Night out - bed time

Does she take any bottles?

Sammmmmme! I have a night out planned at the start of December and i already feel like it's just not going to happen. My partner is meant to be coming too so would have to leave baby with my dad/MIL. Id love to know how people do this, especially if baby wont drink milk from anything other than boob 😭

Mine also breastfed to sleep but I have left with grandparents to go out for evening. They are not happy but they settle. Probably would settle better with my partner.

When I used to do this (up until baby was around 8 months) I would go out and my partner or parents would do bedtime, it would take a bit longer of course, but he would be fine! But I never really stayed out later than 11pm so I would be there for his first feed of the night

I still breastfeed to sleep, my husband works away so on the few occasions I have gone out in an evening my dad and sister have both separately been able to get my LG to bed absolutely fine 😊. I just asked them to do my whole bedtime routine exactly as I do and then whatever works for them to get her to sleep. My dad ended up stroking her back in the crib and my sister had to rock. I worried a lot too but you will enjoy the break and honestly I felt happier being out knowing she was down for the night compared to being awake and someone else doing daytime naps!

@Tam can i ask, does your baby take a bottle or anything? Or are they just happy to go to sleep without milk? My boy somtimes just throws all his tea on the floor so im worried if i left him he'd be hungry :( but would also love to try and let someone else watch him for the night. Im still feeding to sleep but my boy hates bottles. He won't take cows milk in a cup, only in cereal or whatever. I also only breastfeed 3 times a day now so not sure id get enough for a feed via pumping.

@Mary @Mary I am lucky that she does take a bottle and this was before she was 1 so they were able to do her milk before bed. But there is no way on earth I could stroke her back to sleep 😂 in my opinion they sort of realise it’s not you and accept (even if it takes a bit longer) it’s not mum and settle differently for someone else. Whole separate issue but my LG is refusing all bottles/food at nursery at the moment so I’ve been making her whole milk smoothies for breakfast and giving a big yoghurt with tea which makes me feel slightly better about her missing so much in the day, so could help with feeling of going out? The smoothies have really helped her drinking out of a small open cup and straw cup too. Feel free to message anytime, also over here navigating breastfeeding, nursery, over 1 guidelines, going back to work😅 it’s a struggle.

@Tam thanks so much for replying. Haha yup, my boy has woken up a few times when ive put him down and the only way to solve it is for me to pick him up. If i dont pick him up immediately he screams bloody murder. He is a very dramatic baby which is why im so terrified of leaving him 🫣My wee boy adores yoghurt so maybe if i tell whoever is taking him to do pasta for tea (which he also loves) followed by a massive yoghurt he will be okay 😂 Awww that sounds tough, its so stressful when they dont eat! Smoothies are a good idea too :)