My little one is 8 weeks old and she hasn't been away from me or dh so far. My in laws keep asking me and dh if they can help by looking after baby. Initially they have been suggesting they look after her for 2-3 hours, but in the last week they have been suggesting that they look after her for the whole day, at their house 25 minutes drive away so i can have some time to myself. They have also suggested that they make this a regular weekly arrangement.
I'm really not happy with this but wanted to understand if i'm being a bit precious about this? At what age did people leave their babies with grandparents and for how long?
Whilst it would be nice to have some time to go to gym/sleep once in a while I think 8 weeks is just too young for this sort of arrangement, not to mention the distance, time away and feeding issues (bf). It's probably also best to mention that this isn't about access to baby as they see baby at least once a week already.
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Leaving 8 week old with grandparents?
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Dh2812 · 22/09/2013 22:20
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24/09/2013 05:01
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