to go to a street party right outside my drive while toddler naps?

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more of a wwyd. I'm stuck inside with 19mo DD while the party goes on at the moment. WIBU to join in and check back every 5 mins? We live in a small community (not even a village) and the party is taking place right opposite our drive. In reality, I'm comfortable that she'd not be in any danger, so I'm more worried about the risk of someone reporting to SS etc. WWYD?

Is it further away than if you were in the garden?
Could you hear her if she cried?
Have you a baby monitor?

I wouldn't. pop toddler in the buggy with a blanket over her and take her with you.

Take her with you

What's wrong with her buggy and blanket?

don't have a baby monitor. It's about the same distance to the bottom of the garden, but we have quite a long drive and high hedges so the house isn't visible from the road. Not that watching the house would help in any way! :o

We are having a party right outside our drive and, if mine were that age and napping, i think Id leave them and take the monitor. It is easier if you can put them in the buggy tho' as you relax more.

Take the baby monitor and check every ten minutes or so.

Our garden is a bit of an odd set up and you have to go through the yard, then the drive before you get into the garden. It's about 10m from the back door to the patio set and I happily potter out there while DD is asleep.

Not without a baby monitor.

Can she climb out of her cot?

Would she be distressed if she woke up and you didn't come to her for about 20 minutes or so?

I say 20 minutes because there's no way you're going to check on her every 5 minutes really. I mean that would involve leaving the house, walking into the street, saying hello to someone...then walking back to the house, letting yourself in, checking baby, leaving house again and repeat x 100.

take the baby. or don't go.
the risks are too great.

I wouldn't. I wouldn't enjoy the party in those circumstances anyway, would be too anxious. Can't you put her in her buggy and take her with you?

If she woke up she'd probably have a bit of fun taking her sleeping bag and clothes off, then throw everything out of her cot, then take the nappy off, then have a little wee or poo, then wail. She can get her foot over the side of the cot but I think she's not coordinated enough to climb out yet...

DH is out there with the bigger kids at the moment - I'm going to give her until about 1315 then put her in the buggy: that way if I wake her I haven't robbed her of too much sleep, and if she carries on sleeping: bonus.

I don't think much of the risks: we're an isolated rural community with one road in to get to our group of houses. There's been one crime here in the last 35 years (theft of some garden equipment). But you can never rule it all out, can you.

Sounds like a better plan. I couldn't have left a sleeping toddler if the house wasn't visible and without a monitor and relaxed. If you're lucky she'll go straight back off in the buggy. Otherwise, early bedtime tonight. Either way you'll save yourself the worry.

I don't think it's a security risk, but from what you've said she could be at risk of harming herself.

I think taking her at 1.15 is the best idea and you're bound to enjoy yourself better.

I did this Saturday, I have a 16 month old and 5 month twins .. There bedroom is at the front of the house downstairs, and we were sitting across the road (private road) with a video monitor, I also locked the front door .. To stop the older dc running in and out!!!

I felt really nervous about it but I would of been further away of I was sitting in my garden!

If sge can get her leg over the side of the cot there's a good chance she can climb or fall out surely

Stick her in a buggy with a blanket. You'll enjoy yourself more if you can relax, and she might wake up and join in. Have fun!

I assume you've already taken her out now. If not, then make DH come back and swap over, no reason why he should get to party the whole time and you stuck in the house the whole time.

Enjoy.