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Going out and leaving baby

33 replies

Roopoo · 28/07/2009 14:35

Not sure if this is off topic but do you think it is OK to go out on saturday evening for a couple of hours and leave 14 week old DD with my mum and dad?? We haven't left her yet and don't want to be a bad mummy..
Thanks in advancex

OP posts:
LilRedWG · 28/07/2009 14:36

Go for it. The break will do you both good.

Have fun.

2anddone · 28/07/2009 14:36

Go enjoy yourself YANBU have fun

rubyslippers · 28/07/2009 14:37

of course it's ok

Tamarto · 28/07/2009 14:37

Of course it is, unless your mum and dad eat babies or something?

GetOrfMoiLand · 28/07/2009 14:37

Of course it's OK and you won't be a bad mummy. Some mums go back to work when their babies are that age

MamaG · 28/07/2009 14:37

of COURSE YANBU

Go out, have fun, your mum and dad HAVE looked after a bayb before...

Dophus · 28/07/2009 14:38

YANBU!

Mumcentreplus · 28/07/2009 14:38

Go out and enjoy

DamonBradleylovesPippi · 28/07/2009 14:40

Please do go and enjoy yourself guilt free!!

posieparkerinChina · 28/07/2009 14:50

If you think it's okay, it's okay!! Be a little prepared to 'miss' your baby and go somewhere that you'll be distracted enough to have a nice time.

lovechoc · 28/07/2009 14:51

Have a break from it even if only a few hours, it will do you the world of good! Enjoy yourselves!

Meglet · 28/07/2009 14:51

Have a lovely time. Your mum and dad will be fine, so will your dd.

CyradisTheSeer · 28/07/2009 14:52

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mrsdisorganised · 28/07/2009 14:53

She'll be fine and it'll be really good for you!
Have a nice time and don't worry!!

seaturtle · 28/07/2009 14:56

Have fun! It will be good for you. It's great that your mum and dad are doing this.

marenmj · 28/07/2009 15:00

YANBU

I thought for sure you were going to posit that you were going out to the shops or to have your hair done and leaving the LO to fend solo, for which you would have been reamed and then some of us would admit to having left LO momentarily unattanded whilst they were asleep.

you are being very reasonable - no fun at all

MoontheMightyThreadKiller · 28/07/2009 15:12

Yes.

glasgowlass · 28/07/2009 15:25

Go and enjoy yourself!

We left DS for the first time 4 weeks ago(he is 8.5 months) and I was worried, tempted to phone etc then I just thought to myself, my mum and dad raised 4 children, they know what they are doing! Was so good to see him again though and his big smiles were just lovely! My parents said he hadn't even nticed we were gone

Anyway, he is staying with them on Sat night to let us go out and celebrate my birthday, had a very low key 30th last year as I was heavily pregnant and at a cousins wedding the day before so its my 30th take 2!

You deserve a wee break so enjoy!

rehtom · 28/07/2009 15:25

Why would it NOT be ok?

babyignoramus · 28/07/2009 16:33

I left DS with PIL when he was 2 weeks! It was lovely TBH. Go and have a wonderful time. Just think how good it'll be for your DD to have some lovely bonding time with her grandparents.

TheLadyEvenstar · 28/07/2009 16:36

ds1 was 3 weeks when i first left him with my mum and dad and went to a festival. DS2 is 22m and has never been left.

cat64 · 28/07/2009 16:49

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Original poster
Roopoo · 28/07/2009 18:48

Thanks Ladies...
I just worry that she is going to wake up and realise that we are not there or something..
God I sound deranged...
Thanks xxxxx

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DamonBradleylovesPippi · 28/07/2009 19:06

it's a normal worry. chances are she will not wake up; and if she will she'll settle. if she won't settle you can always come back (worst case scenario).

a friend who babysit for us has never seen dd2 awake and she has babysat around 20 time in the space of 6 months.

bluejeans · 28/07/2009 19:11

It's fine, I went back to work when DD was 14 weeks! Mat leave not always been as good as it is now

Hope you enjoy yourself!

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