I will admit I know I should be away from my LO more often. I have MAYBE been apart from him 5 hours total since he was born over 3 months ago. I work from home 1-2 days a week and my mom watches him so I am not always with him at home, but I see him a lot of that time as well. I am having a hard time agreeing to go out and leave LO with grandparents as he still eats really often and I don't have a freezer stash due to low supply, so I need to be around whenever he gets hungry. When I have been away it was just to run 1/2 hours worth of errands when he was home with DH.
Just wondering if anyone else is with their baby 24/7 like me.
Re: SAHMs, how often are you away from your baby
I work from home, so I'm with her all day. But it's important - for you and honestly, I think for them - for you to get some time away. I leave her with DH often during the weekends - for errands, lunch w/ a friend or for a pedicure -or with my mom if we decide to have a quick date night.
I need some recharge, alone time here and there. I think everyone does. And it's important to have time w/ just you and your partner. To connect and check in and NOT talk about the baby (or not talk ONLY about the baby.)
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Not that often. We took the older ones to see Harry Potter over the weekend and left LO with SIL, it was the longest I ever left her (6 hours) we had dinner and the theater is about 40 min drive away (we live in the country). I have gone to Target and left LO with DH, and a few times I ran into town and left her with oneof my older DDs.
It is good to have time away and I feel refreshed when I do.
I try to do something completely on my own about once a week or so. I've been away for haircuts, dinner with DH, solo trips to the store, went to my high school's graduation (I'm a HS counselor), even went to see Harry Potter by myself one night after the kids were asleep. I also try and go running 2-3 times a week and shoot for after bedtime so I can go by myself.
I find it's really important for my sanity to step out of the "mom" role on a somewhat regular basis. Time away helps me to relax, focus, and find balance. It also has the "absence makes the heart grow fonder" effect. I'm always more excited to see the kids after a little time away.
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