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Leaving baby with daddy

sizanitesizanite member
edited November 2016 in August 2016 Moms
Our August baby's are nearly 4 months old now, so I wanted to ask, do you ever leave your baby just to have a little break? My partner works a lot, so all responsibilities are left on me, changing, bathing, feeding and even at night we sleep in separate room, because my partner works.My baby wakes up often at night, nearly every 2hours, so I'm not having proper sleep either. My partner will look after him like an hour a day, just play a bit, and while he's doing that I'm cleaning house, I haven't stopped for long time, if I sit down he's expecting me to take baby back on my hands. So I thought would it be ok, just to go out for 1-2 hours at least once a week and have a coffee?just sit down and have a little break? Or it's bit too early to leave little one for so long just with dad? We don't have parents leaving close to us, so he's really the only person I can ask for help. 
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  • lindseyb918lindseyb918 member
    I left LO alone overnight with DH when he was a month old :smiley:
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  • Ya Never KnowYa Never Know member
    I've had to tell DH that I need a break. I need to be able to sit down without the baby and do something I want to do for an hour at least a couple of times a week. It usually works out to being on the weekend, which is fine by me. He's good about it, but admittedly, I sometimes get annoyed with him if he can't understand my frustrations. Currently, I'm dealing with DD around the clock, and occasionally have to remind DH that I'm not just taking care of DD during the day, but I'm also up many times at night with her while he's enjoying a peaceful sleep. Sure, he may have to go to work, but he works a desk job - I know what that's like - and the level of exertion he's dealing with in a day with full sleep compared to the level of exertion I do in a day with no sleep is hardly comparable. I sometimes have to remind him of that. For the most part, he will jump in when I ask him to.
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  • ReadyForaBReadyForaB member
    I went back to work full time when DS was 12 weeks so DH didn't have a choice but to take on more responsibility and honestly, he needed to NEED to do it to get where he is right now. Ever since, he has been night and day and I would leave him for a weekend if I had to without issue. He is alone with him for several hours two days a week and for almost an entire day one day a week. 
    TTC History:
    Started dating DH 2006 . Married 2015

    TTC July 2015-November 2015
    BFP November 2015
    Baby boy born August 2016

    Oops BFP February 2021
    MMC March 2021

    Back on BC for a year to decide what we want to do.

    TTC Since March 2022
    MMC June 2022

    BFP September 2022 - Due June 2023!

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