Getting nervous about leaving for vacation.

Re: Getting nervous about leaving for vacation.

• Mrs Manners member

  March 2009

  I was just about to post that same thing. My parents just drove off with ds for the week. We leave in the morning for Costa Rica. I miss him already! He's teething and is in a super clingy/whiney mode right now. I know he's going to have a blast with them though and dh and I really need the time alone together to relax and renew.

  Have fun on your vacation!

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• Brewtowngrl member

  March 2009

  We leave in a week.  only for 4 nights because I know i would not make it a week.  My mom is coming here to make things easier.  I told DH I need to be kept drunk. 

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• JDB3358

  March 2009

  We got back 2 weeks ago from leaving DD with our parents for the first time since she's been born.  We went on a cruise, so we were not easily accessible, and out of the country/cell range, most of the time, so I was really nervous.  Just a few things that I think helped, her and me:

  We took her to the grandparents house the night before we left, since they live out of town and it was on our way.  That way she was able to get acclimated to being in a different place, and around them while we were still there.  It also gave our parents a chance to ask us any questions about her care/schedule, etc.

  The morning that we left, we woke DD and let her actually see us leave.  She was standing at the door waving bye when we drove down the driveway, and while it was hard, I think it was important for her to not wake up in a strange place without Mommy and Daddy, especially the first night.

  I called about 30 minutes after we left, thinking she may have fussed some, or wondered where we were, but she was too busy playing to miss us.  That's when I realized all the worrying was for nothing.

  We had a great time and so will you.  And your DC will have a great vacation too.

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• clp1027

  March 2009

  We went on a cruise too. DS was 8 months old and we were gone for 5 days. I thought I was going to be a mess, but it went better than I thought. We were so busy that it kept my mind busy. At 4 days I was missing him pretty bad, but as it turns out, he was doing just fine. He was really excited to see us when we got back. It was really sweet!

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• cameronk

  March 2009

  We left our daughter for the first time when she was 13 mo. with her grandparents and she had a BLAST!  It was really hard to leave her and I missed her like crazy but try to focus on spending romantic time re-connecting with your hubby and pampering yourself, shopping, pedicures, reading, sleeping, whatever you need to recharge.  What also helped me was to think that her grandparents are such special people in her life and I thought it was a great opportunity for her to bond with them.  So I told myself not to think of it as "leaving her" (which sounded negative) but allowing her to "stay with loving grandparents" (which seemed more positive) - may sound cheesy but it worked for me- haha!

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