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Would 6 months old be too young to send my baby to my parents for 1 night? I want to go and see Noah Kahan in November but he’s only in London or Manchester which would have to be a night away. But worried 6m might be too young for a night away! What does everyone think?

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We left my then 7mo with my in laws. They stayed at our house so my son was in his environment. He cried a bit longer but no issues once they followed strict routine.

It's completely up to you. If you're planning on breastfeeding and pumping for a bottle for the night you're away it will just take a bit of prep work. But everything is well established by 6 months. My little boy didn't stay at a grandparents house until he was over 1. And I think this time round I will be happy to leave baby a bit earlier even though he will be exclusively BF (plus pumping).

It may be a case of seeing how you feel closer to the time, or asking if someone is willing to come with you for the night away to babysit until you get back to the hotel. I've done that a couple times for weddings. Someone has baby for a few hours during the wedding and then I take over again at night. Best of both worlds xx

No way I don't think so. They're your parents 💗 i would let my baby stay with my mum at 1 month if I needed the help (I'd probably want to be in the other room because i would miss baby too much lol but the point is i trust her with my life and my childrens) . They're not random people x

I wouldn't say so - whatever you feel comfortable with. Just check where baby will be sleeping and make sure it's safe x

Girl you should go. Not everyone on here has trusted parents to even leave the baby with. I do, and I utilise them when I need. By 6m we are itching for a break also!!! To have something exciting as a concert booked in advance makes the PP period go a lil faster too, instead of just surviving through each day w nothing to look forward to. Just plan well in advance for everything you need and you’ll be okay, baby will be okay 👌🏼

I’d wait and see how you feel at the time. Before my son was born I said I’d have left him with anyone to travel the world.. at 2.5 I’ve still never left him. I felt really really differently once he was born.

If your baby will be breastfed my baby also never took a bottle so I wouldn’t have been able to leave him at 6 months even if I wanted to x

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