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Who else is zonked?

kmcshane0211kmcshane0211 member
edited January 2016 in September 2015 Moms
Baby girl is such a sweetie but such a momma's girl. The only person she doesn't completely lose it for is my husband. I would LOVE a night out with him...I'd even take a day date!...but every person we've tried seems stressed when we return. My mom straight up told me she "can't watch her" bc she doesn't feel she can handle her.

She fits the description of "high needs" in lots of categories (takes a bottle from husband but no one else, active and needs consistent change of stimulus and lots of motion) but mostly I think she's just a sensitive little lady :) and I don't care too much to label her.

Moms-set me straight. Should we just go out anyway and if she cries she cries? Honestly, I feel bad knowing she won't be content and cares for in the way she needs. ***I also know this won't go on forever. But I do just need a break!
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  • laurapaine2003@yahoo.comlaurapaine2003@yahoo.com member
    We are in the exact same position as you and your husband. I just can't leave her right now... I know my mom gets stressed bc LO is so high maintenance and can have some really wicked meltdowns. One solution I've come up with... Waiting till LO goes down to sleep at 7pm and THEN going out... Bc she sleeps till midnight or 1am before she needs to wake up and eat again, that way my mother is here watching her on the monitor while she sleeps but LO isn't awake to wreak havoc LOL! It's kind of the best of both worlds... LO doesn't even know we are gone since she's asleep and we will be here when she wakes again... And my mom can relax and watch tv and eat since LO is sleeping. The downside is that it cuts into my sleep since we will be gone during LO's sleep time but it's ok every once in awhile. Would this work for you?
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  • kmcshane0211kmcshane0211 member
    Yes! That would work! Great idea. Thanks!
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  • jasminelukejasmineluke member
    My baby is exactly the same way and very high maintenance. She's very fussy at the bottle and constantly needs to be entertained and carried. Even while being carried she can still be very fussy and needy. I had to go back to work last week, and we have a nanny. I was very nervous about leaving the baby with her, I was worried that by the end of the week going The nanny would quit haha!
    However she did well and now this weekend the baby seems more mellow and and able to lay in jungle gym or swing for at least 10 mins on her own while cooing and talking. I love carrying and actively engaging her which I still do most of the time but have those 10 mins here and there helps and I'm not sure if it's because of the nanny but I'll take it.
    (Btw I watch nanny camera and she's not ignoring her)
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  • lolad5lolad5 member
    I have people offer to watch my little one but they aren't around babies much and it gives me such bad anxiety! I would do like pp have said and go out once the little is down for a while. Less stress. I'm having anxiety about just going to the gym and leaving her in the daycare there.
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