thread: Feeling pressure to let others babysit

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  1. #1
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    Apr 2006
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    When my DS was 8 months old we were in the same position - fed to sleep and had never been left with anyone other than short stints with DH. As he got older the length of time I could leave him with DH has increased and now I can leave them together all day. He is now 26 months old and yesterday I let him go to the neighbours when they were walking past and I followed 10 minutes later after I fed the baby. That is the first time that he has been in the care of anyone other than myself or DH.

    So I don't think it is odd that you don't want to be parted from your baby.

    As Raven said, take it as a compliment that your family wants to babysit. No one in my family has ever offered to look after DS, even when they knew that DH would have to miss the birth of our second child because we had no one to look after DS.

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    Mar 2007
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    Well Sterla I left DD yesterday for 4hrs!!!!!!!!!!!
    And she was fine Had a great time!! lol. And I didn't cry, haha.

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    Heaven: I was actually just thinking of you this morning, and wondering how it went. I'm glad it went so well. Do you think you'll do it again any time soon?

    So, I'm going to the 'girls breakfast' tomorrow morning, which means I'm leaving DS with DH for 1-2 hours. I think I'm okay with that - really, it would be good for DH and DS to have more one-on-one time. Baby steps...

  4. #4

    Dec 2005
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    good on you chicky. Enjoy the morning and try not to worry to much (easier said then done) about how DS is and how DH is coping.

    Let us know how you go