Leaving sleeping toddler to take dog out for a wee

[Denbie]

We have always worked the dogs routine around when both of us are home so that our toddler is never left alone

However I am due to be away for 2 days next weekend and me and my partner are at an impasse RE what is acceptable

We live in a second floor flat, (no lift, stairs only) and cannot get locked out as the communal door magnet lock has never worked … I think it will be fine to run the dogs down for a wee outside of the main communal door while our toddler is sleeping in his crib and taking a monitor with us

This will take a couple of minutes and our bedroom window is directly above the communal door so you can hear everything even without the monitor anyway

I feel it’s not too different to being in your garden and baby asleep upstairs in a house, not ideal obviously but workable on this very temporary basis … partner feels this isn’t acceptable

Obviously this won’t be to go for walkies, strictly just for a toilet break directly outside the door … what do you guys think?

Why can't he take the baby during the day? Surely this is only an issue if the baby is sleeping? Other times he takes the baby with him.
I'd mostly be worried about a potential fire. Can a neighbour come and sit in the flat with the baby for 5 mins while your husband takes the dog out for a wee?

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Your P is being really, really silly.

I dont either so it’s not that weird.

I don’t take risks, however small with my children.

I think that the tragic example of poor Madeleine being left alone whilst her parents were having a meal with friends has really effected many people who were too young to understand that it was normal in the early 2000s .I think people are more likely to worry more these days 🤦‍♀️

Leaving your kids to go for a meal is entirely different to effectively being downstairs in the garden.

This attitude of contstantly having the child in your sight in the same room at all times is probably going a fair way to contributing to all the mental health issues, non resilience and general inability to deal with life that a lot of young people are growing up with.

I agree. This post is an eye opener to how other parents are, i see no sign of this with any of my friends or family. I don't understand the need to always have baby in sight and reaching distance.

Because as soon as it utters a sound it must be picked up, nowadays, thats why. That also isn't doing any of these kids any good.

I don't mean ignore your child forever and let them scream until they learn no one is coming obviously but it doesn't do them any harm to learn to wait.

Absolutely fine, you’ll be watching on the baby monitor the whole time! No different to someone who owns a large home or townhouse and their kids sleep one or two floors up.