Taking baby out

We went into a big augment with my partner because I said no to taking our 12wks baby to costco and because we have a trip booked soon after his 16wks immunisations, he keeps saying even he should not be on a plane because is more riskier 😲. Personally, I thought costco is so congested. He was suggesting we go on a weekend. Am I wrong?

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Thats a tricky one.
Personally i wouldnt have minded taking her but it is super busy and for me id rather not have gone. Stressful with a baby.
And a pram in busy costco. Some days there is hardly space. But it would have not been due to getting sick but rather just moving about with a baby.

However, i did take my baby at about 6 months.
She was sitting up already so I placed her in the trolley on those seats.
I put down a blanket and wiped the handles of the trolley however, that night, she was projectile vomiting all night long. We spemd hours and hours in A&E. She just couldnt hold anything in. It was horrible!!!

So ive not done that again!!! But if strapped to you or in a pram, i think that should be fine.
Just super busy!

People can tell you you are right or wrong but at the end of the day it depends how comfortable you feel with taking your baby out. If you feel you want to wait until they have had their 16 week vaccination and you both agreed on that then so be it. What I will say though is you both try to get on the same page of your parenting decisions otherwise these kids be running rings around us and will be divisive as they grow.

It’s down to personal preference, I took my daughter to Costco 5 days after birth and I was comfortable with it.

Never a weekend though, a mid week morning it’s lovely and quiet!

I also have been taking both babies on planes since they were about 8 weeks old and public transport. Both babies had their jabs on time and no issues.

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Would you let her babysit?

My family goes to the same restaurant weekly, have been going for over a year so they know us
The manager (45-50 if I had to guess) comes and talks to us, she loves kids so she loves coming and seeing how my son is (he’s almost 3)
Eventually after getting more familiar she asked me if she could take my son to walk around the restaurant, my family and I always take turns doing this when he gets fussy
I said it’s fine since I can see and I know she’s not going anywhere, later she said if I’m ever in need of a babysitter to let her know
I really could use a babysitter, I never have time to myself, but is it okay to trust her? I don’t want to be too trusting but I also don’t want to be paranoid
So moms who are protective but not paranoid, what do you think? Should I let her babysit? Is this what having a village is?

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