That pretty much sums up how I felt when trying to decide whether or not it was time to surrender control of my precious baby over to another human being — other than immediate family, of course. And apparently fearing the babysitter isn’t a phenomenon that only happens to first-time moms. A good friend of mine just welcomed another little one into her family, and at 8 weeks, she’s definitely not ready to pass her off to someone else just yet. And I can’t say that I blame her, because it took me WAY longer than that to get comfortable with the idea. But looking back on my experience with my son, there were a few clear signs that told me he was ready to be cared for by someone else. I was at a point where I was ok with it too. Here are six ways you know your baby can handle being left with a sitter, not to mention you being able to deal with it. Have you left your baby with a sitter yet? How did it go? Image via Mary Fischer

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title: “6 Signs Your Baby Is Ready To Be Left With A Sitter” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-14” author: “Alvin Amberg”


That pretty much sums up how I felt when trying to decide whether or not it was time to surrender control of my precious baby over to another human being — other than immediate family, of course. And apparently fearing the babysitter isn’t a phenomenon that only happens to first-time moms. A good friend of mine just welcomed another little one into her family, and at 8 weeks, she’s definitely not ready to pass her off to someone else just yet. And I can’t say that I blame her, because it took me WAY longer than that to get comfortable with the idea. But looking back on my experience with my son, there were a few clear signs that told me he was ready to be cared for by someone else. I was at a point where I was ok with it too. Here are six ways you know your baby can handle being left with a sitter, not to mention you being able to deal with it. Have you left your baby with a sitter yet? How did it go? Image via Mary Fischer

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title: “6 Signs Your Baby Is Ready To Be Left With A Sitter” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-28” author: “Grace Revis”


That pretty much sums up how I felt when trying to decide whether or not it was time to surrender control of my precious baby over to another human being — other than immediate family, of course. And apparently fearing the babysitter isn’t a phenomenon that only happens to first-time moms. A good friend of mine just welcomed another little one into her family, and at 8 weeks, she’s definitely not ready to pass her off to someone else just yet. And I can’t say that I blame her, because it took me WAY longer than that to get comfortable with the idea. But looking back on my experience with my son, there were a few clear signs that told me he was ready to be cared for by someone else. I was at a point where I was ok with it too. Here are six ways you know your baby can handle being left with a sitter, not to mention you being able to deal with it. Have you left your baby with a sitter yet? How did it go? Image via Mary Fischer

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title: “6 Signs Your Baby Is Ready To Be Left With A Sitter” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-13” author: “John Rhinehart”


That pretty much sums up how I felt when trying to decide whether or not it was time to surrender control of my precious baby over to another human being — other than immediate family, of course. And apparently fearing the babysitter isn’t a phenomenon that only happens to first-time moms. A good friend of mine just welcomed another little one into her family, and at 8 weeks, she’s definitely not ready to pass her off to someone else just yet. And I can’t say that I blame her, because it took me WAY longer than that to get comfortable with the idea. But looking back on my experience with my son, there were a few clear signs that told me he was ready to be cared for by someone else. I was at a point where I was ok with it too. Here are six ways you know your baby can handle being left with a sitter, not to mention you being able to deal with it. Have you left your baby with a sitter yet? How did it go? Image via Mary Fischer

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title: “6 Signs Your Baby Is Ready To Be Left With A Sitter” ShowToc: true date: “2024-08-31” author: “Katie Karth”


That pretty much sums up how I felt when trying to decide whether or not it was time to surrender control of my precious baby over to another human being — other than immediate family, of course. And apparently fearing the babysitter isn’t a phenomenon that only happens to first-time moms. A good friend of mine just welcomed another little one into her family, and at 8 weeks, she’s definitely not ready to pass her off to someone else just yet. And I can’t say that I blame her, because it took me WAY longer than that to get comfortable with the idea. But looking back on my experience with my son, there were a few clear signs that told me he was ready to be cared for by someone else. I was at a point where I was ok with it too. Here are six ways you know your baby can handle being left with a sitter, not to mention you being able to deal with it. Have you left your baby with a sitter yet? How did it go? Image via Mary Fischer

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title: “6 Signs Your Baby Is Ready To Be Left With A Sitter” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-29” author: “Doris Kennedy”


That pretty much sums up how I felt when trying to decide whether or not it was time to surrender control of my precious baby over to another human being — other than immediate family, of course. And apparently fearing the babysitter isn’t a phenomenon that only happens to first-time moms. A good friend of mine just welcomed another little one into her family, and at 8 weeks, she’s definitely not ready to pass her off to someone else just yet. And I can’t say that I blame her, because it took me WAY longer than that to get comfortable with the idea. But looking back on my experience with my son, there were a few clear signs that told me he was ready to be cared for by someone else. I was at a point where I was ok with it too. Here are six ways you know your baby can handle being left with a sitter, not to mention you being able to deal with it. Have you left your baby with a sitter yet? How did it go? Image via Mary Fischer

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title: “6 Signs Your Baby Is Ready To Be Left With A Sitter” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-01” author: “Jenifer Alvarez”


That pretty much sums up how I felt when trying to decide whether or not it was time to surrender control of my precious baby over to another human being — other than immediate family, of course. And apparently fearing the babysitter isn’t a phenomenon that only happens to first-time moms. A good friend of mine just welcomed another little one into her family, and at 8 weeks, she’s definitely not ready to pass her off to someone else just yet. And I can’t say that I blame her, because it took me WAY longer than that to get comfortable with the idea. But looking back on my experience with my son, there were a few clear signs that told me he was ready to be cared for by someone else. I was at a point where I was ok with it too. Here are six ways you know your baby can handle being left with a sitter, not to mention you being able to deal with it. Have you left your baby with a sitter yet? How did it go? Image via Mary Fischer

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