To leave 2 under 2 in the house while I walk to get dc no 3 from childminder 5 doors down the road

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Quick pulse - as the title says I have 2 under 2 at home with me now. Dc No 1 is school age and gets picked up by the childminder who lives 5 doors from us.

Should I pack up the 2 babies in a pushchair to walk 2 mins up the road to get dc 1 or risk it and leave them in the bouncer while I run up the road to get dc no 3?

Apparently not!

Just when you think you've seen most things on MN.

When I had two under two I popped outside to the bin (by my front door). The door shut behind me and it was the type that can only be opened from the inside. I, my mum, my next door neighbour and at one point a really sweet Tescos delivery guy (who had to be restrained from climbing my drainpipe to squeeze in the bathroom window) spent the next hour and half entertaining two sobbing babies while waiting for the locksmith.

So I completely agree about the risk

Not OTT at all - but I do think YOUR defensiveness is because you are quite happy to leave your children alone which is completely wrong and you know it

Yes I get up early to have a shower before my DH goes to work, I would rather do this than leave my very young children on their own

What! You have to take them with you? Annoying yes, but you don't just leave them home alone!

@Chasingclouds100 my children are 31 and 29, they were young once though. My DH left the house at 4am, I didn't get up to shower before he went.

How do you think single mothers manage when they want a shower.

You're totally OTT, do you think your children are going to be watched every waking second at nursery or school?

You are aware being totally OTT doesn't make you a better mother than Conkers?

I think the bigger problem here is children being raised by overly anxious and paranoid parents, rather than a toddler left in a bouncer for 2 minutes while the mum pops a few doors down.

Poor kids will have attachment and anxiety issues for life.

*You are aware being totally OTT doesn't make you a better mother than Conkers?

I think the bigger problem here is children being raised by overly anxious and paranoid parents, rather than a toddler left in a bouncer for 2 minutes while the mum pops a few doors down.

Poor kids will have attachment and anxiety issues for life.*

Exactly this! It's always I'm a "better parent" I won't even blink when my child is in my care!

I have older school aged children too so nope I am not under that illusion - far from it! I would rather be totally OTT than neglectful

When did I say I was a better mother than OP?? Maybe I care more though……
Overly anxious and paranoid??? Er no just not being neglectful and I would rather my children have attachment issues than suffer from some sort of accident through lack of proper care!

'Er no just not being neglectful and I would rather my children have attachment issues than suffer from some sort of accident through lack of proper care!'

Exactly this, and it isn't being anxious, it's being a parent. When my dc were under 2, I showered with them in the bedroom; they could see me in the shower and I could see them, most of the time they were too mesmerised by the shower to do much else. I wouldn't have left them downstairs while I took a shower upstairs or anything. Popping up to get something is one thing, but not being able to see or hear them is something else entirely.

Oneofthosewsillydays - thank you xxx

The fact you are asking this about two under 2's is slightly disturbing. Fair enough if we were talking about kids between 5-10 or older but seriously if you need to ask them perhaps you need a bit more help with parenting skills.

I remember a neighbour who can left hers in a bouncer while hanging out the washing and lost a 6 month old in an electrical fire it only takes seconds. Please don't put your kids at risk like this, ask childminder to deliver or go to gate and ask older child to walk up to meet you or take them both along with you if you must pick them up.

They are literally babies. Put them in the pushchair

What a stupid question?! Of course you cant leave them!! What if one vomits and cannot position themself and chokes to death in the "5mins" it takes you to go get the other one!! You really should not have had kids if you have to ask such a idiotic question!! Pfft!! You said it yourself!! 2 babies UNDER 2 years old!! How can you put leave, 2 under 2 and alone in the same scentence is craziness!! Its people like you the social services should be clamping down on!! For even thinking it!!

School-age DC 1 can perfectly well walk 5 doors from CM to your house all by herself. You could watch her from your front step.

Don't leave 2 under 2 alone in the house.

Definitely do not leave them alone. Couldn't the childminder even bring dc to you?

Could the Childminder pop your child home. If not, take them with you.

Can't even believe this was asked!!

Doesn't matter how many days on the trot you've been dealing with sick children you don't ever do the easy thing and leave them in danger ffs

😂 😂 😂

What if they'd run out of the bedroom? What if they'd jumped on the bed and fell, cracked open their heads? What if you'd slipped in the shower and broken your skull?

All highly unlikely to happen?

@Chasingclouds100 doesn't even shower unless her DH is in the house!

So again, what do single parents do?

never EVER leave a child that couldn’t feed, toilet or get themselves to safety in an emergency! You could be hit by a car or an electrical fire could start in your house - just not worth the risk

No...just take them with you.

You really have to ask?