Should I lesve my baby overnight?

[Geordiemummy]

Hi, I’m looking for advice.

I’m due to have my first child at the end of February and I intend to breastfeed them.

A girl I don’t really know has asked me to be her bridesmaid, and wants to go away to a spa overnight in July for her hen do. My husband would be able to babysit but right now I really don’t know if I would be comfortable leaving the baby as it will be so little and I won’t have left them overnight before then.

When did you first leave your child overnight? How dI you deal with feeding the baby when your not around?

Thank you

I think you will only really know once the baby is here. I still haven't left mine and he's 17months, I just don't want to, I completely trust my husband with him and he is more then capable, I'm no longer breastfeeding so that wouldn't be a problem but nothing has really made me think I would prefer to do that than be away from my son. My friend left her son overnight when he was only 3 weeks so everyone is diffident and there is no wrong and right.

In contrast to most - I left my ebf baby at 6 weeks overnight with a fridge full of expressed milk and my parents and siblings to watch DC (4 adults!)
We were only an hour away in case he didn't settle. But he was fine! We all had a lovely weekend.

DC goes frequently for sleepovers at granny's now, they have a beautiful close bond.

Depends how much you trust who you're leaving the baby with?

I would disagree that it's about trusting who you leave them with primarily. For me, it was just not wanting to leave them.