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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is awfully hard for some people to leave their children.  It just is. (and particularly so if breastfeeding).  Arranging childcare for an hour can be exhausting, too.

People are different and approach motherhood differently.  Doesn't make it bad or wrong.

[b]The only way I've seen it work is mom's night out - a planned night out for dinner.[/b]  [/quote]

I suggested multiple options, including dinner, but she said she preferred daytime with her child.[/quote]

I was the PP.  The only other thing I'd add is that sometimes (or some specific periods of time), you just feel like there are SO many demands on your time.  Baby always wants something, DH always wants something, now a friend is suggesting multiple things that require her to think......and maybe you just don't have it in you to give.  The multiple options raised a red flag for me.  There's a fine line between pestering and providing options, you know?  She may be growing annoyed with you because she's stated her preference, and you keep coming back with the one thing she doesn't want to do.  Heck maybe she's not overwhelmed, but maybe she just has really wrapped herself in babyhood.  Some women do that, too.

Maybe, for now, you meet the friend and she has her baby and you leave yours at home.  The makes it easier on you to engage with her.

Depending on this friendship, meeting someone where they are at the time might be the best way to go.  At least for a little while.  [/quote]

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