going out of town - how do i prepare

[scoop22]

this will be the first time i have been out of town since ds was born. i am going to a conference for 4 days next week.. i am already sad about this. i know deep down in my heart it will probably be good for both of us but i am just so sad already. any BTDT stories for me.. i have never not put ds to bed. dh helps but i always help tuck him in.. boo hoo already
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[Wife_and_mommy]

Our first time away from dd was when we had ds so I understand! Keep in mind he'll have a lot of fun and you'll get to enjoy time to yourself. It is hard at first but it'll be fine. :)



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[SnuggleBuggles]

We went away for the 1st time without ds about 2 months before he turned 2. To be honest, I was up for that break. Dh and I went on the trip together and just hung out, stayed out late and did all that good stuff. I probably sound cold hearted but I wasn't all that sad to take that 1st trip. The break rejuvinated me. It was nice to be just me and be off mom duty.

Take a few good books, order room service if you have spare time, watch whatever you want, take lots of hot baths, hit the hotel's gym, go shopping...the time will fly and you will get back home and have even more love to give. :)

He is now 4.5 and I have been on probably 4-5 trips without him. I talk about him way too much when we aren't together but otherwise I look forward to it. Just like ds really looks forward to either having Daddy's undivided attention- or even better, staying with his favorite grandma. He has weekly sleepovers (for the past year) so I have really just gotten used to it.

Have a good, safe trip. :)

BEth

[StantonHyde]

The first time you leabve is hard. Do not call when he is awake because he will not understand that you are on the other end of the phone and not with him. I wrote VERY detailed instructions and a schedule for the grandmas when we left. We took our first long weekend away when DS was almost one.

After the first time, it is never hard again :-) It is the most rejunivating break--I come back a MUCH happier mommy.

I just had a two day conference in Phoenix. The day I was leaving, I was carrying 2 whining kids to the car and looking out at a blizzard. I just bopped down the stairs, saying "phoenix, phoenix". I have not been away by myself in over 3 years. I had way too much fun--I didn't have to change a diaper or get anybody dressed. I got the bathroom all to myself. I LOVED it!!

DH and I took 2 long weekends a year between DS being 1-2.5. Then we took 5 days away when DD was 15 mos. We had always left them with grandmas but then DH's dad got sick so they couldn't travel and my mom died last year, so that sort of rules out the grandparents. I had a daycare teacher stay at our house for the 5 days and had the kids in day care for 5 days instead of 3. They had a blast! So I turned in all of our FF miles and we are going to France for a week this fall.

I am writing all of this just to let you know it gets soooo much better. You just have to make that one tough leap.

[elephantmeg]

DH and I are going away this weekend and I'm sad too. Although DH puts him to be by himself half the time anyways (I work 3-11). I just finished writing up 2 pages of instructions for BIL/SIL who will be watching him. Luckily they're preggo and are getting their crib Friday so he'll be able to sleep there with his own matress from home. YEAH! Good luck to you. I can't believe the list of stuff I have written up to send with him. YIKES!

[StantonHyde]

Ok, so I wrote 7, yes seven, pages of instructions :-)

[SnuggleBuggles]

I think I only had 4. :)

ETA- I have kept those instructions so that I can look back and remember what our routines were at certain ages as well as other small details about ds that we might have forgotten.

Beth