From my experience i think it is a big step to leave your little baby with anyone else and something you will have to really think about in order to choose someone you trust to leave Jazz with.

I never thought i could do it but i did. We live out of town so when we came to adelaide for our 6 week checks my parents were nice enough to stay in the same hotel as us. I was breastfeeding 2 hourly but each nightmy husband and i would rush off for an hour for tea and leave our daughter with my parents. They did a great job and i trusted them 100% but i still found myself running back to them as soon as we had gobbled down our last mouthful.

When Bella was about 4 months old mum came to visit and i used that as a chance to spend a day at work just catching up on things so that when i went back it wasnt such a drama. Mum brought Bella in for feeds and i was totally relaxed knowing she was in good care.

My MIL is lovely but not overly maternal so i still stress when i leave bella with her and bella is 8 months old. I know she loves her i just worry that she will do things differently to the way i do.

Having said all that it still all depends on the day. I tried leaving bella with my mum when she was 5 months old and i was going to tea but bella was tired and wouldnt settle before i left and i got the guilts and came home halfway through eating my tea.

I guess basically my point is you will get a gut feeling about who to leave Jazz with and if Jazz is upto it on that day. It is hard at first, but i think if you trust the person it ends up being something you will look forward to so you can have a rest. Let us know how you go.