"If you have yet to hire a baby sitter or spend much time away from your baby, you're not alone. That said, there are good reasons to get away from your baby every once in a while — if not for your sake, then for his/her. Short separations help him/her adjust to other people and become more socialized — and may even help "inoculate" him/her against full-blown separation anxiety before it hits.

You don't have to go out for very long. An hour of errands, a movie — any short separation when your baby is awake and aware that you're away will do the trick. And you, in turn, will realize that the sky won't fall if you're not there to hold it up over him/her."