Baby sleeping at grandparents
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My baby is almost six months and I’m not comfortable with it yet either. She is EBF and refuses bottles which is a good excuse for not letting others babysit anyway 😂
My boy stayed with my mum at 6wks, I had been constantly unwell and in and out of hospital but still stayed and it was amazing for me, the full night sleep was incredible! I just asked that my mum slept in the same room as him and he slept longer for her than he ever done for me 😂😂 I'm looking forward to booking the next night in xx
My boy stayed with my mum when he was 4 weeks old because I was exhausted and struggling so much. Since he's stayed over 6 times and he loves it. He's 16 weeks now. It's entirely what you feel comfortable with but it is a lovely break and 8 hours sleep is incredible. We always make sure we go out for dinner or do something as a little date night when he's there. X
We've been away from our little girl overnight twice so far but she's stayed at home, once when she was 3 weeks and again at 3 months. She's due to stay at her Grandma's house overnight in November when she'll be 6.5 months. I think you're being understandable, especially as this is the first time! But it's nice to have a little break sometimes.
My baby boy stayed over at my parents house at 4 weeks for the night, we were exhausted and needed a full sleep. Since then he stays once a week, he loves it, they love it and it means me and his dad get a full sleep which makes me be a better mum. That one night full sleep is a game changer. It is also nice to be us and not mum and dad for 1 night. My mum knows to phone me if she’s concerned about anything and I trust her 100%
My daughter stayed at my mums from 5 weeks old & is settled being in the company of others not just us x
@Laura same! Apart from the night baby was born but she was in her own bed and nanny stayed here
You don’t have to n it’s too early ! They shouldn’t pressurise you , I wish ppl stop messing with new mum n new baby as of now ! You can say No n they shouldn’t b offended. They’re probably missing having baby themselves being a mum but I feel this is giving unnecessary stress to new mums
It’s an absolute no for me, but that’s just because I’m not comfortable and I don’t want to be away from her. If that’s something you want and feel comfortable doing then you should not feel guilty at all. If you’re worried about them not waking up maybe tell them how often baby usually wakes up and ask them to set alarms to check. I don’t really see myself leaving my baby overnight anywhere (other than with her dad) until she’s maybe 1? But everyone is different and it does not make us a better or worse parents! On another note, if you do decide to leave baby overnight it should be because you want to and not because you feel pressured. X
The only time I've been away from my first for a night was the single night I was in hospital with my second. It's weeeeeird! Kinda sad, but also so, so nice when you can just sleep and get some proper rest. If I had grandparents offering I'd absolutely let them. That said, it's completely personal. Sometimes it can help to do a trial run - like, you stay over but they're on baby duty overnight and then you get a feel for it x
At around a year - we had stoped breastfeeding and her relationship with her grandparents was super strong by then and we had seen them implement her routine, soothing etc multiple times so felt confident :)! X
Totally understandable! My daughter is almost 2.5 and she's yet to spend a night away from us!