Leaving a baby

[couldntlovethebearmore]

Sorry but keeping with the theme in general...a baby asleep in its cot- leave it alone alseep with nearly twelve year old sibling or not?

[WorraLiberty]

Also the OP hasn't said it's a 'late night run'.

Although to be fair, she's given very little in the way of info really.

[papayasareyum]

Of course I would. Sometimes I venture into Mumsnet and wonder if I've entered some bizarre and paranoid parallel universe

[WorraLiberty]

papaya, Mumsnet resembles my real life less and less each day.

[papayasareyum]

mine too Worra, mine too

[Metalguru]

Yes of course, unless you doubt the capabilities of the 12-year-old in such a situation, which you must do or you wouldn't ask. My 12-year-old mire than ready for this.

[Mycraneisfixed]

Yes I'd leave your 12yo in charge of your baby. You know your own kids.

[WellErrr]

Same papaya.

[Ditsy4]

OP has said that it isn't her but someone was discussing it and thought it was acceptable but OP doesn't and then wondered what others thought.
Personally I wouldn't do it but my mum used to pop two doors away to the shop and leave me. I was very capable at 12 and looked after my two sisters and my mum at that age when mum was ill during her last pregnancy and burst a vein. I did first aid then ran for the Doctor and then looked after them all for about three weeks. Mum said my sister couldn't have done it at that age.

[Biffsboys]

The op has said a. SLEEPING baby - not one crawling about getting up to mischief ? Yes it may wake but I think for a pop to shops it's fine ?

[angelikacpickles]

Of course it's fine.

[WorraLiberty]

Jesus, it's not like we're living in 2016 where we all have mobile phones either...

[LonnyVonnyWilsonFrickett]

'What if the 12 year old managed to open the door'

My 10 year old knows how to open the door and has done for a very long time. You don't lock them in!

[WorraLiberty]

I'm pretty sure fakenamefornow was joking Lonny