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Beach vacay w/ 5 mo old twins and a 2.5 yo?

emma12210emma12210 member
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DH's family wants to do a beach vacay in June, when my kids would be the above ages. For those that have traveled w/ kids (esp babies), you know this is rarely a "vacation" for the parents!

DH agrees w/ my doubts about the trip, but I know he also wants to spend the time w/ his family. 

It will be an 8 hr drive, and cost over $1000 for the house they want to rent. (And they want us to pay for an extra room if we bring a babysitter, probably bringing the cost up to $1500). Plus, it is for 7 days and nights. (3-4 I could handle, but ugh, 7?)

All I can imagine is that I'll get frustrated after a LONG drive, then spending most of the time taking care of my kids. Also, what if the babies are not on the same nap schedule by then? I'll spend the WHOLE time in the house! Also, his family is not super helpful.

As for the babysitter thing, it is an option, but what do you think we should pay for 7 days?? I'm afraid this will get us outside of our budget.

As MoMs, WWYD?

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  • cookiemonster03cookiemonster03
    Ours are 4 mo, and I think it'd be fine (though the 8 hr drive sounds less than fun...I don't like doing that without babies). They're still cuddly and immobile Stick out tongue But, with a toddler too, I'm not sure...
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  • jenn_darrin1515jenn_darrin1515 member

    Is it an option to only stay for 3-4 days?

    we did 2 beach vacations with our 2 year old twins this past summer - with dh's fam for 5 days and with my fam for 4 days...it was long enough - but fun and exhausting...last year when the girls were 14 months we went w. just my family for 3 days and it was miserable...my family was not very helpful, the girls were still napping twice a day...and we did not get much beach time at all...

    I am sure your 2.5 year old will have a blast, and b/c your twins will only be 5 months they won't be moving yet, so you won't be chasing all 3 around, so even with unhelful family I still think you will be able to have a nice time (with a beach tent and all the other baby equipment)...GL with your decision!

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  • MrsLntMrsLnt member

    I wouldn't do it. Not that far and not that long, and not for that much money. 

    Mine were 5.5 months when we went to the beach for Easter. It was only 4 nights, and only 3 hours away and still a nightmare. They hated sleeping in the PnPs and, even though they were on a 4 hour schedule, they were still napping 3x/day. So by the time we'd get them up, changed, fed, and covered in sunscreen, and then down on the beach, it was practically time to go back in.  We were up and down with them all night long and because we all shared a room, we all slept like crap.  And we still had to bring bottles and make formula and deal with all that BS. It was not relaxing one bit, at all. Over 6 months later and we still shudder at how awful it was. 

     

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  • omalleyomalley

    To be honest I would probably skip that trip.  My parents and sister live at the beach and we spent a lot of time at the beach when my boys were your twins age and it is totally doable. 

    But it is only a two hour drive and my family are tons of help!  My parents bought extra pack n plays and high chairs so we didn't have to travel with them and they were all willing to feed/change a baby at any time.  And I did not have a 2.5 year old....which I have two of them now so I am thinking that is where the babysitter would have to come in.

    There are many woman on here who would say go for it and I am sure you can do it...I just would probably prefer to spend the money on a situation that might feel more like a vacation for you and your immediate family.

    If you do decide to do it a lot of moms on here go to the beach and have tons of great tips! :-)

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  • SoldiersGreenBeanSoldiersGreenBean
    I would decline.  Paying that much $ to spend a week with unhelpful people while trying to entertain a 2.5yo and care for 2 infants?  Forget it.
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  • leslie13510leslie13510

    imageSoldiersGreenBean:
    I would decline.  Paying that much $ to spend a week with unhelpful people while trying to entertain a 2.5yo and care for 2 infants?  Forget it.

    This this this.  Not worth it, IMO.  

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  • kthappy76kthappy76
    Doesn't sound like a great situation, I would think hard before going.  As someone who worked as a nanny on Cape Cod for three summers for older kids, I had lots of nanny friends whose charges were infants and found that their needs, restrictions, and schedule are not very conducive to fun at the beach and I swore I would never do it to me or my babysitter until they were a little bigger.  Your toddler would love it, but it would otherwise be tough to manage them all unless you have some help, and probably not much fun for you if you get stuck in the house with the twins all the time.
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