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curious - question for the mommys

hawaiianbride08hawaiianbride08
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I have a friend who is due in July. Her and her hubby are planning to go on a trip by themselves in September for a week and leaving baby behind with the grandparents. Do you think that a new mommy will really be ok with leaving a newborn at 2 months old for an entire week?? To me, I think she is being overly optimistic about what her priorities will be once baby is born, but maybe I'm wrong! (I thought about this when I was thinking about how tough it was for me to leave my CAT for a week...)
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  • eamaineseamaines
    I could totally do it, if I were leaving her w/ my mom but don't think I'd trust anybody else for an entire week.  Plus, I already have daily phone calls w/ my mom....she'd just get them about 3x/day if that were the case. 
    I would also need to factor in how far away I'd be going though too.
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  • DreamsBride411DreamsBride411 member

    imageeamaines:
    I could totally do it, if I were leaving her w/ my mom but don't think I'd trust anybody else for an entire week.  Plus, I already have daily phone calls w/ my mom....she'd just get them about 3x/day if that were the case. 
    I would also need to factor in how far away I'd be going though too.

    This exactly!

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  • Amer19Amer19
    Not me! My son was 2 when we went to Jamaica for 10 days and that was hard. We waited until he was that old because I couldn't imagine leaving the country with an infant at home for 10 days. But some people have no problems with it. I, however, wouldn't be able to.
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  • hawaiianbride08hawaiianbride08
    The trip is Hawaii, so certainly not close! I suppose it depends on the person, imagining myself in that situation even though I have no idea b/c I'm not a parent I just think I would have a tough time since I felt so bad leaving my cat last week!!
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  • lindeenweddinglindeenwedding member
    No way! but Alexa's never been watched outside of daycare for more then an hour. I don't have family here and Eric's it not very reliable. Even if my family were here I can trust my mom for maybe overnight but a week, no way.
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  • dexspsandqsdexspsandqs

    Not a chance!

    While I may trust family implicitly to watch any of my LO's it's just far too young an age. 

    At that stage you've barely been cleared as 'all healed' from the doctor- I'd compromise and bring baby and trusted relative so I could have adult time and still be close to baby- but as most parents know, life becomes a series of compromises and changes once baby is born..

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  • MmeBPMmeBP
    imagedexspsandqs:

    Not a chance!

    While I may trust family implicitly to watch any of my LO's it's just far too young an age. 

    At that stage you've barely been cleared as 'all healed' from the doctor- I'd compromise and bring baby and trusted relative so I could have adult time and still be close to baby- but as most parents know, life becomes a series of compromises and changes once baby is born..

    This! 

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  • AshNicole331AshNicole331

    At 2 months? No way.

    We took a cruise for a week when Soph was 6 months old and I was fine at that point...but there's no way I could or even want to at 2 months.

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  • ladybugg82ladybugg82
    Not a chance... I still cant imagine leaving Austin overnight now let alone a week.
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  • trevesstrevess

    WOW!  I am willing to bet money that she will not end up going on that trip.  She might be optimistic now, but once baby is here and she sees how much that little one truly NEEDS mama, I'm sure she will feel differently. 

    The most I have ever been away from Hayden is only about 3 hours while Bart was with her, and that was even tough.  Other than him, my mom is the only person I trust to watch her. 

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  • aleikelaaleikela member

    It is a no for me too!  When Kash was about 10 months old, my mom and sisters got DH and I a night in a hotel.  That was hard for me and it was in the same city...and he was 10 months!

    I am going on a girl's trip next weekend and this will be the first real time I leave Kash.  He will be with family but I am stressin'!

     

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  • MrsBlayneMrsBlayne member
    NO WAY! I could not do it. The ONLY way I could leave her would be with my mom but maybe just for a weekend and definitely not if I was going to Hawaii.
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