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Hellobee Boards Topic: Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:16:38 +0000 LuLu Mom on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time/page/2#post-1330408 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 10:00:25 +0000 LuLu Mom 1330408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 2 1/2 weeks old! She was in the NICU for the first 6 days, and then my mom and MIL took turns staying with me the next week, so it was when they went back to work, I was on my own. dagret on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time/page/2#post-1330397 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 09:57:53 +0000 dagret 1330397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ my husband left us in the hospital to let the dog out and do some work - probably for 5 hours. it *felt* like forever. Then he had to work out of state when L was about a week old. Pirouette on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time/page/2#post-1330396 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 09:57:38 +0000 Pirouette 1330396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @MrsF: thanks!!! I thought I'd be terrified but I was ok! So much better with dh around though. Alivoo01 on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time/page/2#post-1330221 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 09:10:46 +0000 Alivoo01 1330221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 1 week here also. rachiecakes on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time/page/2#post-1330022 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 06:33:21 +0000 rachiecakes 1330022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Running Elley: oops :) DH didn't stop work aside from the night I delivered. The first day home from the hospital he was working (& I was so out of it I didn't realize I left my cellphone in the hospital room, called my mom on skype to call the hospital and then DH, lol). oliviaoblivia on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time/page/2#post-1330019 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 06:25:56 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1330019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ She was six days old. I was too scared to put her down I held her the whole day. loveisstrange on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time/page/2#post-1330006 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 05:26:39 +0000 loveisstrange 1330006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ C was 2/2.5 weeks old. Cherrybee on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time/page/2#post-1329999 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 05:03:22 +0000 Cherrybee 1329999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DD was three weeks old when DH went back to work and I started spending all day alone with her. It was so nerve-wracking! The following weekend, he took a gig that required him to leave the house in the morning and not return until about 2am. When he got in, I was sobbing hysterically - not good. littlek on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time#post-1329997 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 04:35:59 +0000 littlek 1329997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Well LO was in NICU for 10 days. I spent every day with him at the hospital and DH went back to work. Once LO was released, DH stayed home with us for 6 weeks. SugarplumsMom on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time#post-1329979 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 03:00:55 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1329979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm not exactly sure because for some reason, I didn't write it down. But I think it was before she turned 3 months old. googly-eyes on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time#post-1329961 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 01:55:37 +0000 googly-eyes 1329961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Running Elley: oooh oops. In that case I think it was when she was 3 weeks and dh went back to work! Running Elley on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time#post-1329901 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 00:43:24 +0000 Running Elley 1329901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Well I spent a night at the hospital alone with DD! I kind of meant on your own like a whole day by yourself but the other answers are interesting! @Baby Boy Mom: I think it was harder the first time around too! Baby Boy Mom on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time#post-1329798 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 22:58:13 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1329798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Both around the one week mark. I think it was actually harder the first time around... cascademom on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time#post-1329789 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 22:53:55 +0000 cascademom 1329789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Two weeks old. DH got sick after my labor and delivery, so he went to the ER and I was by myself with LO then. I remember being in awe of the nurses and baby photographer who could swaddle LO perfectly so he would sleep. matador84 on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time#post-1329673 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 21:53:42 +0000 matador84 1329673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I stayed in the hospital alone and sent DH home. Sooo...a few hours old! Ha! rachiecakes on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time#post-1329668 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 21:50:33 +0000 rachiecakes 1329668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DH went home after J was born. I was pretty sick in the hospital for the next 4 days and DS had a collapsed lung. We didn't expect any of that to happen and had no one to care for our pets. Luckily, the hospital was walking distance from out house. Aside from the help of doctors and nurses those 5 days, I was alone with J from the first night on. googly-eyes on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time#post-1329625 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 21:34:00 +0000 googly-eyes 1329625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Dh went home from the hospital the first night and I was left with my screaming kid til about four am when a nurse came in and said I needed to take a break! ALV91711 on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time#post-1329618 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 21:32:07 +0000 ALV91711 1329618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @MrsStar: Yikes! My mom stayed with me the one night so DH could go home and sleep. And good thing because I had a hard time getting in and out of the bed with DS. I would have been scared to be on my own. MrsStar on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time#post-1329455 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 20:29:55 +0000 MrsStar 1329455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @ALV91711: Nope at my hospital, only women that had c sections (and therefore had their own room) got to have someone stay with them. LO was born at 10.56pm and once I got to my room on the ward with 2 other women I was left on my own with LO and I had no clue what I was doing! petunia354 on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time#post-1329449 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 20:27:10 +0000 petunia354 1329449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 19 days old....but he had been in the NICU for 17 days prior to that. DH worked while DS was in the NICU and took 2 days off when he came home. It was hell.... ALV91711 on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time#post-1329410 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 20:14:52 +0000 ALV91711 1329410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @MrsStar: he wasn't aloud to stay with you?! That is crazy. They had sleeping benches in all the rooms on the maternity floor. Just after two weeks I was alone during the day but only for a few days. My mom was here the first two weeks and then a few days later MIL was here for a week. At 6 weeks I did 10 days on my own. That was crazy! ZombieBullfrogHoller on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time#post-1329392 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 20:09:53 +0000 ZombieBullfrogHoller 1329392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The first day home so day 3. I convinced DH to go back to work that night at his 3rd shift job and he ended up being held at gunpoint! Should have just let him stay home haha cyndistar3 on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time#post-1329381 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 20:05:35 +0000 cyndistar3 1329381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ With #1 I was alone with her most of the time since day 3 but with #2 it was a loooong time before I was actually alone with them because my sister was living with us and my mom came to visit for a few weeks. MrsF on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time#post-1329335 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 19:48:57 +0000 MrsF 1329335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DH went back to work part-time at 2 weeks so I was alone with M for long stretches of time. Either my mom or sister came for a few hours each day at first though, which made it SO much easier. @Pirouette: Congratulations! The first week is the scariest / hardest. yin on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time#post-1329322 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 19:43:25 +0000 yin 1329322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DH took off for a week for both of my boys. It was pretty difficult being on my own, especially with two. Smurfette on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time#post-1329295 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 19:38:50 +0000 Smurfette 1329295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ She was two weeks when DH went back to work. At 7 weeks was his first traveling trip, gone for 5 days. swedishfish on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time#post-1329289 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 19:37:45 +0000 swedishfish 1329289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DH went out to buy a few things on day four, I believe. SAHM0811 on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time#post-1329275 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 19:30:17 +0000 SAHM0811 1329275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DD1 - DH had to go into work the day we got home from the hospital, so... Day 3? My mom didn't fly in til later, around Day 7-8 I think. DD2 - My mom was around til Day 10, then DH took a week off, so I guess around Day 18. MrsStormy on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time#post-1329261 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 19:21:48 +0000 MrsStormy 1329261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Dh went back to work at 2.5 weeks, but he left for an hour or so a few times before that. I built it up and thought it would be so much worse than it was, I actually think that's when I really started bonding with LO! MrsStar on "Holw old was your LO when you had them by yourself for the first time?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holw-old-was-your-lo-when-you-had-them-by-yourself-for-the-first-time#post-1329244 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 19:15:33 +0000 MrsStar 1329244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Dh left the hospital as soon as I got to my recovery room since lo was born at night and didn't allow partners. I was released from hospital on monday night and was alone with Lo from the next morning when dh was at work. So basically straight away.