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greentreesgreengrass · 2022-06-21T13:37:50+00:00

DP and I got Glasto tickets for 2020, now of course moved to finally be this week! hooray! We have a 12 week old DS who we'll be leaving with my parents. We're away tomorrow to Tuesday as having a couple of days away to recover from the festival after! People have seemed a little judgy about this. do you think it's fine? we will of course be going anyway but interested to know what people think.

Topgub · 23/06/2022 15:22

@Whybot

Oh don't be ridiculous

MamaSharkDooDooDooDooDooDooo · 23/06/2022 18:10

I've got three children and, for me, it's not something I would have ever done...
I'd be concerned about being in the fourth trimester (just) but mainly SIDs etc. That and I just wouldn't want to leave my baby.

But I am curious about why you wanted to ask on here when your mind is made up.

The chilled parent comment was golden fyi 😂

wellhelloitsme · 23/06/2022 18:24

@Whybot

If there’s an emergency with baby and a hospital team found out you’d both been away 6 days it might raise some red flags to them . Safeguarding concerns stay on records years whether or not they should. It’s also a very stressful situation to go through when professionals question your parenting. But maybe they are more experienced?

Have a word with yourself, you sound ridiculous!

Safeguarding concerns would be raised because two parents leave their baby with their loving and willing grandparents for six days?!

You are absolutely wrong.

mirrorballer · 23/06/2022 18:27

Whybot · 23/06/2022 15:03

Don’t know anyone who has done this .
Worth thinking ahead about worse case scenarios .
If there’s an emergency with baby and a hospital team found out you’d both been away 6 days it might raise some red flags to them . Safeguarding concerns stay on records years whether or not they should. It’s also a very stressful situation to go through when professionals question your parenting. But maybe they are more experienced?
It takes a long time to adapt to having kids, the restrictions on our life etc. Maybe you really don’t want to have to adapt yet, which I remember and made me make sure my contraception was sorted.

Absolute horseshit! You clearly know zero about safeguarding.

Baby left alone = very very bad
Baby left with unsuitable people who can't keep them safe = bad
Baby left with loving grandparents who are more than capable of meeting their needs = crack on! What a lucky baby that they have grandparents that love them so much.

AllThingsServeTheBeam · 23/06/2022 18:55

Whybot · 23/06/2022 15:03

Don’t know anyone who has done this .
Worth thinking ahead about worse case scenarios .
If there’s an emergency with baby and a hospital team found out you’d both been away 6 days it might raise some red flags to them . Safeguarding concerns stay on records years whether or not they should. It’s also a very stressful situation to go through when professionals question your parenting. But maybe they are more experienced?
It takes a long time to adapt to having kids, the restrictions on our life etc. Maybe you really don’t want to have to adapt yet, which I remember and made me make sure my contraception was sorted.

Haha. My god. Have a word with yourself 😂

pictish · 23/06/2022 21:50

Whybot · 23/06/2022 15:03

Don’t know anyone who has done this .
Worth thinking ahead about worse case scenarios .
If there’s an emergency with baby and a hospital team found out you’d both been away 6 days it might raise some red flags to them . Safeguarding concerns stay on records years whether or not they should. It’s also a very stressful situation to go through when professionals question your parenting. But maybe they are more experienced?
It takes a long time to adapt to having kids, the restrictions on our life etc. Maybe you really don’t want to have to adapt yet, which I remember and made me make sure my contraception was sorted.

What a load of crap.

MsTSwift · 23/06/2022 22:53

The baby’s with grandparents not shoved in a cupboard!

tiggergoesbounce · 25/06/2022 23:41

@LuckySantangelo35 Yes we did lots of things, non of them made us leave our DS.

Its great that you would be bored, so chose another option to us, thats fine
Again, personal choice.

DuggeeHugPlease · 26/06/2022 00:58

Whybot · 23/06/2022 15:03

Don’t know anyone who has done this .
Worth thinking ahead about worse case scenarios .
If there’s an emergency with baby and a hospital team found out you’d both been away 6 days it might raise some red flags to them . Safeguarding concerns stay on records years whether or not they should. It’s also a very stressful situation to go through when professionals question your parenting. But maybe they are more experienced?
It takes a long time to adapt to having kids, the restrictions on our life etc. Maybe you really don’t want to have to adapt yet, which I remember and made me make sure my contraception was sorted.

Hahaha! I've already commented to say this is something I absolutely could not have done as I'd personally miss the baby too much. However this comment is just ridiculous. What you really mean is mum leaving the baby. If a dad had to be away for a week for work or even something social nobody would even bat an eyelid (apart from hopefully to offer support to mum)
If mum left baby with dad they would judge. Both parents leaving baby with grandparents people also judge.

Original poster

greentreesgreengrass · 26/06/2022 14:43

We've made it back, had a great time but happy and relieved to be reunited with baby- who is of course absolutely fine!

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TabithaTittlemouse · 26/06/2022 15:10

Glad you had fun @greentreesgreengrass !

CandyLeBonBon · 26/06/2022 19:35

greentreesgreengrass · 26/06/2022 14:43

We've made it back, had a great time but happy and relieved to be reunited with baby- who is of course absolutely fine!

Well done @greentreesgreengrass - how was it?

wellhelloitsme · 26/06/2022 20:20

greentreesgreengrass · 26/06/2022 14:43

We've made it back, had a great time but happy and relieved to be reunited with baby- who is of course absolutely fine!

And nobody alerted the authorities that you cruelly left your baby with his / her loving and willing grandparents?!

Won't somebody think of the children!

😉

AllThingsServeTheBeam · 27/06/2022 08:49

greentreesgreengrass · 26/06/2022 14:43

We've made it back, had a great time but happy and relieved to be reunited with baby- who is of course absolutely fine!

Great! Glad you had a good time 😊