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Where and who do you you leave your children with?

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charliebat · 12/10/2005 21:07

I have left mine with dp, my mum, nursery, school, my best friend and a mumsnetter id only met a few hours before..
I dont let them play on the street, they are free to roam in the garden however and I wouldnt leave them anywhere alseep without me being near. What about you?

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monstersmummy · 12/10/2005 21:11

ds1 my mum/dps parents

ds2 never left (hes 6 months)

wouldn't leave them with someone i had met a few hours earlier

monstersmummy · 12/10/2005 21:12

is this a seriouos thread or not?

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charliebat · 12/10/2005 21:16

Well I was Guess you were too

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BudaBabe · 12/10/2005 21:18

Wanted to leave him on the side of the road today!!

But seriously - have left him with various babysitters but made sure they worked a few days with me in the house first so he knew them. Other than that only family - my parents, sisters and DH's step-mum.

But never left him with anyone he didn't know.

Aimsmum · 12/10/2005 21:20

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Blu · 12/10/2005 21:21

DP, nursery, my best friend, my sister, both his grans, my SIL, another nursery, a nanny, another friend.

Tortington · 12/10/2005 21:24

older brother whilst we both go get slaughtered down the pub.

spidermama · 12/10/2005 21:27

All family (my mum, sister, dad, brother. Dh's mum, brothers)
A handful of close friends.
Two babysitters.
Oh yeah, and school, but that's under review.

kama · 12/10/2005 21:27

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Hulababy · 12/10/2005 21:28

I have left DD with my parents and DH's parents - as couples and individually. PILs have her once a week, on one of my work days. My parents do most of the baby sitting, as and when we want it. Also with my brother or sister. She stays with nursery 2 days a week - has done since being about 20 weeks old. And for very brief times, with the odd friend.

zaphod · 12/10/2005 21:30

Except for school or playschool, I rarely leave them with anyone but my two best friends. In an emergency, Granny and Grandad, or one of their Aunts. And this week-end, my friend is having them all (5) so we can go away, alone, together for the first time in about 7 years. God, am I looking forward to it.

expatinscotland · 12/10/2005 21:30

Our DD is 2.3. We've left her w/my ILs, my parents and my sister and BIL. That's it.

trinityrocks · 13/10/2005 18:19

DD1 (5) both sets of grandparents, older brother(20) and his girlfriend(38), my best friend and school!!!

DD2 (6 months)Nana and my best friend

Wouldn't leave either of them with people they weren't used to, well school I suppose is like that but slightly diff.

flamebat · 13/10/2005 18:21

Here's a question for you Monstersmummy (if you're about and still keeping track of an old thread)... would you leave them with me?

Seems weird, but I think I would be ok to leave DD with you, Sam or Becky!!!

Roxswood · 13/10/2005 19:45

My partner and thats it. No-one else would give her the care she deserves, because no-one else loves her like we do.
My family all have bizarre ideas about having to toughen children up by leaving them alone to cry.. no way, not happening to my little one.

Bugsy2 · 13/10/2005 20:18

I have been so fortunate to have so many lovely people look after my children: nannies at various creches, childminder, aupair, friends, family. It was really hard at first because I thought I had some unique gift which meant that only I could look after my child - but as I went back to work I realised that actually there are loads of people out there who genuinely love babies & children and are sometimes better than me at looking after them!!!

tiredemma · 13/10/2005 20:27

i only leave mine with either my aunt or dp's stepmum.

really particular about who looks after them- especially after coming home from our first night out after ds1 was born, to find my mom, drunk, asleep in bed with 8 week old ds in the crook of her arm.

scaryman · 13/10/2005 20:39

God charlie, you are so irresponsible! Fancy leaving your dd's with someone you've only just met. I'd never do that.

I never used to leave mine with anyone, but as I've had more kids and especially now I'm on my own, I've had to loosen the reins and take help when I can get it. If I have the option of someone watching the kids for 5 minutes so I can nip to the shop, or dragging all 4 out with me, I'll leave them with someone.

The only people who have looked after them for any length of time are my mum, exp, my sil and a friend who helps me out loads.

weesaidie · 13/10/2005 20:43

God, loads of people. Most of whom love her...! My family members, her dad and a few close friends. And more recently, nursery.

frannykenstein · 13/10/2005 20:48

My mum, for short periods. She's nearly 70 and finds it physically hard to look after a toddler. No other adults, but, bizarrely, two of the girls I used to look after when I was a nanny (they are now 14 and nearly 16, and ds would like to go and live with them full-time).

ixel · 13/10/2005 20:49

With dh for a max of 2 hrs a few times (or 4 hrs once because ds was asleep for 2 of the 4).Prob 7 or 8 times in the 2 yrs he's been alive.

With my Mum for 1-2 hrs a handful of times when she's been to visit, mainly after he's gone to bed.

With my mother in law for an hour once.

With a friend while I nip to the loo at playgroups.

No one else, as I'm always with him and there is no one anyway! Am getting worried about what to do with him when the new baby decides to make an arrival...

frannykenstein · 13/10/2005 20:49

I lie, I did leave him with a friend and her toddler for an hour when I had an emergency, and would happily do so again, given half the chance.

flamebat · 13/10/2005 22:16

Just realised how odd that message for MM must have looked - we have known each other through online babygroups for about 18 months now (as I have the other two girls I mentioned).

Obviously I would want to meet her for an hour or so first, but I feel that I would leave my DD with her, and I would be happy to have hers if she needed me too.

I leave DD with my friend, my mum, my friend's MIL....errr, that's about it. I have a couple of other friends that I would be happy to leave her with, but I've never had the chance to leg it fast enough

magicfarawaytree · 13/10/2005 22:48

with preschool and nursery, very rarely ddi with friends, ds only a couple of times with family, dd2 only with dh. Will not let them have sleepovers and never have left them for more than a couple of hours. play in the garden only where I can see them and in the park etc I need to be able to see them. Dont let dd1 3 go to toilet on own when we are out either.

beetlejuice73 · 13/10/2005 23:24

Agree with you Bugsy. Nobody is better than me or dp obviously, but lots of people seem to come a very good second - mother, sister, nanny, various babysitters...

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