How old was your lo the first time you went out without him/her? A friend asked me if I wanted to go see Magic Mike this weekend. I declined, I'm not ready yet!! I also don't think my husband is ready to watch her on his own yet either.
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I briefly went for a pedi near my house 2 weeks ago (lo is 8 weeks) and i rushed back with wet nails out of nervousness. She was still sleeping LOL
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My LO was a month old. I went to the hair salon.
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My LO isn't here yet but I've already instructed my husband to make sure it happens by the time LO is 6 weeks. I'm a big believer that the longer you wait the harder it gets and being one of those moms who has a one year old that's never been left with a babysitter is not for me. I will say though seeing Magic Mile wouldn't have been a very tempting offer for me so I probably would have declined too! I just can't get behind that movie or some reason!
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Oh may I mention that i got a regular update from dad while gone about her every move like "oh no, she spit out her soother, hurry up". Hahahaha! Funny part is, when I am home, he completely takes care of all her needs but said that he questions himself when I am not around. Its kinda cute
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I left LO with my husband while I went to the grocery store, went for walks, etc within the first 2 weeks, but I wouldn't have been comfortable leaving her with anyone else.
This Wednesday we're going on a double date and her grandparents will babysit. LO is just over 4 weeks now. We'll see how that goes, and whether we have to leave dinner early!
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3 weeks! I went to Target for some detergent and stayed a long time!
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3 weeks old an he was left with a baby sitter. Of course he was so difficult that I needed that time for sanity and it was only about an hour.
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I would leave LO with DH for 30-60 minutes to run errands on the weekend when he was a few weeks old. At 4 months old now, I haven't left him for more than 1.5-2 hours.
ETA: DH is the only one I totally trust to watch LO for more than a couple of hours. He's the only one you understands my routines/schedule!
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II started leaving LO for quick trips (like to target or the grocery store) when she was 5 days old. At 3 weeks me and DH went on a date and left her with my mom. At 4 weeks I left her for 6 hours for a day at the salon.
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I've left LO with my mom/in-laws for 1-2 hours, starting at 2 weeks. I think the longest i left her with my husband was for 2.5 hours to do a yoga class!
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I went to the chiropracter at 5 days. That was pretty exciting...
We went on our first date night at 2 months, both our girls were wonderful for the babysitter and it was before she got seperation anxiety but after she took a bottle.And I really wanted to see the Hunger Games.
It took longer than that with our oldest as she was such a colicy little thing that I didn't want to inflict her on others.
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2 weeks - I had a post partym visit with my midwife and my mom watched him (roughly 3 hours). Since then I have left him for short periods of time (dentist, doctor, visiting a relative in the hospital, going for a boat rode alone with DH when we are at our lakeouse). I haven't left him for more than a few hours yet - he's 7 weeks. I think I'm ready for a date night with DH though!
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Out on an errand, 1-2 weeks. Out for real, like with a friend and leaving DH alone....can't remember but she was sleeping through the night so DH didn't have to do anything.
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3 weeks to a family wedding. If it wasn't a close family that we like AND my mom was watching her I would not have gone. It was too soon!!
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First time away was postpartum appt at 6 weeks -- I think I left her w/the Hubs for 1.5 hours. We were both pretty worried, but she ended up sleeping the whole time. Since then, we've pretty much been together 24/7 until I went back to work part-time this week
Painful transition!! Thankfully, DH has been bringing her to me at lunch so I can nurse her, so we're only separated for 4 hours at a time -
My husband and I went on a 3 hour bike ride when LO was a couple weeks old. I was a bit stressed but it was really nice to have alone time with him and return and know everything was OK.
Good luck.
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@mediagirl: Are you bottle feeding or breast feeding? That may make a difference. I alternate, so DH can give the LO a bottle in my absense.
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@krsmall: I am. I'm breastfeeding and doing formula. I didn't even get to thinking about feeding her. I just couldn't get my mind past leaving her for a couple of hours already. Er... attachment issues much?
Eh, she's only almost 4 weeks, I have time to ween myself from her.
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@mediagirl: I wish I had that time back and he hadn't been so difficult. Cherish it. But make sure you are preparing everyone for those eventualities. I still very rarely leave my little one for anything. He goes to the store with me and went to a sporting event last weekend. I rarely go anywhere without him even at 14 months old.
Painful transition!! Thankfully, DH has been bringing her to me at lunch so I can nurse her, so we're only separated for 4 hours at a time Reply
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