to leave one month old 'alone' on the train.

[MrsDutchie]

OK Mumsnet jury. I am expecting to be flamed for irresponsible behaviour here. DM didn't have a problem with it so maybe this is a generational thing.

I was travelling alone with one month old dd to visit DM and DF so they could have some quality time with her.

Looking after a newborn is exhausting work and like usual I'd forgotten to eat my lunch and by 5pm after dd's feed I was really hungry and I could feel my blood sugar was really low and I needed something to eat. I asked the train conducted who was operating the tannoy next to my seat if she could keep an eye on dd for one min between station so I could run up the train and grab a sandwich . Dd was sleeping peacefully in pram and I was away for 5 mins.

WIBU unreasonable and putting dd in danger?

I never RTFT. But I think it's courteous to read all the OP's posts to see if things have moved on.

I never RTFT. But I think it's courteous to read all the OP's posts to see if things have moved on.

^^ This. If a thread is miles long I can't read all the replies. But it is easy to highlight the OP's posts and as they're particularly pertinent to the point of the thread it really does make sense to read them.

Otherwise, why bother to get involved?

If someone asked me to go and get them a snack on the train I would be slightly put out. If they asked me to keep an eye on their baby I would be charmed. If I said "why don't I keep an eye on the baby while you go" and they said "oh no, you could be anyone" I would be rather pissed off.

Oh, and of course YWNBU.

Oh, and of course, read the last few posts as well! In case the OP has gone off and the thread has carried on for 10 pages discussing something entirely separate.