Two nights away without DS?

flutterby_lil

Go for it, I am sure DS would love a brother/sister, get on with making baby number to :beer: :T :rotfl: :eek:

Threebabes

Ohhhh I would be off like a shot, enjoy every minute .

Northern78

Thanks for all your positive replies! After reading them all it left me and a 'go get em' kind of mood so we've decided to go for it. I double checked with my parents when I went to pick him up after work and they're already planning things to do with DS.

Thanks again everyone.

lady1964

Definately do it!

We have 3 dd's and used to leave them with grandparents overnight or for 2/3 nights so we could get a break away. At the time they were all little, we lived around 90 miles away from both sets of grandparents so it was good for the kids & the grandparents to have some special time together. They are all very close and everyone benefited from the little 'holidays' away.

Enjoy your break, rest, relax and make the most of it in every way

Counting_Pennies_2

I would definitely go, your parents are used to having him anyway, he will love it and it will do you the world of good.

I wish I was in your position. I have been on at my DH for us to go away. He too works away in the week and at the weekends it is full on with taxi service for the childrens activities. We don't have time to catch up in the week, as he wont find time to discuss life essentials while he is away, and now the children don't get to bed until 9pm most days it is difficult to get any time together. We spend most of our time emailing one another to get the basics achieved.

Frustratingly he does not see the need for us to get away. As long as we can be specific with his parents we would be able to go away, but he prefers his own form of communication, so instead gives his parents the message that we will go down and stay with them and maybe pop out, instead of saying please can we have two nights away. So his parents then are totally unprepared to be left with the children at the point we get down there. I am told off for interfering if I contact his parents. It is very frustrating.

Anyway I digress.

Well done you for finding time for the both of you, it is important to give one another time away from the children.

applecrumble24

Go for it!
I left my ds1 at 18mth and 20 mths for 2 nights at a time with grandparents, he was absolutely fine and was spoilt rotten.
I think it's so important to allow granparents space to build their own relationships with the kids too.
I'm desperate for someone to volunteer to take the baby overnight but as he's still waking every couple of hours at 7 months I might have a while to wait

clairec79

Only you can make the decision as to whether it's right for you and your family.

You know your son will be well looked after so that isn't really an issue - personally I wouldn't want to do it at that age, but I work full time and see my husband every day - maybe if he worked away 50% of the time I'd feel different, but as it is I feel I spend enough time away from the kids anyway. I have been away from them overnight (excluding when I do a night shift) but only a single night, but that's whats right for me

Lozzy88

Do it! As you say your son enjoys staying at his grandparents house and its nice to have a little time off.

If someone offered to look after my children I would bite their arm off its been 2 year and 3 weeks since my daughter slept out (not that I`m counting :rotfl:) and that was only because I was been induced in hospital and she couldn't stay with my OH as baby could of flew out at any minute. I now have 3 children all of my own doing and the only person who has offered to babysit is my niece but seen as she is 13 its not going to be any time soon .

belfastgirl23

I think it's actually good for kids to be able to be with someone other than their parents. If the worst happened and one of you took ill or needed to be in hospital (maybe to have baby no 2 for example ), it would be much better for your DS to be able to be at his grandparents without it being a huge upheaval for him. You never know. Encouraging your kids to be ok without you is kind of a vital life skill for them to have IMHO

Northern78

Well train tickets are booked not for another couple of months though.

I tried explaining to DS tonight that mummy was going to see daddy and would he like to stay at Nannan and Grandads? He nodded and gave me a 'cup of tea' from his tea set. I think that's the toddler equivalent of saying "Great idea mum, lets celebrate with a cuppa!"