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Husband left his friends who I don’t know alone in our house with our 6 month old

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28loloie · 26/01/2026 14:52

So I’m not sure if I’m over reacting.

DD is 6 months old, I haven’t left her alone with anyone properly yet, I’ve left her with DH while I go a walk but the longest I’ve been away from her until yesterday was maybe an hour.

Yesterday I went to brunch without DD for a few hours, it was my friends birthday and I really wanted to go. DH said he would have DD and invited a few of his friends who I don’t know super well (they live in the city so we don’t meet them often) to keep him company.

I got back yesterday afternoon, his friends were still there. I asked how everything had gone and DH told me he had to nip out for an hour as his little sister needed dropped to A&E, so he left DD with his friends. Apparently she was fine. 1 of his friends is female, 2 were male. He reckons he was gone for just over an hour and his friends said that they gave her a bottle but other than that she was happy just getting cuddled.

We have never left DD with someone who wasn’t me or DH before. I always figured our parents would be the first people we left DD with. I don’t know these friends and while I’m sure it was fine, I can’t feel certain that they are good people. DH thinks I’m over reacting, she was perfectly safe. I feel he made a unilateral decision which could have been easily avoided if he just took DD with him.

AIBU to feel he shouldn’t have done this.

OP posts:
Beakthrough · 26/01/2026 16:00

Goldwren1923 · 26/01/2026 15:57

oh yeah so looks like he didn’t need to go at all. His sister was with her mom and they could’ve called AN UBER - he didn’t need to drive there leaving a baby with friends who never had children.
or, he could have take a baby with him.

and regardless he could have called his wife to discuss this first.

but no, he decided that what his mom and sister demanded is more important.

OP, that’s a first sign that he’ll treat his mommy and sister as more important than you and your children

Or a sign that he's a decent man who did what he could to help a badly injured child and (probably) a distessed mother as quickly as possible, whilst making arrangements for his own child to be cared for by longstanding trusted friends, and his wife to enjoy her brunch uninterrupted.

IAmTheLogLady · 26/01/2026 16:00

ThisIsAGlobalPlayerOriginalPodcast · 26/01/2026 15:57

God some people on this site are truly bonkers. Bonkers.

I know !!!
Bloody hell. It's crazy isn't it.

K0OLA1D · 26/01/2026 16:00

Goldwren1923 · 26/01/2026 15:59

No it is not.
he should have discussed this with his wife at minimum.
and ideally not prioritised being an Uber to his mom and sister

Again... fucking hell 🤣🤣

Glad I aren't related to you

rainbowstardrops · 26/01/2026 16:00

CurlewKate · 26/01/2026 15:15

Why did the OP need to go out with her friends? Why can’t she just stay at home?? Don’t be silly, @rainbowstardrops

What on earth are you on about?
The OP went out for a rare birthday brunch with her friends. A special occasion.
Her husband was required to look after his child for a couple of hours. He didn’t need bloody friends over to keep him company ffs. I assume he’s not 15.
I don’t imagine @28loloiehas friends over all the time when she has the baby by herself.
If he had been on his own, he’d have had to (rightly) take the baby with him/contacted his wife.

Goldwren1923 · 26/01/2026 15:59

dairydebris · 26/01/2026 15:58

Is this satire?

No it is not.
he should have discussed this with his wife at minimum.
and ideally not prioritised being an Uber to his mom and sister

K0OLA1D · 26/01/2026 15:58

Goldwren1923 · 26/01/2026 15:57

oh yeah so looks like he didn’t need to go at all. His sister was with her mom and they could’ve called AN UBER - he didn’t need to drive there leaving a baby with friends who never had children.
or, he could have take a baby with him.

and regardless he could have called his wife to discuss this first.

but no, he decided that what his mom and sister demanded is more important.

OP, that’s a first sign that he’ll treat his mommy and sister as more important than you and your children

Fucking hell 🤣🤣🤣

MummyJ36 · 26/01/2026 15:58

It was wrong of him to not consider how this would make you feel. For everyone saying you are BU clearly don’t understand how much of a big deal it is to leave your baby for the first time. She trusted her husband and he chose to prioritise his own family over their baby. I’m not saying he was wrong to help his mum and sister but to not consider popping the baby in the car with him and instead leave her with people that OP doesn’t know feels really unreasonable in my opinion. It is not the fact that the people she was left with were totally “fine”, it was the promise he would watch DD for the duration that OP was out.

NerrSnerr · 26/01/2026 15:58

OVienna · 26/01/2026 15:54

It's not hard to understand - my baby would have screamed the house down and I wouldn't have put them through that.

This isn’t about your baby. You seem to be struggling to understand that people have different setups to you.

I had two exclusively breastfed clingy babies who would have never coped with being left at 6
months but that clearly isn’t the case for OP.

OVienna · 26/01/2026 15:58

Butonlyjust · 26/01/2026 15:57

And no desire to tbh

All good.

Goldwren1923 · 26/01/2026 15:58

SmallBox · 26/01/2026 15:56

You seriously wouldn't leave your baby with friends you've known your whole life to drop an injured child to A&E and come straight back?

Edited

Yes I seriously would not.
injured child had her mom there.

dairydebris · 26/01/2026 15:58

Goldwren1923 · 26/01/2026 15:57

oh yeah so looks like he didn’t need to go at all. His sister was with her mom and they could’ve called AN UBER - he didn’t need to drive there leaving a baby with friends who never had children.
or, he could have take a baby with him.

and regardless he could have called his wife to discuss this first.

but no, he decided that what his mom and sister demanded is more important.

OP, that’s a first sign that he’ll treat his mommy and sister as more important than you and your children

Is this satire?

Mischance · 26/01/2026 15:58

When my first was tiny my OH was a junior hospital doctor. Baby used to get handed round in the doctors' mess from one person to another, sometimes when we were not there. She grew up very sociable!

ThisIsAGlobalPlayerOriginalPodcast · 26/01/2026 15:57

Goldwren1923 · 26/01/2026 15:57

oh yeah so looks like he didn’t need to go at all. His sister was with her mom and they could’ve called AN UBER - he didn’t need to drive there leaving a baby with friends who never had children.
or, he could have take a baby with him.

and regardless he could have called his wife to discuss this first.

but no, he decided that what his mom and sister demanded is more important.

OP, that’s a first sign that he’ll treat his mommy and sister as more important than you and your children

God some people on this site are truly bonkers. Bonkers.

Newyearawaits · 26/01/2026 15:57

cadburyegg · 26/01/2026 15:04

I think yabu, it was an emergency, not like he went to the pub.

This in abundance

JambonetFromage · 26/01/2026 15:57

I can see how this feels like a big deal for you OP as it's the first time you've left your baby for a significant length of time and it always feels a bit fraught with emotion when you do so your reaction is understandable.

However, he's left your baby for a short period of time with trusted friends who presumably felt comfortable with this. The fact they have known each other since childhood and are likely to have experience with babies from extended family is really important context.

In an emergency I think your DH's response was not only understandable but sensible. Your baby will have been safe and well cared for while your DH was able to devote his attention fully to ensuring his sister got safely to A&E.

Butonlyjust · 26/01/2026 15:57

OVienna · 26/01/2026 15:55

how do you know what emergencies/situations I may have had to deal with?

You have absolutely no clue.

And no desire to tbh

Goldwren1923 · 26/01/2026 15:57

K0OLA1D · 26/01/2026 15:54

Read the ops posts.

He wouldnt have been there for 4 hours.

oh yeah so looks like he didn’t need to go at all. His sister was with her mom and they could’ve called AN UBER - he didn’t need to drive there leaving a baby with friends who never had children.
or, he could have take a baby with him.

and regardless he could have called his wife to discuss this first.

but no, he decided that what his mom and sister demanded is more important.

OP, that’s a first sign that he’ll treat his mommy and sister as more important than you and your children

28loloie · 26/01/2026 15:57

sandyhappypeople · 26/01/2026 15:54

what would you have done?

Suggested he take DD or come home myself.

OP posts:
OVienna · 26/01/2026 15:57

IAmTheLogLady · 26/01/2026 15:56

Well the op's baby is clearly more resilient.

Good to hear.

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NerrSnerr · 26/01/2026 15:56

28loloie · 26/01/2026 15:53

He didn’t wait

he drove to his mum and sister, picked them up, dropped them off outside A&E, went home as his friends and baby were still there.

Apparently DD was quite happy, but I feel it should have been discussed and not a unilateral decision.

You can see his thought process though. You were out having a break (and we all know how consuming babies are). A situation came up and he was able to manage it without disturbing your time away.

There are so many rubbish men out there who wouldn’t know what to do- he clearly dealt with it well. It was only one hour which isn’t long at all

Bearbookagainandagain · 26/01/2026 15:56

He trusted his friends to take of his baby in an emergency situation. Baby was fine, so what's the problem?

The fact you would have made a different choice is irrelevant as you weren't there. You don't get to negate his ability to make an informed decision using his own judgement.

IAmTheLogLady · 26/01/2026 15:56

OVienna · 26/01/2026 15:54

It's not hard to understand - my baby would have screamed the house down and I wouldn't have put them through that.

Well the op's baby is clearly more resilient.

SmallBox · 26/01/2026 15:56

You seriously wouldn't leave your baby with friends you've known your whole life to drop an injured child to A&E and come straight back?

OVienna · 26/01/2026 15:55

Butonlyjust · 26/01/2026 15:54

This isn’t juggling a 6 month old with a sibling as you prepare dinner fgs. This is a bona fide emergency.

how do you know what emergencies/situations I may have had to deal with?

You have absolutely no clue.

IAmTheLogLady · 26/01/2026 15:55

Butonlyjust · 26/01/2026 15:53

It would appear that for some…. It is

Apparently so.
Or they're bored and like arguing with people on MN