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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:
MummyJ36 · 28/01/2026 11:53

Starlight1979 · 26/01/2026 16:01

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.

It's his baby too...

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.

And if the OP was "watching" the baby (although let's face it, nobody would ever say that about a mum) and needed to leave the baby for an hour with a good friend to attend to another family, would she need to run it by DH....?

No, thought not. Double standards as usual.

It’s not a double standard. If DH was the primary carer for the baby, had never been out without her and was anxious about leaving her for the first time then yes, I’d say he would be justified in being upset about this too if the roles were reversed.

Mischance · 27/01/2026 22:16

Iziz · 27/01/2026 19:06

I wouldn’t leave my baby with a stranger in any circumstance ,unless the house of full of cameras that I can access and monitor .

Why? What do you think they are going to do? Paedophiles make the headlines but are not the norm. These were friends!

ByWarmShark · 27/01/2026 21:43

Gloriia · 27/01/2026 15:12

Do you not know that babies form attachments? This is not new news. They like familiar faces. You maybe left yours with unfamiliar faces but the op clearly isn't happy with that which her dh would have been well aware of.

There were other options the df should've at least had a conversation with his wife, we do all have phones nowadays it isn't rocket science.

Yes but human babies are almost unique amongst mammals in that they are actually very good at separating from primary care givers from an early age. In humans extended family have always cared for babies. Secure attachment literally involves being able to separate from the primary caregiver without too much distress and then also being happy and pleased when they return.

ByWarmShark · 27/01/2026 21:40

Cheese55 · 27/01/2026 08:00

Why does he need reinforcements when you leave the house? And why does he need company, can he not be on his own?

Weird take. His friends have probably been asking to meet up, but he has a baby and is a responsible father. So he said "actually, would it be okay if you came over mine, it's easier as all baby's stuff is here, why don't you come Saturday as I'm home alone and have no plans". This is a perfectly normal thing to do and the kind of thing I did all the time when mine were babies.

Thechaseison71 · 27/01/2026 20:17

Iziz · 27/01/2026 19:06

I wouldn’t leave my baby with a stranger in any circumstance ,unless the house of full of cameras that I can access and monitor .

Not did the baby's father. He'd known these people all his life ( longer than his wife) so how can they be strangers

croydon15 · 27/01/2026 20:11

sandyhappypeople · 26/01/2026 16:22

All of them had different needs and by doing what he did ALL their needs were met.. he's not prioritising one by doing the other, that's just ridiculous.

His sister - needed A&E urgently, very serious emergency, no money for taxis, taxi may not have even taken someone bleeding/being sick etc, ambulance not an option.

His wife - happily out enjoying herself for once - he made the right choice not to involve her in something she could do nothing about.

His child - happily left in the company of 3 people he has known his whole life.

He did good if you ask me, it's not ideal that OP doesn't really know these friends, but it was an emergency, he didn't fob the baby off to go to the pub.

This

Worktillate · 27/01/2026 20:09

Iziz · 27/01/2026 19:36

She said her husband’s friend she doesn’t know a stranger to me is a stranger to my baby I don’t know how they are .

So would you leave your baby with your best friend?

ChillingWithMySnowmies · 27/01/2026 19:55

Iziz · 27/01/2026 19:48

What a question I don’t trust someone I don’t know my husband has nothing to do with it .

FTR, the OP did know them, has met them before a few times, just doesn't know them that well, so they weren't even strangers.

The point was, the childs parent had an emergency and left his child with his friends that he has know all his life and trusts.

It is NOTHING like you leaving your child with a friend and then that friend palming them off on someone else. Its the same as you leaving your child with your friend.

HighLadyofTheNightCourt · 27/01/2026 19:53

Iziz · 27/01/2026 19:48

What a question I don’t trust someone I don’t know my husband has nothing to do with it .

Don't you trust your husband’s judgement?

HighLadyofTheNightCourt · 27/01/2026 19:51

Iziz · 27/01/2026 19:45

You are all insane saying it’s not a stranger, so if you leave your baby as the mother with your friend and your friend leaves your baby with her bestie who you don’t know then it’s ok with you ? It’s exactly the same you don’t know them so they are a stranger , go ahead leave your kids with anyone related to anyone you know .

But that isn’t what has happened here though is it? At least get your facts right.

A child was being cared for by one of its parents. There was an unforeseen emergency. The parent left the child with their trusted, lifelong friends for an hour.

The fact this was the dad shouldn’t make a difference. He’s either an equal parent or he isn’t.

ChillingWithMySnowmies · 27/01/2026 19:49

Iziz · 27/01/2026 19:45

You are all insane saying it’s not a stranger, so if you leave your baby as the mother with your friend and your friend leaves your baby with her bestie who you don’t know then it’s ok with you ? It’s exactly the same you don’t know them so they are a stranger , go ahead leave your kids with anyone related to anyone you know .

since when was your husband on the same social par as your friend?

he is the childs parent.

Iziz · 27/01/2026 19:48

What a question I don’t trust someone I don’t know my husband has nothing to do with it .

Spoodles · 27/01/2026 19:47

Iziz · 27/01/2026 19:45

You are all insane saying it’s not a stranger, so if you leave your baby as the mother with your friend and your friend leaves your baby with her bestie who you don’t know then it’s ok with you ? It’s exactly the same you don’t know them so they are a stranger , go ahead leave your kids with anyone related to anyone you know .

That's not what happened though. In your convoluted analogy it's the same as the mother leaving the child with a friend she's known since she was a toddler. Hmm

Iziz · 27/01/2026 19:45

You are all insane saying it’s not a stranger, so if you leave your baby as the mother with your friend and your friend leaves your baby with her bestie who you don’t know then it’s ok with you ? It’s exactly the same you don’t know them so they are a stranger , go ahead leave your kids with anyone related to anyone you know .

HighLadyofTheNightCourt · 27/01/2026 19:45

Iziz · 27/01/2026 19:36

She said her husband’s friend she doesn’t know a stranger to me is a stranger to my baby I don’t know how they are .

They weren’t a stranger to her husband. The child’s other parent.

ChillingWithMySnowmies · 27/01/2026 19:44

Iziz · 27/01/2026 19:36

She said her husband’s friend she doesn’t know a stranger to me is a stranger to my baby I don’t know how they are .

do you not trust your husband?

Iziz · 27/01/2026 19:36

She said her husband’s friend she doesn’t know a stranger to me is a stranger to my baby I don’t know how they are .

CurlewKate · 27/01/2026 19:36

Iziz · 27/01/2026 19:06

I wouldn’t leave my baby with a stranger in any circumstance ,unless the house of full of cameras that I can access and monitor .

I agree. Good thing that’s not what happened here.

HighLadyofTheNightCourt · 27/01/2026 19:31

Iziz · 27/01/2026 19:06

I wouldn’t leave my baby with a stranger in any circumstance ,unless the house of full of cameras that I can access and monitor .

The baby wasn’t left with strangers 🤷🏼‍♀️

randomchap · 27/01/2026 19:28

Iziz · 27/01/2026 19:06

I wouldn’t leave my baby with a stranger in any circumstance ,unless the house of full of cameras that I can access and monitor .

Not a stranger, three friends the husband has known since he was a toddler.

Everanewbie · 27/01/2026 19:08

cowandplough · 27/01/2026 19:05

I would have been uncomfortable with that.

Faced will a role reversal, would you have left your baby with your lifelong friends? Would you expect your husband/partner to be upset if you felt your trusted friends were capable?

Iziz · 27/01/2026 19:06

I wouldn’t leave my baby with a stranger in any circumstance ,unless the house of full of cameras that I can access and monitor .

cowandplough · 27/01/2026 19:05

I would have been uncomfortable with that.

PurpleThistle7 · 27/01/2026 15:50

I agree. He did the right thing. I hope your sister in law is okay.

almost certainly he’d be helping his mum and sister get into a&e and that would be far easier without a baby strapped to his chest. Two broken bones is a lot!

My daughter has broken a couple of bones and was very calm, but she couldn’t walk and needed a wheelchair and to be moved really carefully. So it was really good your husband could help

CurlewKate · 27/01/2026 15:46

It seems to me to be undeniable that the absolute priority in this situation should have been the 11 year old with broken bones. Which is what happened. Well done, that man. Which is not something I say very often.