Mum sparks online debate after admitting she didn’t give her 11-day-old son a second thought during day out with her young daughter.

Mother posted on Mumsnet asking if she was ‘weird’ for enjoying a trip to the cinema with friends and her four-year-old daughter, without giving her 11-day-old son a second thought.

She shared: ‘I have a darling daughter who is nearly five, and a darling son who is 11 days old.

‘This morning my daughter and I went to the cinema with friends, so we were out for about 3 hours. My son was at home with husband; he is formula-fed, which I know does make a difference.’

‘I can honestly say I never really thought about them while I was out. It was lovely to spend time with my daughter.

‘Reading Mumsnet about leaving babies, most people seem to say they could barely leave theirs for an hour when they were weeks old. I’m wondering now if it’s weird I was so happy to leave a newborn?’

Some users strongly disapproved of the mother’s actions and criticised her for leaving her baby, but most were supportive and offered their own stories of spending time away from their kids, shared Daily Mail.

Mum added,  “DD (darling daughter) has had an unsettled few weeks and she needed some quality time. I suppose I was thinking about it because it seems so common to not be able to leave newborns, whereas I’m finding it harder to not spend as much time with DD.”

I think this is totally great. The older sibling still need lots of one on one time, and are often left craving attention, so this mum is doing brilliant!

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