Leaving baby

I’ve been trying to leave him with my partner or my mum hour a hour and gradually increase it. But I feel guilty and worry so much.

But it’s very important you allow yourself to be you, have you time and unwind. Otherwise you’ll just get overwhelmed and it’ll affect you and the baby.

You’ve worked so hard and given your baby everything recently. You deserve to look after you too without feelings of guilt. X

I leave my baby girl with her nanny when I have appointments (dentist, physio, etc) they have a lovely time together. We all need time to ourselves now and again

I feel exactly the same here. We had so many events when our daughter was born I got so anxious I cancelled on my in laws a few times because I just couldn't bare being without her. What we do now though is take her to my in laws and leave for like an hour or so and come back just to make it easier x

Yes! My partner's mum comes once a month for a weekend to help look after my LB, and we try to have a little date night of a sort. My partner regularly stays with him when I have appointments, gym/run, or seeing friends but never longer than 4h. As long as milk is on hand (bottles or expressed) he can manage.

It's important to have little pockets of time to yourself! Do I spend that time away thinking about my LB? Absolutely! But then because I miss him, it feels nicer to come back xx