Does your DH take your 15(ish) month out alone?

[taIao]

If so, where does he go and how long for etc?

DH has never taken our DD out without me, manly because I’ve always been breastfeeding.

However, it occurred to me the other day that DD obviously manages a full day at nursery with some expressed milk so surely I could send DH out with the same!

Just to give me a bit of alone time to catch up on some household jobs that have needed doing for about 15 months haha.

Looking for experiences as to what others do? Thank you.

We could never have done it when DD was younger - she was not one of those settled babies when out and about - so could never be far from me and the boob!

I remember having to express milk and keep it chilled on long car journeys! Thankfully, things have got a bit better now.

Don’t be a knob at Christmas, eh @arethereanyleftatall

@taIao if DD copes with nursery then should be able to be with DH without you. At 15 months they can drink water instead of milk as will be having food as well.

Yes, he did, same places I did…park, walks, food shopping, to meet friends for coffee or lunch or a pint. When my eldest was 16 months, I went to Australia for work for 2 weeks, so apart from during the work day when she was in nursery, it was Dh 24/7 for those couple weeks. I took dd to Italy on holiday when youngest was 15 months. So Dh was doing long stints of solo parenting from about a year. They’re older now, but he and his dad friends go on camping trips with them all for the weekend. Or off to visit friends or family. Same as me.

Sending sympathy @taIao . My DH has health issues and didn't take DC out alone until she was three. It was A LOT for me. She's much older now, but having a routine where he takes her out to a class (or whatever) every week has been life-changing for me (and they both love it too). Definitely broach it with him and get some time for yourself!

They have gone out to the park and DH is under strict instructions not to return until DD has had her nap! 😄

I hope you enjoy your time to yourself.

Hope you have some me time rather than doing chores

Yes of course! My husband’s taken our daughter out regularly from a newborn. He’s even taken her on weekends away just the two of them.

They go all sorts of places- parks, soft play, hikes, bike rides etc. She’s 6 now. He’s extremely hands on.

Yes - DH works compressed hours and has since DD was born, specifically so so they could have one day a week together just the two of them when I went back to work. I’ve also been away with friends for the weekend. I went through cancer treatment for a year when DD was 4 months ish so didn’t BF, and therefore there was never anything I could do that he couldn’t. He has never needed help packing a bag or knowing what DD needed for the day…I didn’t know a thing about babies either so we just learned it together - even if I hadn’t been ill I know he would still have been an equal parent because his friends are all very involved dads and that was what he wanted to be too.

I’ve just asked him what his favourite things to do with her at that age were:

• swimming lessons (they still go, she’s nearly 4 now. I’ve never taken her to one!)
• sensory class type thing in a garden centre
• dog walk with her in a carrier
• anything animal related - feeding ducks (free! 😂) or farm visit

He said being the only dad at things has never bothered him and the only thing he point blank refuses to do is soft play, because he detests it 😂