Hellobee Boards Topic: How old was LO when you first left them with a hired sitter?

Hellobee Boards Topic: How old was LO when you first left them with a hired sitter? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:32:44 +0000 LuLu Mom on "How old was LO when you first left them with a hired sitter?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-left-them-with-a-hired-sitter#post-1140761 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 14:02:26 +0000 LuLu Mom 1140761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We are at 12 months and haven't had a need yet, both grandparents still beg to watch. If/when we need it, we have 2 cousins that are on call to do it, I'm waiting until she's a bit older. lovehoneybee on "How old was LO when you first left them with a hired sitter?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-left-them-with-a-hired-sitter#post-1140755 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 14:00:24 +0000 lovehoneybee 1140755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 14 months and we still haven't...it's usually MIL or SIL. meredithNYC on "How old was LO when you first left them with a hired sitter?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-left-them-with-a-hired-sitter#post-1140752 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 13:59:10 +0000 meredithNYC 1140752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ About 4 months shinymama on "How old was LO when you first left them with a hired sitter?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-left-them-with-a-hired-sitter#post-1140685 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 13:36:47 +0000 shinymama 1140685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ He's 13 months and it hasn't happened yet, since my parents ask (read: demand) if they can watch the boys every weekend. lamariniere on "How old was LO when you first left them with a hired sitter?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-left-them-with-a-hired-sitter#post-1140653 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 13:23:18 +0000 lamariniere 1140653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 4 months. It was our first date night since the birth and we used one of my girlfriends. bunnylove08 on "How old was LO when you first left them with a hired sitter?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-left-them-with-a-hired-sitter#post-1140563 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 12:54:28 +0000 bunnylove08 1140563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 5 months blackbird on "How old was LO when you first left them with a hired sitter?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-left-them-with-a-hired-sitter#post-1140531 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 12:45:11 +0000 blackbird 1140531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 6 weeks old, lol. I hired a sorority sister of mine to babysit every week so DH and I could play in a company softball league. We hire her for date nights from time to time. Smurfette on "How old was LO when you first left them with a hired sitter?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-left-them-with-a-hired-sitter#post-1140355 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 11:50:00 +0000 Smurfette 1140355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The end of this month will be the first time leaving her with someone other then family. She will be 7.5 months. But we hired a day care teacher since it is all afternoon and night, while we go to a wedding. keiki_mama on "How old was LO when you first left them with a hired sitter?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-left-them-with-a-hired-sitter#post-1140285 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 11:31:14 +0000 keiki_mama 1140285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ He was 12 months. We hired the younger sister (high school senior) of one of our daycare teachers. MamaMoose on "How old was LO when you first left them with a hired sitter?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-left-them-with-a-hired-sitter#post-1140280 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 11:29:41 +0000 MamaMoose 1140280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ LO is ten months and we haven't yet. I'm very lucky that I have two really close friends who often beg to babysit (for free) because they want to hang out with my LO. littlek on "How old was LO when you first left them with a hired sitter?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-left-them-with-a-hired-sitter#post-1140258 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 11:24:02 +0000 littlek 1140258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ B was around 7 months when we left him with a babysitter for the first time. PurplePeony on "How old was LO when you first left them with a hired sitter?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-left-them-with-a-hired-sitter#post-1140235 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 11:18:16 +0000 PurplePeony 1140235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Ours will be no more than 3 months -- my DH has a big work function about 3 months after my due date that I HAVE to be at, and it's definitely a no-babies-allowed thing. I'm already nervous about it! I'm hoping we can get one of our really nice neighbors to come over that night, as opposed to some random teenager or college student...but it's still too far off to really plan. Mrsbells on "How old was LO when you first left them with a hired sitter?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-left-them-with-a-hired-sitter#post-1140218 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 11:12:06 +0000 Mrsbells 1140218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ we have never left LO with a hired sitter. Only at the daycare center or with grandparents. Maybe I'm weird but I dont feel comfortable with strangers being in my home when I am not there ETA she is 17 months winniebee on "How old was LO when you first left them with a hired sitter?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-left-them-with-a-hired-sitter#post-1140143 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 10:53:12 +0000 winniebee 1140143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 15 months - before that when we wanted a sitter, we had one of our parents watch him, but at 14 months old we moved far away and our only option is a paid sitter here. We actually go out more now that we pay someone than before! mjane on "How old was LO when you first left them with a hired sitter?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-left-them-with-a-hired-sitter#post-1140138 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 10:52:01 +0000 mjane 1140138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 4 months--last week. It felt like a big moment! But it is GOOD. I feel less bad if she is fussy than I did when I left her with family--because she is getting paid! autumnlove on "How old was LO when you first left them with a hired sitter?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-left-them-with-a-hired-sitter#post-1140046 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 10:28:00 +0000 autumnlove 1140046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I still haven't and my LO is 21 months. We will probably use a hired sitter (SIL's niece) for a date night this month. Mrs. Jump Rope on "How old was LO when you first left them with a hired sitter?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-left-them-with-a-hired-sitter#post-1140043 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 10:27:11 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1140043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We hired someone when Chloe was 6 months, but I work from home so she wasn't by herself. She was closer to 8 months when we had the sitter watch her while we went to dinner. oliviaoblivia on "How old was LO when you first left them with a hired sitter?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-left-them-with-a-hired-sitter#post-1140040 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 10:26:22 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1140040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not yet. She's nine months. And I'm a big wuss. looch on "How old was LO when you first left them with a hired sitter?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-left-them-with-a-hired-sitter#post-1140026 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 10:23:48 +0000 looch 1140026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 4 months. We interviewed several women from a nanny service and we used for about a year and a half. loveisstrange on "How old was LO when you first left them with a hired sitter?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-left-them-with-a-hired-sitter#post-1140022 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 10:23:05 +0000 loveisstrange 1140022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Um... probably like 7 months, I think. Our sitter is the daughter of a family friend though. Corduroy on "How old was LO when you first left them with a hired sitter?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-was-lo-when-you-first-left-them-with-a-hired-sitter#post-1140017 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 10:21:44 +0000 Corduroy 1140017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ LO is 7 months and I think we're going to start looking for a sitter. How old was your LO when you first left them with a hired sitter?