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vacation with or without DC?

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I don't know if I can go without DS for a whole week.  DH really wants a baby-free holiday and my mom will watch DS, so I know he'll be in good hands, but I don't know if I'll enjoy myself when I'm going to miss him the whole time... It would probably be good for all of us to have a few days away- I know that in my head, but I honestly don't know if I can do it...

Anyone else leaving DC for a week to go on a holiday?

If you did travel with DC, how was it?

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DS 06.26.08 DD 10.23.10
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Re: vacation with or without DC?

  • Mrs.ProvostMrs.Provost

    A weekend? Probably. A week? I couldn't do it. I don't think I could do a week away from even my 3 yr old just yet.

    If you think you'd be fine though, I say go for it. But if you think you're going to spend the whole week upset or missing your son, then that's not much of a fun getaway, ya know? 

     

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  • Megan BriggsMegan Briggs
    No way I could do a week.  Maybe a night or two when DD is your DC's age.
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  • Mommy2SerenityLMommy2SerenityL
    I would kill for a vaca without the kids. DH and I were ALONE on Black Friday.. and it was nice to have some time to just talk to each other... sadly.. we find ourselves talking about the kids.
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  • auslyn804auslyn804
    Do you have a teenage niece that could go with you or your mom go  so that he is with you?  I think that's what we will do.  We will take my niece on vacation with us to babysit or, the few things that we have planned for the next year are with family so that we are vacationing with him but we can get away too. 
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  • goodhartedmommygoodhartedmommy
    A week? No way. My kids are my family, too. Maybe when they're a bit older, but definitely not as an infant.
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  • wishin&hopin2008wishin&hopin2008 member
    I think I could do two or three nights, I don't think I could do a week.
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  • emmelenemmelen

    We just went to Vermont for a wedding and left DD with my parents for 3 days and 3 nights. I missed her a ton, of course, but it was great to have some alone time with DH. And I could get ruthlessly drunk without feeling guilty.

    We also traveled with her to Boston for Thanksgiving. She was a joy, an easy traveler (I suspected she would be, she's generally a very easy-going baby). It was great, but then again, we had family to watch her when we went out with friends, etc.

    I think every couple needs alone time, and you're lucky to have family close by to watch him for you. I am all for it!

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  • oceanloveroceanlover

    When our oldest was 1, we went to Vegas from Thursday-Monday with some friends and had a absolute BLAST. we kept so busy and yes I missed him but it was so nice to feel like an adult again.

    We do many hotel nights with the boys (going tonight for DH's birthday in fact!!) - all locally though. This winter we are going to Mexico, no kids and I cannot wait.

     

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  • Amrice78Amrice78
    I could, and have done a couple days, I could probably even do three nights away, but I don't think I could do a whole week, not at this age.  Maybe when he's older.
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  • middlemarch26middlemarch26 member
    We are planning an anniversary trip in April for about a week, sans DS.  There are times I really want to get away, but most of the time I know I will miss him like crazy.  But I think it will be really good for DH and I, and DS will have a great time with his grandparents (who are dying to keep him).  He'll be 10 months old then.
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  • TaraBrian04TaraBrian04
    Ugh - I'm struggling with this also.  We're going to Mexico for a week, and we plan on going in April when Collin will be 9 months old.  We don't know if we should bring him. 
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  • ABMcKinneyABMcKinney
    Our family vacations will include our child. There's no way I can go an entire week without my baby. We haven't even left him overnight yet and have no plans to do so any time soon.
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  • 14years14years

    DH and I are thinking about going away for 3 or 4 nights in the spring by ourselves when DS is 8 or 9 months old.  DH is all for it, and we'd have my mom to stay with DS.   

    I don't know if I would be up for a whole week, though, and I am a bit conflicted about even what we are considering.  On one hand, we do need to get away by ourselves, I think it's really important to have some alone time. (I am sure we'll take family vacations, but you're still in "parent" mode then.)  On the other hand, DS will still be so young and I know I'll miss him. 

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