When did you feel okay to let others take your baby out?

[MindUtopia]

My daughter is 2.5. Other than being at nursery/preschool (not sure that counts as 'going out' as I drop her off and pick her up), she's never gone out with anyone but us. My mum has certainly taken her outside to play (at our house or taken her on a walk down the street) and we have had family or a babysitter stay with her (after she went to bed) at our house while we had dinner out, but no one has ever taken her out in their car for the day without us. That would seem weird honestly, but I think that's probably because we don't have any family who really live close enough to spend much time with her. So though she knows them and enjoys when they visit, they don't know much about her day to day routine or needs even for me to be happy letting her go out with them for the day (and frankly, no one has ever expressed any interest in it either). She might have her first overnight stay with granny next year (at our house), while we are away at a wedding. She'll be nearly 3.5 then.

 

[mel28nicole]

At first I was going to say it hasn't happened yet, but it has. DD has spent the night at my MIL's a couple of times. She's my go to baby sitter. One time when I had to work she took her to her sisters for a bit. My MIL is very good with DD and understands car seat safety. It's not often she ever goes out without me but I'm fine with it if my MIL or DH wants to take her

 

[treeroot]

I'm in the early weeks yet (7), but being breastfed and a frequent feeder means there will be some practical limitations to letting him go out with others. Obviously there are pumping options, but I haven't gotten to that yet.
My husband took him out for walks right from the beginning, usually so I could sleep. But of course it wouldn't be far or for long.
I think I would only trust my older sister with taking care of him before he turns one. She has two little ones and is a wonderful mom.

 

[londonangel]

The only time my eldest has been taken out by my parents was a trip to the park when she was three and a trip to hospital to meet her new baby sister six months ago. I don't generally let anyone except hubby take my children out. I am breastfeeding the little one so she cannot be away from me for long anyway.

 

[lam_76]

My lo is is almost 19 months, my mum looks after him when im at work 4 days a week and has done since lo was 9 months old. We also live with my mum and dad so he's happy with them. Im happy for my mum to take him out but i wouldn't want my dad to cos i dont think he'd cope, thankfully he doesnt want to take him so its not an issue!

My cousin looked after him once when my mum and i went out for the afternoon, i was fine with her taking him as she was a nursery nurse before re-training as a nurse and she has had 4 kids. Its funny, i took her kids out when they were young, the oldest are twins, then S is 5 years younger then E is 8 yrs younger than S. I think the twins started coming to stay when they were 2 then S & E were about a year old when they started coming to stay and i never thought anything of it! I will let lo stay over with my cousin (if he's invited!) when he's older but he's not ready to be away from me at night yet.

Other than my mum and cousin, he goes out with his childminder and i would let him go out with my friend who is a nursery nurse/nanny.

 

[Enasy]

my son is just over 10months and i still dont feel comfy with even leaving him with anyone not even family members