When is it okay to leave your child with a family member or friend so you can get out?

When U feel comfortable doin so.

when you feel like you need a break and are comfortable with it....only when you do it do not and i mean DO NOT feel guilty....you need a break too!!!

When they are in school you will get a break

when they still like the little critter....

Family member any time , not sure about friends

I agree on that. A friend is sketchy but a trusted family member should be okay.

thanks for all of your advice it really helps alot now i dont feel like a bad parent.

With someone you trust explicitly, and who knows how to take care of babies.........whenever you are comfortable. Just be careful to not make it an "all the time" thing to avoid being a parent..........which I'm sure you are not. (Sorry, had to add that due to experience with relatives who leave their kids with their parents more than they take care of them...........)

I WOULD NEVER DO IT ALL THE TIME ITS JUST FIRST OFF I LOVE MY SON WITH EVERYTHING INSIDE ME. ITS JUST I'M KIND OF LIKE I NEED TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND GO HAVE A TEA OR GO BUY A NEW OUTFIT OR SOMETHING. AND I USED TO WORK BUT WHEN I GOT PREGNANT I QUIT MY JOB TO STAY HOME AND RAISE MY SON.

Are you nursing?

I saw his pics. He's so adorable.

My son had his first sleepover with my sister when he was less than 6 weeks old. He didn't sleep, I didn't sleep, I was exhausted and my sister just came and picked him up and took him back to her house for the night. Best thing for him, he's been having sleepovers ever since (he's 14 now). He never had separation anxiety, went to camp for 2 weeks at 7 and never gave me a thought.

So long as you're not doing it every night, being apart from your kids is healthy for the both of you