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| Birthday and first overnight controversy |
| hello, i turn 21 on november 11, and i wnat my daughter to stay at her grandmas overnight. understandable. not only bc i am turning 21, but we need a night to ourselves, she will be 8 1/2 months old then. my fiancee thinks she wont do good. and htat we cant do it. i htink no matter when we do it whether its now or in a year, it will be tough for her. she loves my mother in law and soes very good with her. she is hte primary babysitter. so i know hse is wonderful with her. does anyone have advice or a story of their childs first over night at grandmas? |
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| take her stuff that she loves with her so she has familer stuff |
| posted by anita on 10/09/2007 |
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| I fought tooth and nail that my daughter wasn't old enough for overnights, and I lost. Honestly she has done very well so far, it's me that can't handle it. Tell him that she is just a phone call away and if she needs one of you, you'll be there in a heartbeat. |
| posted by Bethanne on 10/09/2007 |
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Hi Devon,
Like Bethanne said, it is harder for the parents to be away from their kids. Since it is her grandmother and she spends time with her she should be OK. If your MIL has any problems I am sure she will call you to pick her up. The sooner she gets used to being there the better it will be later on. Also, have a very happy b-day and enjoy some time with your man. :-) |
| posted by on 10/09/2007 |
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| ella is such a mamas girl though. the last tiem she watched her in the evening. we were at a wedding reception and she called at like 830 and said she wont stop screaming. we came home and she was happy and not screaming. its my 21st birthday though, chances are i wont be able to drive. she lives 10 minutes south of us and we want to go to hte casino and spend the night in a hotel, we used to do this once a month until ella was born. and the casino is about 40 minutes north of us. so it will be about an hour drive to go get her. unless we dont do that. maybe we should do a trial overnight. it was our anniversary on monday, 5 years, and we are going out to eat on sunday night, MIL is watching her, maybe i should have her spend the night that night. that sounds better,a trial so if we need to get her we can. |
| posted by Devon on 10/10/2007 |
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| That would be a good idea, can your MIL stay at your house? Ella might be more comfotable being at home. Emilie is a momma's girl too, but her grandma's are the only people she wont cry with. Just be sure not to leave while she is sleeping, it is much better to say good-bye and see you later with hugs and kisses. |
| posted by on 10/10/2007 |
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| well, after a long disscussion with my man, ella is staying the night at my mother in laws on sunday. a trial for my birthday. i finally conivced him bc i said then he can g t ot bed at 8pm with out being woken up. lol he gets up at 430 and has always gone to bed early, until ella came!! im nervous. im nervous she wont do ok, she is such a mamas girl, it makes me sad thinking of her crying there and i wont be ther to sooth her and put her to bed. i hope it goes ok. |
| posted by Devon on 10/11/2007 |
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my daughter was 3 weeks old when she first stayed the night away from me. i didnt even worry about her. i missed her like crazy but she was with my mom... my mom was born for baby business!! so she was in good hands.. now i live farther from my parents and its been over a month scince ive had a ngiht off
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| posted by Rhonda on 11/15/2007 |
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| Your baby will be fine....grandma's give lots of love and attention, I remember the first time Savanna spent the night, of course, I didn't sleep but well worth it, she is now 17 months old and loves to come to nana and papa's house for a sleepover. |
| posted by Esther on 11/17/2007 |
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| Enjoy your night of freedom but make sure everyone knows your only a phone call away. It's always easier to leave them if everyone involved knows, it's totally ok to call if she's having a hard time. |
| posted by Krystal on 02/20/2008 |
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