Am I in the wrong?

My fiancé wants to send my baby to one of our parents to be watched during a night out with friends, but I am personally not ready to do that since she has just turned three months. I understand where he’s coming from because we haven’t had a day or a night to ourselves, but in my opinion that is what comes with being a parent. I personally feel like I could just bring her with us since I’m also breast-feeding and she’s not that great with the bottles so having her with someone else would just put her in distress and cause the person who’s watching her to be in distress and I don’t know how they’d react to her When she’s in that state. I told him I won’t go if she can’t go. Am I in the wrong?
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I don’t think you’re wrong. It’s early to leave her, especially if your mind is not in line with wanting to do that. It’s hard when you’re on different pages about it. But I understand your reluctance completely. I took my baby to a wedding at 10 months old - and my priority was still his well being. So when it came to the music/dancing at night, it was time to leave for us, and to get him home to bed. I know many people will feel very differently to this though!

Not wrong. It's recommended that for the first 6 months the mum is with the baby, especially if breastfeeding. My son just turned 2 and my husband and I still haven't really had any time to ourselves except when our son is sleeping. Any time we go out he's with us.

I wont let anybody take my kids over night Intel they can speak up for themselves. And let me know how things going. I just dont trust people. Bad experience with my niece spending the night at my mother's and she was 9 at the time and my step dads son who was 20 Sexaully assaulted her. So can't trust nobody.

You’re definitely not in the wrong!!! 3 months is still very young, you have to go with how you feel and if you’re not ready he needs to accept that!

If you don't feel like it, just don't do it. You are not gonna enjoy yourself. Have a talk with him and tell him you need more time. He should be mature enough to care more for his child than a night out with friends.

I don't think there is any right or wrong to the situation. Your feelings are yours and they are valid. It's really hard to leave them for the first time too. When my LO was 3 months it was hard to leave her with dad while I got my haircut

We have just left our baby who is 2 months with my mum for maybe 3/4 hours to have lunch as a couple but when it comes to evenings I wouldn’t let her stay overnight anywhere else until she’s a toddler simply because being at home in her own bed is better and until she’s can speak for herself she can’t say if she didn’t enjoy herself I just feel it’s better for babies to be with mum and dad overnight especially before they are 1/2 years old. If we have plans for an evening then one of us would be sober whilst the other has a drink but not enough to be highly intoxicated as we still want to safely care for baby when we get home! It’s hard as I don’t think there’s ever a right answer here but if you don’t feel ready that’s okay and has to be respected :)

Follow your gut. Mother’s intuition is rarely wrong. Only do it when you’re ready, no matter what anyone else is saying to you

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