Am I a bad mum😭
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Definitely don’t feel bad! I just booked a holiday away with a friend of mine for a week, leaving baby at home with her dad 🤣 I need a break, and I’m sure you deserve one!
Do it! 😄
I personally couldn’t do it. I wouldn’t enjoy it (especially considering the money involved) stressing about my little one but everyone’s different. If the only thing stopping you is guilt though go for it and don’t care what other people think. X
Personally it’s not a step I am ready to take but would never think negatively of those who are! I always think, if my best friend asked me this question what would I say? And of course it would be to enjoy the break because you’ve deserved it and in no way shape or form does it make you a bad mum. 😄 have a great time!
Has she slept over at your mums before or would your mum stay at yours? If my little one slept through the night I'd consider it. It sounds like you need the quality time with your partner if he works a lot, it will be good for your relationship 😊
No guilt deserved (but I 100% understand). Everyone needs their breaks/holidays and for you your full time job is looking after LO. You and your partner will benefit from quality time alone with each other to distress and work on your adult relationship with each other (I'm not talking smexy times but it is a bonus). Just think through the logistics well to ensure you are able to get home if needed e.g. LO is sick, is LO going to grandma or grandma staying at yours with LO etc.
@Kayleigh thank you the validation I needed 🤣🤍
@Cotswoldmama wow that sounds great! I hope you have the best time away 😭🤍🤍🤍
@Hannah yeah it’s just the guilt side otherwise she loves being with my mum and honestly always has the best time there 🤍
@Erin B yeah exactly but being a mum is so hard because we’re always putting them first 😭 but thank you soooo much 🤍
@C yeah but not without me 🥲 my mum lives in a different city so we go over and stay there a lotttt, she adores her aunties and grandparents so I don’t have any issues with that part. It’s just the part of her being away from me for the first time, she doesn’t go nursery either so we’re together 24:7🤣 and yeah exactly we need the quality time we are both soooo overwhelmed and overworked
@Hattie yeahhh since she’s been born I haven’t been apart from her more than a few hours! 😭 she’s not at nursery or anything either, it’s just me and her all the time, yeah of course I feel like we hardly get any chances to just spend genuine time together, by the time he comes home from work, we have dinner and then it’s bedtime routine and we end up falling asleep too🥲 and yeah of course i think somewhere in Europe definitely. But thank you so much for the advice🫶🫶🫶🫶
I would just say if LO has never been away from you you may want to start adjusting to that now as going from being with you 24/7 to away from you for an entire week will be very distressing for your LO and therefore make things quite difficult for grandma. Think how LO’s become upset when starting nursery etc. Otherwise I’d say go for it! I’d probably get grandma to stay at your house if you can as the least amount of change for LO the more likely it is to be smoothe sailing. Also agree with the comment about making sure the destination is somewhere you can easily return from if required x
I went to Germany for Xmas markets for 3 days in December, my lg was with her grandma for 5 days. I had mixed feelings about it but it was nice to have a break xx
Do it 100%!!!