Leaving the baby with a sitter for the first time... Meh!

[Morr]

Meh!

I know we need to do this... We have to go to a meeting where we cant have the baby with us, but we both have to be present.

We have no close family around...

We are leaving her for about 2-3 hours with a friend and a co-worker of mine (actually, my sponsor and mentor in my new business).

She is very excited about watching Scarlet (she has 2 kids, both off to college). She also works for a pediatrician (as an office administrator), so I know she'll know what to do in event of an emergency, and she has experience in motherhood in general.

But my mommy instincts are all over the place and I'm already emotional!!

I know Scarlet will be fine, and its only a couple of hours.

But still...

Mommy raging emotions are already going off...

How did you cope with leaving your baby with a sitter (not a family member) for the first time?


Any words of wisdom and advice would be great...

[Lorrie]

My daughter attended her sister-in-laws wedding the first weekend of October. Jaklyn was not having a very good time, so we had already arranged for me to go get her if needed, and keep her over night. Sure enough, Jaklyn didn't get a nap, and was not having fun at the reception, so I went to pick her up. My daughter was fine until she put Jaklyn in the carseat, and shut the door and she suddenly began crying, she had never spent a whole night away from her baby! She almost had ME in tears. She was there to get her first thing in the morning, I was just waking up! :TShe was glad that it was me taking her for that first overnight, Jaklyn is with me every weekday all morning, so she is used to being here with me. She is loving the other two not living here and having me to herself, when the other two get here she cries!
Once you get past that first time, well, you never like to have to leave them , but getting past that first time does help!

[Lyrien]

Oh it's just torture leaving your child with a sitter the first time. It does get easier over time, but you will still feel this way each time you leave her with someone new. Try not to fret too much, you trust who she will be with while you are gone.

[Willow Rosette]

The first time I left Toria she was 6 months old LMAO. I left her with my Mom and had her cell. I called like every half hour untill I got back to her. I think to not be a wreck you need to be able to do that. So that you can call and hear that she is not crying.

[Chesna]

Honestly....I never had any major issue with leaving Ellie with some one. Granted it has always been with a family member. But at 7 wks old she spent 2 nights with my parents. I called a few times mainly b-cuz I was wondering how they were holding up..not her. It will be ok.
:hugz:

Chesna

[RavensEye]

Take a deep breath and release.... I know all to well what you mean Morr :hugz:

[Morr]

Things went well.

My friend loved every moment LOL

As we came in, Scarlet saw us and started crying.. Awww! But my friend said she was great, and was no trouble at all!

Thanks for the support!

[Lunadria]

Awww, over emotional by seeing mummy and daddy. That's so cute.

[Morr]

Yeah..

Yesterday we spent all day at our Temple, there was a Hannukah Gift Fair I was running... Well, all her "aunts" just HAD to hold her LOL (most of them have grown kids, but no grankids yet). Almost 99% of the time, she was staring at me the whole time someone else other than her dad was holding her LOL as if to make sure I am not going anywhere.

Aww my sweet baby...

*proud mommy*

[David19]

Glad everything worked out for you and Scarlet, and at least now you know you can go out with Semi, without worrying how Scarlet will be without you.