We have always been lucky and taken someone we know like my mum. But I have been one of those agency babysitters while I was at uni and I was lovely and yea I took a torch and just read a book. With mobile phones the way they are now they would probably use their Internet

Just on a side note. It's ok to say no too if that's what you want. It's been a while but if you are just not comfortable leaving him yet then you're just not!