How often do you leave your baby with a relative/babysitter to run an errand/have “me time”/date night?

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Curious— I don’t feel bad having someone watch my 5-week-old baby for a few hours, or stay at my in-laws’ overnight (once so far) because I feel like that little bit of time makes me better for when I come back. I feel more relaxed and capable. Any other mommies feel the same? Or different and want to comment?

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My mum had my 4 week old over night! I mean I cried all the way home in the car😂 but I so desperately needed that nights sleep. Sometimes as much as you feel lost and guilty without them you need the break to be able to be your best self for your baby

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My mom comes over once a week to let me go buy groceries and run errands. Then, once a week I drop my baby off at my mom’s house so me and my husband get a date night 😊

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I had my baby and my 5 year old spend the night with my sister this past Friday so Me & Hubby can go to Knotts Scary Farm ☺

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I would probably do it more often if we had more family closer. we’ll probably ask my husband’s dad (the only family we have close by) to look after her every now and then soon so we can go on date nights. He absolutely adores her and would be happy to do it when he’s not working, but we have only just now started practicing giving her breast milk in bottles so we haven’t done it yet.

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I can’t go anywhere for longer than an hour since I am nursing. But we left her with my mom to go to my GP. Don’t want to take a baby to doctors office and expose to germs.

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He won’t take a bottle yet, but I’ve nursed him and dashed out the door a few times to nearby places while he napped in Daddy’s arms.
If he took a bottle, I would definitely leave him with a couple family members now and then.

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My husband and I have each left the house on our own, but we don’t want to leave her with a relative just yet.

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I’ve had a few doctors visits and blood tests and I don’t want to take the boy and expose him, so fortunately my mum is off work. We are even planning a date night this Friday for a few hours. We went up the mall for a hour the other day alone while mum stepped in. It was lovely to hold my bfs hand again. Your relationship needs to be supported too.

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So far, our son has been overnight at a relatives once so my husband and I could go out and have a couple drinks. But we usually drop him off at his great grandma’s house 1-2 times a week to go out, run errands, or just relax at home for an hour lol. She lives in the same apartment complex as us, so. People are always offering to take him for a couple hours to spend time with him, and give my husband and I a little break. 
I feel bad for doing it tbh 🙄

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I’ve already left my five week old with my mom so I could have a date night and some sleep🤷‍♀️ I felt a million time better after that. Don’t feel bad at all

How often do you leave your baby with a relative/babysitter to run an errand/have “me time”/date night?

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