'Completely sick': Mum uncovers husband's unsafe habit when left alone with baby

“I cannot believe the conversation I had to have with him."

A mum says she feels "completely sick” after discovering that her husband was leaving their baby home alone while she was at work.

“He will leave my not even 15 month baby home alone to go on runs,” she accuses. 

“He didn’t think it was a big deal, because he claims he stays within 1/4 mile of our house and he claims he leaves the baby in his crib sleeping.” 

The worst part: she only found because a neighbour dobbed him in. 

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"I don’t even know how to handle this" 

“He claims the reason he never told me is because he knew I wouldn’t be happy about that. He’s been doing this for MONTHS behind my back,” she raged. 

“I cannot believe the conversation I had to have with my husband about not leaving a literal baby home alone.” 

With a second baby on the way the mother’s trust in her husband has been left shattered. In a bid to overcome the tension she turned to Reddit for advice. 

“I am pregnant with our second baby and I don’t even know how to handle this situation,” she admitted. 

“No matter how many times he reassures me, something like this won’t ever happen again. I just keep thinking that he would’ve continued this until something happened.”

She dreads to think about what could have happened in his absence. 

“A fire could happen, there could be a carbon monoxide leak, baby could learn how to climb out of his crib and fall, baby could hit his head falling while standing in his crib. Or he simply could wake up crying and be scared because nobody is there responding,” she shared.  

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"He KNOWS it's wrong"

Reddit commenters were quick to slam the father’s behaviour. 

“I’m so confused why he can’t just put the baby in the stroller and take the baby running with him?” one person questioned. 

Another pointed out: “the fact he didn’t tell her, because he knew she would be unhappy just goes to show he KNOWS it’s wrong but is making a conscious decision to do it anyway.”

“He’s lucky the neighbour didn’t call the cops on him.” a third said. 

“Something could happen to him on his run whether it be a medical emergency or an accident in general. You wouldn’t have any clue where he was or what he was doing and then your baby would be left alone for longer,” a fourth criticised. 

The mum says they own a jogging stroller, treadmill, stationary bike and a full gym setup in their home. She also doesn’t believe that he’s cheating and that he’s taking a baby monitor on the runs. 

Her solution now is to buy and install cameras around the house. Only her husband won’t be given the ability to access them.

“I don’t want to give him a way that makes him feel comfortable leaving because he can now watch the baby while he’s away. He CANNOT leave the house unless he takes the baby with him,” she revealed.

Originally published as 'Completely sick': Mum uncovers husband's unsafe habit when left alone with baby