Many suggest it, but has anyone ever actually...

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Got up and gone out for the day and left the new baby with Dad?

As in "I'm going out, you handle it. See what it is like"

If so, how did it go, did it solve anything, how did your DP react, how was your LO.

I did. But couldn't last the whole day... I lasted 4 ish hours altho i was in pjs. And wholly emotional. Baby was abt 6 days old. DH foolishly asked why washing machine was loaded but not turned on. I told him (DH) to fuck himself and flounced out in a great big huff, got outside realised i was cleared to drive (section) no phone etc. luckily had lovely neighbour, drove me to mums. Came home apologised and life went on... Not my finest hour BUT did show him exactly why I had t achieved much domestically!!

My DD is 4 weeks old and I had to leave her with DH when she was a week old as my section wound opened so had to go to the doctors. That was only for an hour though and I'd breastfed her before I left. I've since left her with him for 2hrs about 4 times (each time when I had to get my wound dressed at the local walk in centre at the weekends and didn't want to take her there near all the sick people :)) However, we only live across the road so if she'd needed feeding, he would've brought her straight over.
I know 2hrs isn't the same but I don't think I'd have any issue leaving her with him for the whole day (although I would miss her) but he's very baby orientated as are his family. He doesn't even ask to pick up friends babies when we visit, he just grabs them and starts playing, very confident.

Oh, dont get me wrong, I don't doubt his ability, and he has cared for her on his own a few times, not a worry for either of us, I meant as a specific 'making a point' moment. Not pre-planned simply up and "right, well, YOU do it today then".

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I did once - with our DS3. When I came home hubby was fast asleep on the sofa with the baby sitting in the bouncer screaming his head off!! They both survived unharmed - needless to say I never left him again!!!

Never needed to do it 'to make a point' as dh looked after ds when I went back to work for a month before he had to start back (he was a student at the time). I'd get home and he's hand him over and say "I'm just going out to walk round the block" or some such . I think all new parents should do it, as, before I had my own dcs I thought it would be a doddle being at home with a baby all day and , so I'm sure it's not an uncommon thought in many a WOTH parent.