Mar 16th, 2012, 11:01 AM

First one I didn't leave til she was 5 months, this one will be 6.5wks.
If you feel comfortable leaving them then do it, don't listen to anyone else!

MillieJoan · Mar 16th, 2012, 14:18 PM

Left her for the first time last night at 6 weeks exactly. My parents offered to watch her for a few hours so DH and I could go to dinner for my birthday. I was surprised by how hard it was to leave her, since I knew they'd take good care of her, but in the end it was wonderful to have 3 hours just to talk and eat at a nice place and just connect with my husband without her fussing and distracting us.

I can't express much at all, even though at least one breast seems to have a ridiculous oversupply, but she was fine with a bottle of formula and I nursed throughout the night with no problems.

snowfia · Mar 16th, 2012, 14:46 PM

I left her last week for the first time. I was gone about 3 hours and she was asleep the whole time which I was surprised about

Don't listen to your mum, do what you feel comfortable with

ETA: I did miss her A LOT though but my mum kept texting me updating me

mummyruston · Mar 16th, 2012, 17:24 PM

I tried leaving LO with oh with expressed milk at 4eks n it was disastrous

he couldn't settle get and she was screaming non stop for half n hr so I came home...

I went to hairdressers?!!!

So it's about your LO really x

nickyXjayno · Mar 17th, 2012, 11:06 AM

if you don't want to take her because you want time apart then that's your call but if you wanted to take her bowling you can.
I've taken my son everywhere with me.

Mar 16th, 2012, 05:47 AM	#1
kirbyland1986 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 713	leaving baby when did you leave your baby with a sitter for the first time? my husband wants me to go bowling and let me have a break but noah is only a month old! so he will have a bottle if needed while we are out for a couple of hours. my mum is disagreeing with it and thinks i should take him with me! so i am not sure - mum is making her say clear and making sure i do what she says! like with breastfeeding etc... please let me know what age and what you would do!

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moomin_troll Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: staffordshire Posts: 15,872	I left my first for the first time when he was 9 days old, I went for afew drinks for my broth in laws bday. With my second he's breastfed and the first time I left him with my mum was when he was 3 months old for 4 hours when I got my hair done. F ur mum lol tell her to keep her nose out n u will do what I want, ur baby won't suffer because u leave for afew hours

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Pixiegirllily Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bath, UK Posts: 640	Left mine at 3 weeks overnight, was definitely hitting the sleep wall xx

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veganmama Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,781	i have since birth ocassionally left him with my mum for 2 or 3 hours. im always back in time to breastfeed

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SaraAbi Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: West Sussex Posts: 714	First one I didn't leave til she was 5 months, this one will be 6.5wks. If you feel comfortable leaving them then do it, don't listen to anyone else!

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MillieJoan Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 660	Left her for the first time last night at 6 weeks exactly. My parents offered to watch her for a few hours so DH and I could go to dinner for my birthday. I was surprised by how hard it was to leave her, since I knew they'd take good care of her, but in the end it was wonderful to have 3 hours just to talk and eat at a nice place and just connect with my husband without her fussing and distracting us. I can't express much at all, even though at least one breast seems to have a ridiculous oversupply, but she was fine with a bottle of formula and I nursed throughout the night with no problems.

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Mar 16th, 2012, 14:46 PM	#7
snowfia Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,529	I left her last week for the first time. I was gone about 3 hours and she was asleep the whole time which I was surprised about Don't listen to your mum, do what you feel comfortable with ETA: I did miss her A LOT though but my mum kept texting me updating me

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mummyruston Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,189	I tried leaving LO with oh with expressed milk at 4eks n it was disastrous he couldn't settle get and she was screaming non stop for half n hr so I came home... I went to hairdressers?!!! So it's about your LO really x

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Mar 17th, 2012, 11:06 AM	#9
nickyXjayno Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Swansea Posts: 1,814	if you don't want to take her because you want time apart then that's your call but if you wanted to take her bowling you can. I've taken my son everywhere with me.

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