Separation anxiety - as suffered by the parent, not the dc

[Mothigail]

I don't think I've been away from my 9 mo ds for more than 2 hours since he was born - first of all because of the crazy feeding, now because there really is nobody else around - and I mean nobody - to have him.

My DH is a teacher and off work for the hols. He's just taken ds out and texted to say "I could stay out for lunch with him at my mum's, actually".

Cue me coming over all panicky and saying nah just bring him back for lunch. Perhaps if it had been planned, I'd have been cool with it. Or perhaps if I didn't have an awful relationship with my MIL and if she wasn't the only person who makes ds cry (by being too in-his-face).

Or should it just have been the easiest thing in the world to just say "yes please! Have fun! Byeee!"?

Please tell me your PFB separation anxiety stories...

Don't fel too bad about it, op. I am the same with secodn born

Ooh separation anxiety is the reason I am still unemployed, I just can't bring myself to work while Georgia is "dumped" in a daycare (I have nothing against daycare or parents who use them). 9 months is still very soon though. If he was 21 and you were still not letting him out your sight for more than a few hours then I'd worry