that's pretty early to leave a baby behind. if you do, it would be with a family member or your regular nanny.

You could give the baby up for adoption.

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Anonymous wrote:Op, the vast majority of people will judge you as a terrible mother for even contemplating leaving your 4.5 month old for a week (though if you were a man few would bat an eye.) It’s far more socially acceptable (though much pricier) to bring a nanny along on your trip rather than having her stay home with the baby …even though the baby would probably be more comfortable in the latter scenario.

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If a man wanted to dump his baby for a week with a stranger, something tells me DCUM would judge like crazy.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are enrolling your child in a home daycare, you might find a new unlicensed home daycare provider willing to do this.

OP here -- is "unlicensed" a safe option? Not sure how it works

In can be. An experienced unlicensed provider would be a safer option, but they will turn down your request for 24 hour care. Most safe options will decline you request.

Even thinking of leaving your baby with an UNLICENSED provider is insane. Just NO.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are enrolling your child in a home daycare, you might find a new unlicensed home daycare provider willing to do this.

Or a licensed one.

Are their not limits on the number of hours a licensed one can provide care in a day?

Anonymous wrote:Op, the vast majority of people will judge you as a terrible mother for even contemplating leaving your 4.5 month old for a week (though if you were a man few would bat an eye.) It’s far more socially acceptable (though much pricier) to bring a nanny along on your trip rather than having her stay home with the baby …even though the baby would probably be more comfortable in the latter scenario.

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Regarding OP's last option -- I would never, ever take a friend's 4.5 month old baby for 8 days, no matter how close. I probably wouldn't do it for a family member either, unless it was a dire emergency. That's a lot of responsibility to put on someone, and would be incredibly irresponsible of the parents. There are simply too many risks and variables.

OP, you already know you wouldn't be nursing? Baby would be completely healthy? Sleeping through the night ok?

Op, the vast majority of people will judge you as a terrible mother for even contemplating leaving your 4.5 month old for a week (though if you were a man few would bat an eye.) It’s far more socially acceptable (though much pricier) to bring a nanny along on your trip rather than having her stay home with the baby …even though the baby would probably be more comfortable in the latter scenario.

Gotta be a troll.
Are people this stupid?

Anonymous wrote:If you are enrolling your child in a home daycare, you might find a new unlicensed home daycare provider willing to do this.

Or a licensed one.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are enrolling your child in a home daycare, you might find a new unlicensed home daycare provider willing to do this.

OP here -- is "unlicensed" a safe option? Not sure how it works

In can be. An experienced unlicensed provider would be a safer option, but they will turn down your request for 24 hour care. Most safe options will decline you request.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are enrolling your child in a home daycare, you might find a new unlicensed home daycare provider willing to do this.

OP here -- is "unlicensed" a safe option? Not sure how it works

Lol - starting to think this is a troll.

I hope your hormones kick in, OP, because you’re currently a bad mother.

Anonymous wrote:If you are enrolling your child in a home daycare, you might find a new unlicensed home daycare provider willing to do this.

OP here -- is "unlicensed" a safe option? Not sure how it works

If you are enrolling your child in a home daycare, you might find a new unlicensed home daycare provider willing to do this.