Is it realistic to leave a 2-3 week old baby for a few hours with my MIL?

[i.love]

star fish thanks It already feels like I finished uni ages ago! Shame they have to postpone the ceremony so long (almost 6 months!!), when you hardly remember what the university was all about!

 

[meggymum]

i actually postponed my ceremony until next year for a similar reason. xx

 

[vickib_1984]

personaly i dont think i could i would want to be with baby too much even if my mil would have mine and i know he would be looked after i just wouldnt feel comfortable being away from him i struggled with my first when my mil had himfor a couple of hours at 6 weeks old i hated every minute but i know other mothers are different but i like what ozgirl said sounds like a plan to me xxx

 

[positivity :)]

i'm quite suprised by this thread, i think i'd be able to do it no problem..but i'[ve never had a baby before so i might be completely naieve xx

 

[l_maclean]

To be honest - i feel a bit like that as well positivity - its making me wonder! x

 

[positivity :)]

To be honest - i feel a bit like that as well positivity - its making me wonder! x

haha, maybe we're both in for a big shock lol! xx

 

[AugustMum]

I would have been able to do it no probs. I think if you fully trust the person they're with and you're ok with it then it's fine. I can't remember the first time I left LO with someone else for a bit (it would of only been my parents) but she wasn't very old. I relished the break tbh

 

[positivity :)]

I relished the break tbh

now we're talking my language

xx

 

[l_maclean]

[QUOTEI relished the break tbh [/QUOTE]

This is what i like to hear.

xxx

 

[littlemiss83]

Dont get me wrong, I didn't really like my baby being away from me either, but realistically you cant go on like that tbh. 3/4 hours is nothing, alot of them sleep for that amount of time during the night, while the parents sleep. So its not really any different to that.

I'd expect to be able to leave baby with OH for a couple of hours even at 2/3 weeks old, so I could nip out to the shops or go try on some new clothes or something, so to me staying with another person I trust would be no different to that.

 

[traci]

I've already lined up my MIL to have my LO overnight. She'll be about 4 weeks ish. I don't know how I'll feel about leaving baby but I know she'll be in perfect hands.

 

[EmmBee123]

My graduation ceremony lasted hours, or it seemed to anyway.

Personally I would be concerned about paying out and missing things, if you go over and end up with a section, you could have only just left hospital. Depends how confident you are baby will arrive on time.

Congrats on Graduating. Hope whatever you decide, that it goes well.

 

[i.love]

thanks EmmBee

 

[ft90]

I've only just seen this post... It's my graduation ceremony mid November so LO will be about 4 weeks old, so I'm bringing him with me! I'll have OH, my mum, dad and brother there to look after him. I'm planning to BF but will pump into some bottles to take with me so they can feed him etc...

But if I couldn't take him I'd leave him with a relative, as long as it's someone trustworthy I can't see the problem for a few hours...

You don't want to miss your graduation do you? I'd massively regret it if I didn't go to mine, and I wouldn't want to reschedule my ceremony because I want to be there with all my friends!

As long as you feel okay leaving LO with your MIL then that's fine! Might be nice to have a little break. I'm looking forward to mine so I can feel like a normal 21 year old (ex) student for a couple of hours!

xx

 

[i.love]

honestly saying, I can't say I'm that bothered. Uni was such long time ago... Feels a bit silly to celebrate smth that happened 6 months ago

I don't think my uni allows to bring babies in... Even if they do, I think it's too early for a baby to be in a crowded room. I would prefer to leave him at home with someone. But that's just me

 

[ft90]

Yeah I finished uni in may so it seems like ages ago, but haven't seen most of my friends since then because I moved away...

I used to work at uni's graduation ceremonies when I was a student and I've seen a couple of newborns there. Our is in a huge auditorium and the corners are really dark. I'm planning to get there early so OH can be on the end of a row with LO in his pram (hopefully) sleeping haha!

Plus I don't really have many other options other than taking him, all my family will be there and all OH's family live 4 hours away!


xx

 

[i.love]

are you not worried that your LO might start crying? Or do they not cry much at that age? I have no idea

 

[ippa]

I personally think it's how you feel! I left Matthew with my parents for a few hours at a few weeks old! I just needed a bit of a break (I'm a single mum) I bf so I expressed and it was fine!
I think you should just see how you feel nearer the time! and although the baby will only be young, it won't actually know the difference at that age! Also you have to remember that although you will love your baby to pieces you are still your own person, not just a mummy!
XxX

 

[ft90]

are you not worried that your LO might start crying? Or do they not cry much at that age? I have no idea

Haha I'm hoping he won't start crying! OH said if he starts crying he'll take him out straight away and walk him around. All the babies I've seen at the ceremonies have just slept in the dark bits... I'm just hoping if he's been fed and changed he should nap in the dark!

xx

 

[clairebear22]

I had to leave Jack with my in-laws for a few hours when he was almost 3 weeks old because I was admitted to hospital with pancreatitus & gall stones. My OH had to stay with me while I was waiting to be admitted because I was in so much pain so we had no choice but to leave him. I was then admitted when he was 11 weeks due to my gall stones flairing up again and he stayed with my Mum for 2 nights so my OH could work during the day because we're both self emplyed and need money to survive. I've got to leave him for another 2 night when he's almost 4 months because i'm having my gall bladder taken out. Being forced to leave him was the best thing for me personally because I would never have left him voluntarily but i'm happy to leave him for a few hours with my Parents or my in-laws and Jack benefits from it too.

Do you think you would regret missing the ceremony hun? If you think you would then your question is answered. Like the others have said if you're planning to BF it might be tricky.

Hope all that waffle helps! Whatever you decided he is YOUR baby and nobody should judge you for what you choose to do x