How often does your BabyDaddy take baby out alone?

bumpuser7846882

How often does he leave the house with the kid, without you, for an activity - not just child care drop-off.

bumpuser7846882

DH travels a lot for work and hobbies, so it just occurred to me a few weeks ago that he's never taken B out of the house solo. I'm trying to encourage him to do it soon and to get used to the idea, because I'm going to want him to do it more when BabyGirl arrives.

ColieAnn31

Never. He'll find every excuse not to. The only time he takes Grayson by himself is when he's dropping him off at his parents house. He may have to take Grayson to his doctors appointment and that'll be the first time.

peachnectarine

Never. Right now, LO is a handful to take out by himself, but I'm sure he will when he is older.

morristhecatmom

I'd say three out of the five days of the work week he takes her out on some kind of "adventure". One night I have a standing girls night the others he gives me a break from having her all day. Usually going to a park or running some errands or playing ingress.

riansmommie

Mine hasn't yet (and won't for at least 6 months thanks to deployment), but he does take our DD out alone and will keep both at home if I wanna do something alone. When he gets home I will be pushing for him to take the two oldest out on his own so I can have downtime with the new little.

ASmallWonder

DH has not ever taken both kids out alone and he has never taken Q out alone.  He's taken Aiden out a few times - I think three, his parents' and twice to the movies - but I was working in all situations so I've never gotten to stay home alone without the kids.  Damn, that sucks.  I think I need to change that lol

Cricket81

In my next life, I hope I come back as a husband. All the fun, 2% of the work

MorganWP

Like PPs, SO will take DD for walks and stuff or just over to his parents' house. I want him to take her out more but he won't for whatever reason. I think it largely has to do with changing diapers. The whole, not every men's room has a change table thing. Even though there are ways around that.

nikel13

I will say that I put a few days a week because she is home alone with him a few days a week. He has to take her with him.

itsStackie

I don't think ever, but he will stay home with her while I go out.

numbersgirl08

He watches her often, but prefers to watch her at home. Also, since we both work full time, we try to do as much as a family as possible when not working.

bumpuser7846882

Cricket81 said:

In my next life, I hope I come back as a husband. All the fun, 2% of the work

I say this a lot. I regularly ask DH if I can be the daddy for this next baby. He says no

musicalsilver

I said never, but he has taken LO out on a short walks.

ilovemarfa

Never but he does work a lot and I'm with the kids all day so that's when I run the errands. He will stay home with the boys if I have to go somewhere. My husband is very absent minded too. He's always on call it seems so when the hospital calls him he pretty much will forget about the boys to take the call. It makes me nervous because I don't want the boys to get hurt while he's on the phone.

megaroo64

It ebbs and flows- sometimes it is not very often, but sometimes it is a lot more regularly.  But he is completely comfortable taking B out alone and they go all over the place on their little father/son adventures.  

amie444

When in town he does daycare drop off and pickup and any errands that come with that

cynthia2007

A few times ever. To daycare if I'm traveling. We are together on weekends so we get out as family. He'll stay home with her on weekend if I need to go to a store and need to do in a hurry or something. I would love if he'd take her to a park one day just the two of them....

Mufflerlove

He doesn't take her anywhere but they play at home all the time when I am not home.

Mufflerlove

nykkolaughs said:

itsStackie said:

I don't think ever, but he will stay home with her while I go out.

Samesies.

Also, let me confess that I truly don't trust anyone else driving her. =;

I feel the same lol. I don't like him driving with her if I am not there. A irrational fear they will get into an accident and die without me.

WasNotWas

He grocery shops with them, takes them to the playground, basically anything that he can take them he does, and vice versa we don't like to sit at home and take turns

BC&LM

Only a few times ever and pretty much just to go to the store; I'm not sure if that counts as an activity. They have never been to the park or zoo or anything like that without me. If we are all home, we usually like to do things together as a family, and other than in the morning before daycare, DH isn't usually home when I am not; he works later than I do most days and usually takes his vacation time when I already have off.

I go out with LO lots without DH because I am a teacher so I get more time off and get done work earlier since I go in earlier.

needanustart

DH has taken both boys for a few hours in the morning to a playground or on an activity at least once a weekend since Lo was 6 months. The constant nursing before then made it hard. But he loves taking the boys for some guy time.
We actually started a time trade last month. He gets to go work on his music with a friend after dinner or bedtime for a few hours during the week and I get 3-4 hours to do a long run and nice shower and alone time in the weekend. It's great and we both feel it's "fair." However fair parenting can be!

BunnyLove416

At least as often as I do. It varies by week but days when he doesn't have work he stays home with L so they go out all the time. There are actually things he's done alone with L that I haven't, like doctor's appointments.

kh59

@violet1183 I can't believe we're the only two who voted every day!  This poll is blowing my mind.

My husband is a SAHD who does freelance work on evenings and weekends.  I guess he doesn't always take LO somewhere without me on weekend days, but the fact that they go out more than once on some week days means he certainly averages at least 7 outings a week with her, so I figure that counts. 

Their regular trip is to bike to my office at lunch time every week day.  He gets heckled a lot by drivers and nosy concerned citizens who say they would never feel safe biking with a baby in a trailer, but I think it's pretty awesome.  I can't help thinking he gets more crap from people because he's a man.  They also do most of our grocery shopping and general errand-running, as well as trips to the park and fun stuff.

Ryanswifey619

He's only had her once while I was in a friends wedding. He was in charge of getting her up and dressed for the wedding while I was with the bride

t loves r

I said once a month, but after reading responses, I guess I wasn't being fair to my husband. We farm and he takes DS with him to feed the cattle or check on things. He will even wear him in the ergo if he is going to be doing work (moving fence in the pasture or walking out to woods). This usually happens a few times a week. And he will play with DS a lot and take him to his parents' farm down the road. He also watches DS so I can have me time or rest (I'm pregnant and super sick).

But, my husband doesn't go to town or want to go to the park or the museum or anything. He is a homebody.

HeartLikeMine3

About once a week. Usually on the weekends he will take him to the park one morning or to get doughnuts or something. Anytime DH takes LO anywhere they are back home so quick lol.

daffy2k

I don't know if he ever has... He's stayed home plenty of times with her (even alone for a whole weekend. That was a big deal for both of us, lol) but I don't know if he's ever taken her out by himself. When she was nursing constantly I know he didn't feel comfortable, but now that she's cut back drastically I think he would... Hopefully work slows down a bit and they get to spend some alone time together