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Experiences with overnight trips without baby?
I am a SAHM and I am going out of town in September for 2 days (my twins will be 7 mths and daddy will be with them the whole time). Someone old me that the babies might have issue with mom being gone so long. What's your experiences with overnight trips?
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Re: Experiences with overnight trips without baby?
We have taken 6 or 7 overnight trips without DS - shortest being 1 night, longest being 1 week. The first night away was when he was 3 months old. He has always (thus far) been fine. We have my MIL watch him and she follows his regular routine, etc.
I have also done 3 or 4 weekends away leaving DS with DH - again, always fine (DH gets tired, though! lol). Just in the past few weeks, DS has started to act out a bit regarding DH being gone (he has been working insane hours) - just being crabby, not wanting his dad to do certain things with him when he is home, taking a while to warm up to DH when he does see him, etc. It is usually short lived and not that bad - it could also just be a "mommy" stage he is going through.
Have fun!
I'm sure your babes will miss you a lot, but they'll be with their father, who is probably the second most important person to them (behind you of course)!! Seeing as your the primary caretaker (by default as you are SAHM) going away will be great for him to bond with the kids one on one and figure out their relationship without you being around to save the day.
I left DD with my H when she was just under a year and they had a blast. Have a good trip! I hope you're doing something fun!
I'm not being critical but you get a good amount of time away! Do you and your H go on vacation? That is great that your parents take your LO for so long.
We had done a few overnights since DS was born.
He was the oldest at 10 months in May when we left him with my cousin for 2 nights. He did great. He missed us for sure but had fun and played like his happy self. The will miss you but be happy with daddy. When you come back they will light up with glee and you will feel loved. Enjoy your time away.
I wish all of those times were "vacation" times. Mostly we take a few days just to hang out and stay up late and be our "childless" selves
And the rest of the time I'm dealing with deadlines and projects for my classes. It's just really nice sometimes to get a break to kind of reconnect as a couple on a level that doesn't involve children. If we lived closer to them we'd probably have her spend the weekends with them once a month or so.
When I was a kid, my parents left me with my grandparents one weekend a month (or more if I really really begged, ha!). I loved staying there; I got to have frosted flakes before bedtime!