How old was your child when you...
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Topic: How old was your child when you...
Posted By: busymum
Subject: How old was your child when you...
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 10:00pm
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...first left them in someone else's care?
Hannah was 19mos (to have Briona  )
Briona was 18mos - to have Kryssi 
Kryssi will be a mere 7mos next month and I feel nervous!!! and silly!!! haha. Especially since she almost doesn't bf in the day anyway! -------------  |
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 10:03pm
james was all of 4 weeks old i went to a old friends 21st and stayed 4 hours and fely gulity the hole time james stayed home with his aunty so dont feel silly your a mummy and my mum said thats what mums do feel guilyt its there job ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 10:06pm
Kiya: 6 weeks - an aunt's wedding, another aunt from the other side of the family who lived near venue babysat, and I popped back to feed 
Josiah: 7 months - kindy fundraiser night out, friends babysat Xaiver: not yet ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: tashzmum
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 10:09pm
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about 4 months.df and i went out for a couple of drinks(well he drank i didnt). we were only gone for like 2 hours and i kept texting dfs sil every 2 mins to make sure tash was ok.when we went to pick her up she was fast asleep and had been the whole time like sil said. ------------- Natasha Jayde, 1-01-05(7lb3oz) Caroline Elisabeth, 9-04-08 (4lb15oz) Izabella Kate, 9-04-08(6lb7oz) Lexi Brenna, 23-01--2011(6lb6oz) |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 10:11pm
Maya was 5 months and it was to go to daycare. I cried the whole time and kept visualising ambulances coming to get her coz she'd died of SIDS 
The gremlins were 2 1/2 weeks and I took Maya out by herself and left them with the nanny. I can't even remember if I called to check on them  I honestly couldn't have cared less (bonding issues and all). Now I drive Willie nuts if I leave them with him coz I ring all the time to make sure they are all OK.------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 10:30pm
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Lesieli I cant remember Mercedes 3 1/2 wks eek I cried my eyes out and took her to class with me the next day. I eventually had to leave her but I was only studying parttime and most lectures werent compulsory so I didnt attend and just got the notes from my class mates. Alize not really for a long time. My mum had him while I was at a job interview 1 1/2hr 2wks ago, A friend had him while I went to do parent reading with Mercedes at school 30mins and Leish had him this past week while I got a haircut. Next week the girls ahve a disco at school so mum is coming to mine to have Alize and it will be for a few hours. Heres hoping he is good ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 10:47pm
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Gabriella was nearly two months...left her with Grannie for the day while I took DH out for his birthday...went to movies and lunch....left a couple of bottles of EBM....
also had a meeting at work and left her with secretaries for nearly three hours - no bottle at that stage either.....and also would feed her and then let the junior take her for a walk to bank, or cafe etc...would last up to an hour normally.....god i loved those breaks even if it was just to work!!! |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 27 July 2007 at 10:48pm
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Josh - about 7 months old (went away to the mount for New years for a weekend)
Brooke - around 6 weeks - went to the movies Rhyley - around 4 months- to go to a friends 30th I have no problems leaving my kids with someone i trust. My mum and dad had them all three times. ------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 5:57am
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Haleigh was 2months but MIL was looking after her and I was kinda pushed into going out to a xmas thing for the firebrigade. I left after 2hrs I was freaking out so bad.
Just lucky I went home MIL was stressing cause I told her she wasnt allowed to touch Haleigh if she ahd been smoking  mwahahahaha.
I hate leaving Haleigh I stress about it the whole time Im away from her, she doesnt seem to miss me though  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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http://tweetytweety85.bebo.com - bebo |
Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 9:35am
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OMG i feel terrible -getting rid of my Braebee when he was a week old Inlaws insisted he spent the night with them But meh after 51+hrs of Labour, c-sec & then having a 9lber as a newborn screaming? & not latching the boob, making them bleed, being in agony myself, lack of sleep & then this doorbell chiming all hours of the night & day coz i was the night manager of a backpacker(the life from hell)
Anyway thanks to formula he is still here & not chucked out of a window- coz i lost the plot  ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: Millie1976
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 9:46am
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Ollie was 6 weeks old and DH and I went to Elton John concert. I fretted (sp?) the whole time and was constantly texting my sister who was looking after him. DH and I leave Ollie with my mum one night every two weeks so that we can go out and have a date. We tend to go out when it's his bed time. ------------- Sebastien 2 years old Olivier 3 3/4 years old |
Posted By: Brenna
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 8:09pm
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8 weeks - I went on a hens day/night party and left her with DH. I was surprisingly relaxed with it (but I thinkg thats cause it was DH who had her). I haven't left her for a night yet... I'm too chicken and I'd miss her too much ------------- My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 8:29pm
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Andrew the first time long time was when he was 3 months old, me and DH went out to the movies and for dinner. The first time was for 20 minutes and that was with his Aunty (my friend) and that was only so I could have my legs waxed in peace, she offered, but he slept the whole time. Josh he was 3 weeks, it was our 1st wedding anniversary and my mum came over and looked after the both of them. I had expressed enough milk for a feed but he just slept the whole time we were away. The first time overnight was Andrew at 8 months, Me and DH went down to Welly for a wedding. I so over packed for Andrew (including the bottle steriliser ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 28 July 2007 at 9:06pm
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The first time I left Tyrell was when he was 6 wks old. I went on a course for women with PND as "prescribed" by my phys dr. I cried the whole time I left him....he was with 4 Plunket nurses and thrived on the attention he got. The meeting was for a whole hour. I let him go to my parents when he was about 8 months, was in need of some sleep. They had him for the night...I didn't sleep
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Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 29 July 2007 at 7:29am
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My boy's were quite young I think Alan was about 6 weeks' went into town and my MIL who was still quite well had him. Mikey went to stay with my Nana at about 2 month's old. I know a good babysitter if you need one too chick ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 29 July 2007 at 1:32pm
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Deb - that's the one ------------- |
Posted By: miss
Date Posted: 29 July 2007 at 4:35pm
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Well we haven't yet, but will be going to the movies hopefully in the next couple of weeks. I have a great babysitter lined up for it - our bear friend andd her lovely 10 year old (desperate to look after Lily, but of course needs an adult!) I have no problem thinking about leaving Lily as this woman has young children herself so I know she will be up to handling anything that possibly could go wrong.
Our next planned event after that is Crowded House in Ocotber - not sure what we will do in between. -------------  
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Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 29 July 2007 at 5:11pm
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Rhiannon was 4 wks old when i first left her alone with mum, and went out crusing the mall for 3 hours with friends, but she was about 8wks old when we left her overnight as she was fully bottle feed then and sleeping through.
With the next one, as soon as he/she is sleeping through then they will be left with grandparents as well. We have only ever left rhiannon overnight with the grandparents, and now when we leave her there she doesnt even notice we have gone until we are back..lol ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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