Co Parenting in lockdown

[beamummy1]

Hello,

I have a baby boy just turned 6 months, I have been in lockdown alone with him for about 7 weeks now and I'm really struggling. He has visited his dad every weekend since being born and started sleeping every weekend at 3 months so I had a break.

Are any other parents sending their children, especially babies to other parents/grandparents/relatives houses at all?

I feel helpless and alone.

Hi OP,

You're far from alone here. But we wouldn't want your post to get lost. We're going to move it over to our coronavirus topic, where we think you'll find lots more parents in a similar situation to chat to.

Kids from split homes are allowed to go between there homes ( ie. He can go to his dads).
We still have my stepson the same number of nights we would usually have him just rearranged slightly to minimise the hand overs.

No personal experience but it’s pretty common for children to still continue moving between households unless anyone is vulnerable. Send the baby to their dad’s, get some rest and encourage their bonding. I don’t know anyone that isn’t doing this to be honest!

I'm not in this position OP but I remember the baby years very well and can only imagine how hard it is. Post what you want, happy to chat . Are you managing to sleep/do something relaxing for yourself at the weekend? Nice bath and book maybe, Skype with friends or family? Getting out for walks during the day?

Sorry realised it's because you are getting no break. Send baby to Dads. No question.

My ds2 is older than yours but he goes to his dad's every weekend at the moment.

It's absolutely ok to send your little boy to his dad's -you'll all benefit from it.