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Hellobee Boards Topic: when was the first time you left your LO for more than a couple hours? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 27 Jun 2026 21:26:53 +0000 BananaPancakes on "when was the first time you left your LO for more than a couple hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-first-time-you-left-your-lo-for-more-than-a-couple-hours#post-183049 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:00:26 +0000 BananaPancakes 183049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Lozza: I've been the same way on maternity leave. I've left him with the grandmas a bunch to run errands and my husband and I have been to a couple of movies, as well. My mom and MIL pretty much push us out the door on weekends so they can have them all to themselves. We go to breakfast every Sunday while my mom watches him. I feel like I like him so much better when I can get away from him every once and a while. Lozza on "when was the first time you left your LO for more than a couple hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-first-time-you-left-your-lo-for-more-than-a-couple-hours#post-182998 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 09:14:14 +0000 Lozza 182998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I went out to a movie when he was like 3 weeks old. And there were plenty of other times during maternity leave when I'd go out on an errand for a couple hours and leave him with DH or my mom or my sister. I went back to work at 9 weeks, so left him plenty then! He had his first overnight without us when he was a year old- left him with my parents and my younger sister, and a great time was had by all (DH and I went to a wedding out of town). I miss him if I've been at work all day and he goes to bed before I get home, but when I was on maternity leave I LIVED for those couple hours of freedom. Didn't miss him at all :) rachiecakes on "when was the first time you left your LO for more than a couple hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-first-time-you-left-your-lo-for-more-than-a-couple-hours#post-182955 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 08:53:12 +0000 rachiecakes 182955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ At 7 weeks old. I had an event I didn't want to miss and had a good friend come over to watch him. She was super sweet and sent a picture of him smiling (he had just started to smile in response), made me feel so much better even though I still missed him terribly. We were gone maybe 3 hours. heffalump on "when was the first time you left your LO for more than a couple hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-first-time-you-left-your-lo-for-more-than-a-couple-hours#post-182842 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 06:52:25 +0000 heffalump 182842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ At 1 month I had to leave her for about 7 hours for my sisters bachelorette party. Then when she was 9 months I left her all day to be with dh when he had surgery. Andrea on "when was the first time you left your LO for more than a couple hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-first-time-you-left-your-lo-for-more-than-a-couple-hours#post-182812 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 05:24:16 +0000 Andrea 182812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It must have been at 6 months when she started daycare. loveisstrange on "when was the first time you left your LO for more than a couple hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-first-time-you-left-your-lo-for-more-than-a-couple-hours#post-182805 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 03:43:32 +0000 loveisstrange 182805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @bree72: OMG, DH would be so jealous. He loves Bon Iver. BananaPancakes on "when was the first time you left your LO for more than a couple hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-first-time-you-left-your-lo-for-more-than-a-couple-hours#post-182802 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 03:15:36 +0000 BananaPancakes 182802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ At 3 weeks, my husband and I saw the broadway version of Lion King in Orlando, which is an hour away. So all together with travel, it was a good 6 hour trip. This week (7 weeks)I went to see Bon Iver in Orlandp, so another 6 hour trip. I'm ready for him to stay overnight at grandma's, though! I need some sleep. runsyellowlites on "when was the first time you left your LO for more than a couple hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-first-time-you-left-your-lo-for-more-than-a-couple-hours#post-182772 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 23:56:02 +0000 runsyellowlites 182772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DS had his first sleep over at grandmas at 1 week old, DD at 6 wks so I could catch up on sleep. I waited longer with DD since I am ebf'ing & held off till after week 4 to start pumping. I left her with DH a handful of times between feedings to run errands before her overnight stay though. I very much do appreciate the "breathe time" and sleep time. lol MsMini on "when was the first time you left your LO for more than a couple hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-first-time-you-left-your-lo-for-more-than-a-couple-hours#post-182769 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 23:51:20 +0000 MsMini 182769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have only left him (with DH) for about 20 minutes a week or so ago to run to the grocery store (he is 6 weeks old). I am considering doing a cut/colour in the next couple weeks, and I will leave him with DH, I am just not sure how I will handle that though, I am such a wimp. skibobrown on "when was the first time you left your LO for more than a couple hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-first-time-you-left-your-lo-for-more-than-a-couple-hours#post-182760 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 23:02:37 +0000 skibobrown 182760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I left her for several hours so I could get a massage and pedicure when she was 8 weeks old. I missed her, but it also felt so nice to be out of the house for some me time! pastemoo on "when was the first time you left your LO for more than a couple hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-first-time-you-left-your-lo-for-more-than-a-couple-hours#post-182741 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:09:52 +0000 pastemoo 182741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ at 5 days old i left for 1.5 hours and missed him after an hour. he's only 17 days old, and now the longest we left him is 3 hours chopsuey on "when was the first time you left your LO for more than a couple hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-first-time-you-left-your-lo-for-more-than-a-couple-hours#post-182694 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 21:33:57 +0000 chopsuey 182694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think we left LO for the first time when she was 11 months old? or 10 months old. We left her for 3 hours after she went down for the night. Mrs. Jacks on "when was the first time you left your LO for more than a couple hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-first-time-you-left-your-lo-for-more-than-a-couple-hours#post-182614 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:43:30 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 182614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We had to leave Lala for 12 hrs when her sister was being born. It was awful... though I can leave her with her dad for that long without a problem. Rainbow Sprinkles on "when was the first time you left your LO for more than a couple hours?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-was-the-first-time-you-left-your-lo-for-more-than-a-couple-hours#post-182609 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 20:41:33 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 182609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My LO is 3.5 weeks old and I left her for 6 hours today to get a haircut and hair color. I missed her so much. A lot of people were shocked I left her so early! When did you leave your newborn for the first time?