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to leave my baby in the garden to sleep?

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SashaFierce99 · 14/02/2016 23:44

With three older siblings, it's difficult for baby to nap uninterrupted at the weekend/in holidays. She's just over a year old so still needs at least one long or two short naps per day. When her siblings are off we tend to walk/scoot/skate/bike to the park before her nap and she falls asleep in the pushchair on the way home. I then leave her in the front garden in front of the kitchen window and DCs and I paint/bake/draw in the kitchen so she's in sight at all times.

Today we did the above but there was a knock at the door ten minutes after we arrived home. It was a neighbour advising me that it's too cold and too dangerous to leave her unsupervised outside. I explained that I can see her and she's well wrapped up (full body vest, outfit on top plus jumper, double socks and full snow suit and hat) so she's fine but the neighbour kept saying I should take her inside. I politely declined and said I needed to get back to the other DC. She muttered about how I'll end up 'getting reported to someone'...!

AIBU to leave her outside?

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hallgreenmiss · 29/02/2016 21:35

It used to be the norm for babies to be put in the garden in a pram even when awake. Most people would protect the pram with a cat net. I put mine outside one day, (in the doorway of the garage), and it snowed! What astounds me is the social worker saying the mother would probably get a visit and be advised not to do it again! So what would happen if the mum ignored the 'advice'? Perhaps SS should direct their efforts to parents who allow their children to rot their teeth with sweet stuff or become fat through over-eating.

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