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I need opinions please! (long)

seellsseells member
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Dh and I are planning on visiting our family in the middle of March. I'll be about 27 weeks. Our family lives 500 miles away. So it's about an 8 hour drive. Dh wants to take a train down and I'm not sure if it's worth it.

If we take a train that means we don't have to drive! Which is the best part. The train station is about 45 minutes from our house so we'd have to have them store our car. Plus we'd have to keep furbaby in a kennel. It's almost twice as expensive to take the train. But I'd be able to walk around, eat, use the bathroom frequently and it wouldn't interfere with the trip. (That's Dh's main point, that it would be less stress on me.)

Driving allows us to take the furbaby! Also our families will have gifts for baby that we will need to take back. Plus I'll be picking things up from my sister and BFF (Who both have had girls recently and have set bags of stuff aside for us.) If we don't drive we can't take the items. We wouldn't get them until after the baby is born. But driving is more restricted. We'd have to stop if I needed to use the bathroom or wanted to walk around. And we don't want to make the trip longer then necessary.

Which one would you choose?

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Re: I need opinions please! (long)

  • amandamharrelsonamandamharrelson
    If it were me, I would drive. We drive 12 hours to see my family and it's really not that bad! We just made the trip at Christmas and while I did have to pee every hour it still wasn't that bad. I wouldn't want to mess with bringing all that stuff back on the train, plus I would miss my furbaby!
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  • ZooBaby2010ZooBaby2010
    I'd probably pick drive.  Although the train does sound less stressful in some ways.
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  • dstardstar
    Taking the train, sometimes adds hours because they make quite a few stops.  As much as the train sounds like it might be a more comfortable options, this trip sound like you need to take the car. 
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  • amandalea51107amandalea51107
    I think I would go ahead and drive. I'd rather save the money and be able to take the stuff with me when I left. You may have to stop more than normal, but I know for us saving money is a pretty big deal with LO on the way so I'd look for a way to do that. Plus something that people give you is something that you might end up going to buy before LO comes.
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  • KSEDminiKSEDmini member
    I would drive especially since you have stuff to bring back. You can still get up and walk around if need be, it will just make the trip longer.
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  • karatechrissykaratechrissy member
    I would grin, bear it, and drive. Get out once in a while to stretch but I'd drive.
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  • seellsseells member
    Thanks ladies! I know driving is the better option but Dh desperately wants to take a train. I needed some reassurance that I was picking the right choice.
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  • rlscheckrlscheck member
    Driving.  I've done the train thing before and it's rocky and jerky.  Made me really sick.  Plus they are really crammed and walking around wasn't that easy and it took forever to get where we wanted to go.  One train we took I could barely fit into the seat and I'm tiny!  I can't imagine getting in and out of the some of those seats with a pregnant belly.
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  • Just_JennJust_Jenn
    Drive - it's actually less hassle than the train, will be cheaper (as you pointed out), and could even be quicker. The further the distance, the less efficient it is to take a train due to all the stops, as a PP mentioned. So what is an 8-hour trip driving could be 10-12 hours on a train. Even if you stopped to pee every hour, you wouldn't add that much time to the trip. Plus this way you can haul back all the baby stuff. Totally worth it.
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  • kassaafrasskassaafrass member
    I would drive... It has been my experience that the train is usually longer than driving because they make a lot of stops. Plus I like being able to have my own trainsportation when I go places.
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  • sabrinafairsabrinafair
    We make the drive from Portland to Sacramento a few times a year... and always stop at The Olive Pit in Corning and In and Out along the way. Totally worth the drive!
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  • UKMom1UKMom1

    Like many of the others have said, I'd drive.  While the train ride would without a doubt be a little less stressful, I think you'll be happier with the drive.  Just tell your DH that he's going to have to patient with you!  Enjoy the trip home.

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