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December 2011 Moms
jas9210
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What would you do?
jas9210
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Our 2 year wedding anniversary is coming up in September. DH is planning a big surprise getaway for the weekend. Its a big surprise and he won't tell me anything! He did let me know that he what he was planning, we would be gone for 2 nights 3 days.
I haven't been away from DS overnight yet and am kind of nervous about this. DH did say DS could come along too if I'm not comfortable, so I'm sure wherever we are going would be fun for DS too. Or else he would stay with MIL. Im very comfortable with MIL watching him, thats not a problem. Im just not sure how DS will handle being away from us for that long. (Or me for that matter lol!) So what would you ladies do? Bring LO along or leave him with MIL? For those who have left LO for this long or longer, how did you and Lo do?
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Re: What would you do?
I left DS one night while we attended my brother's wedding out of town.... he did absolutely fine!
I think what you're DH is doing is amazingly sweet.... leave your LO with your MIL and go have a romantic & amazing time! Yes, you're a mommy, but you're also a wife and you have to keep nuturing that relationship too!
Have fun whatever you decide!
Our girls have had multiple slumber parties and in all honesty I don't think they even noticed we were gone. The got soooo much attention from my parents that they are always busy/distracted. They STTN for them before they did for us. I mean what's that about?
I say go and enjoy the time with your husband. Then come home and love on your LO like crazy.
We'd bring our daughter.
If life goes well we'll have many years to take holidays without her when she's grown. Until then, we travel in a pack.
This! Only because in my life getting to go out without A is nearly impossible. Your DH is very sweet for planning this.
If you are comfortable with MIL watching him, go for it! Your DH sounds like he is planning a great surprise and if my DH was doing that I would want it to be just the two of us.
I left DD with my mom for 2 nights and 3 days when DH and I went to a wedding in May. Although we missed her, DH and I had a blast and it was so nice to have alone time together. She did great with my mom and there were no issues.
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DH wanted to plan a similar get away for our anniversary (it will be 5 years in October). I just wasn't comfortable with being away from LO for 2 nights. I'm still BFing, and I'm hoping to still be BFing in October. I figured I could handle one night away, but not two.
Instead, we decided to delay our celebration until April. DH is an accountant, so it will be a good post-tax season get away. DS will probably be weaned by then, and we're hoping to conceive #2 around that time.
I agree that you need to put time and effort into nurturing your marriage, but if you're going to be worrying about LO the whole time, you won't enjoy it. Do what you're comfortable with.
i left her once over night with my in-laws for my sister's wedding. i was very nervous & cried when i left her but honestly, i was so busy i didn't even have time to think about her not being there. i would say she did fine being that when i picked her up, she kind of snubbed me & was reaching to go back to her grandparents- knife through my heart! but she warmed back up to me in a few hours.
i'd say since your hubby planned it, i would try to leave her if you can. it's good for your relationship.
I made the decision that I won't be without DS overnight until he's over a year old. Just my personal choice.
We're going away for our 7 year anniversary in a couple weeks and we're bringing DS. I would miss him too much and be worried about him and would constantly be wondering about him (not to mention pumping). So, yeah, I'd be present physically with DH, but emotionally and mentally I'd be with DS. I think DH would feel the same.
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