Leaving 3 month with maternity nurse for weekend

[Roseflc]

Thinking about going to a friends wedding for 2 nights, would it be weird to leave my 3 month DD with a maternity nurse (who we've used twice before) for the whole weekend? Comfortable doing it for a night...but whole weekend with a near stranger feels bit odd.

Hmmm not sure I would. Could she come with you all instead?

No chance.

She's far too wee.

I would never have left mine for a couple of hours, let alone a weekend at this age.
I couldn't put mine down. I guess you're not obsessed with your baby like I was.

Up to you but if you aren't comfortable you won't have fun. Could nurse come with you to wedding or book
One locally?

Perfectly fine to leave any baby any age if you the mum are happy with it

Maybe she should come along with you and stay in room next door in hotel if you are not sure

I do a lot of weekend / wedding work and wouldn't have a problem
Either staying at home with bubs or in hotel near you providing you pay all travelling /hotel expenses

Not weird at all. I am currently away with parents and 14wk old baby but hardly see the parents. Tho i have been with them since he came home on day 3.

We went to a child free wedding when ds2 was 3 months old (my brother's but he has since apologised). We left him for a night with our nanny and he was fine. TBH if you are going to do to 3 months is a good age as they have very little separation anxiety.
It wasn't ideal as I was still bfing.

Think it is fine as you have left dd with her before. Maybe hire her again a few times before then so that dd becomes more familiar with her and so she is not a stranger.

I think its think is fine.. at that age as long as they are fed, changed and cuddled they don't really care who's doing it. Have a lovely time.

I'm a maternity nurse and have looked after babies as young as six weeks for weekends or in one case a whole week. Parents know their children are in good hands and it doesn't mean they love their children any less than the parents who don't leave their children for years. If you feel comfortable then I think it's fine. Or second option is MN and baby go with you probably more expensive but then you're not apart from baby as long. What ever decision will be the right one for you and your family.

I'm not a maternity nurse but as a nanny, I have been left with new babies for long weekends and also with slightly older babies for up to two weeks. The two week one was with a family I had been with for 3 years and I had a 3 year old, an 18 month old and a 5 month old while the parents went on a long haul flight for work, they didn't want to drag the children on a 10 hour flight and have to suffer jet lag and time difference when they wouldn't see very much of them due to work schedules.

I agree with others, if you feel comfortable leaving your baby with a known and trusted MN then do, if you are having even slight concerns, take the maternity nurse with you, she can always arrive later and/or leave earlier than you if you don't need her the whole time you are away.

I guess it is up to you. I wouldn't have, but then I might be at the other end of the spectrum - I didn't leave my 2 for the night until they were 4!