You couldn't find a babysitter?!
Mommas, do you take your kids with you to run errands and go to mundane appointments? On two separate occasions, a doctors appointment for me and today at a car service appointment, someone has remarked "you couldn't find a babysitter?!" It never crossed my mind to find a babysitter. I take my 2 kids with me just about everywhere. They are well behaved (minus the occasional 3 year old meltdown) and one of them is attached to my boob the majority of the time anyway. Am I the only one? Is that a weird thing to do? Do most moms find babysitters?
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I'm also surprised how some mothers have never been away from their kids. Not that it's a bad thing. Maybe because I already work full time.. I'll ask my sitter to come in early so I can go to the dentist, dr, car wash or whatever I want to do. I have my SO take my car to get the oil changed.
Still rude of them to say something though.
Yes because babysitters are so affordable and at my disposal.....said no mom ever lol my kids go just about everywhere with me. If dh is home I'll leave them with him or he runs the errand. Every once in a while my in-laws keep them. But I don't like asking considering my sil leaves her kids with them every chance she gets.
My kids go almost everywhere with me, except those errands that I know take a lot of waiting time like doctors appointments. I'd rather schedule them when my DH can watch them. We are lucky to have that luxury most of the time. The waits at my office are long and the rooms are tiny, and it's just easier not to have them at that visit.
But the store, paying bills, the post office...I always take them.
My 14 mnth old goes to every OB and Specialist appointment with me. Of course husband goes to. Everyone there just loves her and complements how well behaved she is. We don't have a sitter. Husband only wants family to watch her, I kinda agree. My side of the fam is 4 hrs away. If we lived closer I'd have my mom watch her for some of the appointments, but not all. It's good for her to go and learn to sit still at places and use her quiet voice.
I don't have a baby sitter for the week, my parents are the only ones who I trust besides my sister and she lives in Georgia, my parents work mon-fri!
If my husband is off early for some reason he will watch them or we will go together but I always have them with me 99% of the time.
I got a babysitter for my doctors appointments, because I knew I couldn't focus on my health and my baby at the exact same time (and because my doctors office is really tiny).
I do leave my son with my parents for grocery shopping and stuff, but that's for them, not me. I have no issue taking him shopping with us.
ETA: I am actually surprised at how many people are never separated from their kids. Don't you guys ever get tired of constantly being around them? I know that I've had at least one occasion of "I need a break from my child" in the last 2.5 months.
Never had a baby sitter lol. A friend of ours offers to watch our daughter for a few hours on Saturdays so my SO and I can go out together. In the past 8 weeks, we've done it twice. We just tag her along with us no problem. On another occasion, my sister watched my add for 12 hours when my SO took me to Monterey aquarium for my birthday.
I take my 2 year old everywhere with me. :) except my doctor appointments if i have to go alone. Just because he is too busy, and im uncomfortable with him seeing the doctor check out my vage... but he goes everywhere else. Why pay a sitter when you dont have to? My life long dream is to be a mom, and the less time i have to spend away from him, the better.
I take my kids bc I have no choice.
During the summer, I was extremely anemic and exhausted. My neighbor would watch my daughter (she's 2) for $20 a day. If I had appointments or tons of errands, I would let her stay with her for a few hours. But, now that I'm not sick and my neighbor went back to work I bring dd. I honestly wish I could afford a Mother's Day out program so I could run errands or go to appointments in peace. HAHA!
Ha. I was just telling someone today i can't believe how many women need sitters to do stuff! I have a 9 month old and 3 year old and i have been without the oldest once...in labor with my second!!! I have never once asked for help or a sitter to do anything...i feel like thats silly, to each their own i guess though.
I have had a sitter once for Isaac and it was his grandmother for 3 hrs while hubby and I went to dinner and a movie. I have had people ask me about sitters when I have an appointment or whatnot and they get a very grumpy face followed by 'I wasn't aware I needed one'. He's my child - I don't want to send him to someone else.
I am a Sahm and take my 3yo with me everywhere. I also watch a friends son so he tags along with us too. I dont believe in finding a sitter everytime I need to do something. My daughter is very well behaved and doesn't not throw fits in public. I can remember a few times I have had hubby come home from work early or found a sitter for some appointments... Pap smear, glucose testing, getting my birth control out of my arm ect.
I always take my kids. Unless they are in school. Over the summer I took them to dr appointments, the grocery to, to get my oil changed, ect ect. What else are u supposed to do with them?? You've got to teach them to behave in public. My kids are 7 and almost 4. I've always taken them with me. Unless there's a reason not to, like a funeral for a non family member.
I agree, mrs.q! I was shocked when the doctor asked me the question. Especially because it's a "family doctor"!
They go everywhere with me, whenever possible. I did have my friend watch them a few weeks ago while I was getting my hair done. I usually schedule nails and hair appointments on the weekends, so that my husband can watch them. That's probably the only time I would rather not bring them with me.
My son goes everywhere with me. Especially because my SO works out of town and is never home. I didn't have a kid so babysitters could raise him. When I go for my doctor appointments I take him if SO is not home. My doctor is awesome and bugs me to bring my son everytime he stays at home. He loves when my son goes with.
I don't take her to doctors appointments or dentist or when I get hair undone, unless dh is with me. Most doctors office won't allow kids without another adult present to watch them or they have a nurse watch them. I can't hold her while the doctor exams me or dentist whatever and I'm pretty sure she would freak out if she was like in her stroller and saw a doctor touching me....she thinks all doctors are evil lol
She flipped out the time I had to bring her to my eye exam. When he stuck the big thing infront of my face she was screaming bloody murder until he moved it from my face.
But I take her everywhere else
Wtf? How stupid of them to ask you that lol! I would of said do you want to pay for a sitter?
I take my daughter everywhere with me. I remember one time I was walking with DD cause she didn't want to be held and this man said " poor girl, pick her up!"
I just pretended I didn't hear him cause my fuse was already short an I didn't want to make a scene on this old guy. But people need to keep comments to them selves.
I probably would say "I see you couldn't"
When I see that dumbfounded look is laugh and look away.
If asked what does that mean, I'd simply say -- a sitter for your rudeness.
That's no ones business if you can or can't find a sitter or even if you'd want to or not leave your children elsewhere.
That's a personal decision and one only the parent can make at that time.
For me personally, it depends on what I'm feeling that day. Like if I feel like bringing them or not.
I take mine with me. Life doesn't stop bc you have kids. And I'm not gonna pawn them on someone else every time I need to do something. The only time I try to get a sitter is if I have an ob appointment where I know I'll be getting an internal bc well I don't want them all up in my hooha lol other than that we all go.
Good to know I'm not the only one who brings my entourage with me!
I was seriously starting to think I was the crazy one.
I was offended but I thought maybe I was overreacting. How are children supposed to learn appropriate social skills if they never engage socially?
I have a 20 month old and 2 month old, my 20 month old has only been away five times for a couple of hours each and I've never been away from either of them since my youngest was born. They go everywhere with me, I wouldn't find a babysitter for Dr appointments or errands, I didn't even let anyone keep my toddler while I gave birth lol.
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