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Leaving baby in hotel room

266 replies

AvadaKedavra92 · 07/06/2019 16:39

So I'm on the ground floor of a hotel have a baby monitor, WIBU to take the video monitor to the bar/restaurant and get something to eat while she sleeps?

I'm not sure whether to do it or not, don't want to wake her up this evening for me to go eat. They don't offer room service.

OP posts:
Vulpine · 09/06/2019 13:11

Statistically there are probably more risks to the child getting to and from the hotel

DreamsOfDownUnder · 09/06/2019 14:41

@Vulpine indeed!

It was only a matter of time before someone mentioned Social Services Hmm

Lizzie48 · 09/06/2019 14:56

I do agree with PPs about hotels not being safe places, and that assaults do happen. And it's also true that hotel staff can be the perpetrators. PPs also have a point that they're not CRB checked, and they have room keys or swipe cards.

It's a very unlikely thing to happen, but it did happen to my DSis and me as little girls of 8 and 6. We were lured into a guest's hotel room where he and a staff member seriously assaulted us.

But our parents had left us there in the charge of a hotel staff member, along with our 10 year old brother. We were lured there to play with 'magic balloons'. And it only happened because our F colluded in it happening. (I've talked about the SA we went through as children elsewhere.)

This is totally different from a mum going into the restaurant with a baby monitor. It would be virtually impossible for a staff member to go into the room and kidnap a baby in such circumstances.

But I wouldn't ever say it was totally impossible, sadly, which is why it's a risk we're all saying we wouldn't take. And the OP herself didn't do it; she was in a sleep-deprived state and stressed out. I guarantee that if this was a planned holiday, the OP wouldn't have considered it for a moment. Our judgement can easily be impaired when we're under stress.

Sceptre86 · 09/06/2019 16:07

I wouldn't, been in this position before and just ordered takeout to room or ate before dd slept.

Goodmoaning1980 · 09/06/2019 16:26

Two words for you Madeline McCann. Don't do it

jameswong · 09/06/2019 16:28

How are the twins, Gerry? I have some sympathy OP as most tapas places won't do room service.

DreamsOfDownUnder · 09/06/2019 17:44

If I hear the name Mcann one more time I'm going to combust!

Aquilla · 09/06/2019 17:46

Christ, yes!

Fresta · 09/06/2019 17:50

"two words for you Madeline McCann"

As if we haven't hear this before- and why do people need to put 'two word', before they write her name? Sooooooo original!

Jade218 · 09/06/2019 20:34

I don't understand what Madeline has to do with it when the circumstance was not the same!!! Geez lay off the Madeline thing people - she was not on a baby monitor!!?!??? If she was they would have seen exactly who took her!!!!! And they have no idea so how is it remotely the same thing?

Also, lots of things are a risk. Madeline is one example of millions. I strongly disagree with what Madeline parents did but if they had a monitor and could see the entrance and exit of the room then it is illogical to think there is an issue

Goodmoaning1980 · 09/06/2019 21:47

It's not a safe practice to leave your baby alone in a hotel room, MM parents thought he same thing probably and she went missing. The baby monitor oh that's ok then they can watch as their baby gets kidnapped from the restaurant... I'm being sarcastic. Terrible idea take the baby with you or get a take in ffsk

TheFatberg · 09/06/2019 21:50

Read the full thread people. Or at least the last couple of pages to see updates. Lazy.

DreamsOfDownUnder · 09/06/2019 23:22

@TheFatberg my thoughts exactly. Why bother commenting if you can't even rtft. It's over and done with Grin

DreamsOfDownUnder · 09/06/2019 23:24

@Goodmoaning1980 it's not even on the same level as MM's parents getting pissed with their mobile 3 year old in a room with twin babies.

Besides this is over and done with, I ordered and took it to my room. It was 2 days ago! RTFT!!

crosstalk · 10/06/2019 19:35

OP if your child is happy and asleep and secure surely you can leave them for half an hour to eat? If it makes you unhappy then don't.

I always presumed the hotel I stayed in would not go up in flames/the staff would not want to abduct my babies/a checked alarm would let me know if they were unhappy. I also made sure any hotel or cottage (like my own home) I stayed in had fire/CO detectors. That my DCs were properly inoculated, I knew where to find local doctors/hospitals and that I had proper insurance.

There's only so much you can do short of staying home and keeping everyone under lock and key. Which IMHO is just impoverishing the experiences of parents and children.

dementedpixie · 10/06/2019 19:38

OP ate in the room 3 days ago. She is now back home

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