S/O Clicky poll: Have you spent the night away from your DC?

Sunflower777

Xbrooklyn's post made me wonder...[Poll]

amiamish

DS has stayed the night at my parents house about 1x a month (or more) since he was 18ish months.

mlm1128

A night, yes.  But we have not taken a weekend to go away yet, and dd is over 4.  I am so afraid that she will get sick and want me and I won't be able to get to her fast enough.  I obviously have issues.

Zenya

I have left my son a few times but only with DH.  DH and I have never left together.  I have never left my little girl (16 mos) but plan to next month and I can't WAIT.

hikerbeth

other.  Somewhere between "yes it was a little hard for me" and "plenty of times."

I have gone on two week long trips and a couple of overnights since DD was born and left her with DH (first was when she was 16 months).

DH and I took a weekend away when she was 19 months and a week away when she was just about 3.

She's also had a couple of overnights at friend's houses.

4Speedy

I've had plenty of nights away from my 3 yo but never with my 11 month old.

I'm open to the idea of a night away from our baby but life just caught up with us ever since he was born.  First it was my dad being in the ICU for close to 7 months.  He finally got better and his care become less all-consuming for me and now my MIL is having a series of strokes.

So it's not our children keeping us from having a night away--it's our aging parents who need the care and attention.

Temp970088312507122

DD1 spends the night at my IL's once a week and once every other week with my parents. It gives me a break and bonding time with the baby.

lizlemon77

My girls spend the night with my mom or my IL's 2 or 3 times a month.  It a vacation for them just as much as it's a night alone for DH and I!

happ17

we do "grandma weekends" (sat - mon) every 5-6 weeks at least. I live for them. In fact, I'm trying to get my mom to do a grandma weekend this weekend, lol.

shouldbworkin

As soon as my kids were ok with sleeping over at my mom's house, she refused to babysit them at our house. She'd rather keep them overnight then come to my house to babysit.  Fine with me!

That being said, we've only been away more than 1 night (for 2 nights) once in 4 years and that was just last summer. 

penguingrrl

Julia has been away from us for a night or two regularly since she was 9 months old.  My sister, aunt and mother all like to take her when they can, which is a great break.  Emma will be a bit older before we can since she's nursing and won't take a bottle.  My family can't wait until she can go with them overnight and I can't wait for a break lol!