Separation Anxiety

I left my 6 month old for the first time 2 weeks ago with my mum for a few hours whilst I ran some errands and it was no way near as bad as I thought, I was quite anxious about it but he was having the time of his life 😂

I’ll be honest my boy is 6 months old and I’ve never ever left him. I hate the thought of it and I’m just going with how I feel as I know I’ll be ready one day and can slowly feel the thought of it not being as daunting. Don’t want to force myself so I’ll do it when I feel ready x

i left my girl at 2 months because personally i knew it would be good for me and for her otherwise i never would’ve wanted to do it! but it’s all personal preference and nothing is unhealthy! you don’t want to leave him and that’s absolutely fine, everyone is different! My LG is quite clingy to me when i’m around so won’t go to anyone bar me and my partner and is quite grumpy if we see other people so it’s nice for my mum, my partners mum ect to see her happy and giggly self when i’m not around and they can have cuddles too- that sounds awful but she’s just too clingy to me when i’m there😩 Don’t get me wrong, when i do leave her i miss her loads, and then sometimes debate going to get her🤣xx

My partner regularly has my little boy for a couple of hours on his own, he is bf but can take a bottle if need be! For me I found it easiest that he just took him for a short walk around the block and then gradually built it up where he’ll take him for longer. My mum and dad have also both taken him out on the odd occasion. I find it easiest for him to go in the pram when he’s just been fed and will be due a nap in half an hour or so I know he’ll just have a little look around and then fall asleep, it gives me just an hour or 2 to myself that is really needed! I also went out for a whole day last weekend to celebrate a friends hen do. I was nervous for that as that felt a much bigger deal and he was going to have to be bottle fed all day but once I was there I actually had such a good time and felt like myself pre baby which was nice for a day! It probably won’t be as hard as you think 😊