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Hurt by DH's reasons I can’t come on group holiday

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fayesfair · 21/11/2025 01:29

Hi everyone. I’m currently pregnant with DH and Is first child, due at the end of December. DH and most of his uni friends turn 30 next year, so they have planned 2 group holidays.
1 in February to go Skiing, obviously I won’t go on this one as baby will be tiny and I actually can’t stand skiing. One in July, where they will spend some days at a sports campus type place playing tennis/padel, swimming etc, one day they have hired a boat to go out and have a boat day, ocean swim, another day they plan to go a water park or something, then probably last day back at the sports campus.
2 of the partners of the 8 men are invited, 1 makes sense she went to uni with them is very much part of the group, the other is relatively new.

I asked DH if I could join for a day or 2, baby will be about 7 months and my parents have already offered to have him for a night or 2. He has said no. I asked why and he said “it will be quite a sporty and competitive trip, the other girls are really sporty, but you wouldn’t enjoy all the sports and will probably complain it’s boring the whole time”.
Now I’m hardly Serena Williams but I don’t think I’m awful at sports and while I do think the water park and maybe go karting which is also on their list isn’t up my street, I’d just come for one of the sports days and the boat day.

AIBU to be hurt by his reasons?

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Morningsleepin · 21/11/2025 02:43

It sounds like you and your husband are on the same page, so that is great. Congratulations on the baby

Beekman · 21/11/2025 02:43

Fair enough but Mumsnet does like to go off on a tangent!

Have you had a chat with him about what he said to you? Does he know you’re upset about the reasons he gave you?

fayesfair · 21/11/2025 02:41

I feel like everyone is more focussed on whether or not DH should even go on the holidays than my actual question which was AIBU to be hurt by the reasons he’s given for not wanting me to join the second trip. That’s not impacted by how old baby will be.

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Mumwithbaggage · 21/11/2025 02:39

You haven't even had your baby yet. Just relax about it. If you're happy with his ski trip, great. See how it goes.

Take it from there.

Yes, people do go on holiday alone/with friends and some people go away leaving the kids with grandparents. Even on MN x

babyproblems · 21/11/2025 02:39

fayesfair · 21/11/2025 02:17

Do people really never go on separate holidays once they have children?

We aren’t the first in our circle to have kids and many of them still go on seperate holidays. I really don’t think that’s an issue? In August I’ll be going away for 4 nights for my sisters hen do and DH will have baby alone?

Maybe it’s just our circle.

I’m shocked too tbh. It’s not that you and he will be holidaying separately but that you will need your team mate.. I think you’re underestimating massively the job you’re about to begin! At 7mo, you’re right baby won’t care to be without dad, but you will. You’ll be exhausted by this point and unless you’re really amazing at sleeping in the day, you’ll be v v v tired and having a committed partner around is a huge huge help!

fayesfair · 21/11/2025 02:38

Beekman · 21/11/2025 02:32

The baby might not know he’s not there but you will be keenly aware of his absence when you’re left alone with a new baby

I won’t be alone, my parents will be with me.

I appreciate we might change our mind at the time but I intend to start as we mean to go on. I don’t believe being a parent means you have to give up your friends or life as an individual. I’m sure I’ll manage 5 days with my mum and dad and no doubt my sister while DH celebrates with his friends. Then in August he will have baby with his partners while I get to celebrate with my sister.

If we change our mind it’s no big deal, he just won’t go, if circumstances change that require him to stay, again no big deal he will just stay.

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Beekman · 21/11/2025 02:32

The baby might not know he’s not there but you will be keenly aware of his absence when you’re left alone with a new baby

Barnbrack · 21/11/2025 02:26

fayesfair · 21/11/2025 02:17

Do people really never go on separate holidays once they have children?

We aren’t the first in our circle to have kids and many of them still go on seperate holidays. I really don’t think that’s an issue? In August I’ll be going away for 4 nights for my sisters hen do and DH will have baby alone?

Maybe it’s just our circle.

We have 2 kids and will go away with friends separately NOW but they are 4 and 7, we had rough periods with both where either of us going away just wasn't feasible and the first 2-3 months is pretty all consuming especially with a first baby. I suspect that's what most people are getting at.

Squiggles23 · 21/11/2025 02:23

Is it your first baby together OP?

I wouldn't be impressed with my partner planning all these trips if it's was our first.
Also you could have a difficult birth or anything!

Yes it is offensive, you don't need to be sporty to enjoy the trip,

Beekman · 21/11/2025 02:20

fayesfair · 21/11/2025 02:17

Do people really never go on separate holidays once they have children?

We aren’t the first in our circle to have kids and many of them still go on seperate holidays. I really don’t think that’s an issue? In August I’ll be going away for 4 nights for my sisters hen do and DH will have baby alone?

Maybe it’s just our circle.

They do and I think it’s a healthy thing. However, I think going when your baby is a newborn is a bit much.

Also, his reasons for you not being able to go on the second trip are a bit off.

PollyBell · 21/11/2025 02:19

fayesfair · 21/11/2025 02:17

Do people really never go on separate holidays once they have children?

We aren’t the first in our circle to have kids and many of them still go on seperate holidays. I really don’t think that’s an issue? In August I’ll be going away for 4 nights for my sisters hen do and DH will have baby alone?

Maybe it’s just our circle.

Same, MN seems to generally have the rule that mothers need to be tied to their children constantly and then of course have to provide care for their grandchildren life does not appear to happen outside of children it seems

fayesfair · 21/11/2025 02:17

Do people really never go on separate holidays once they have children?

We aren’t the first in our circle to have kids and many of them still go on seperate holidays. I really don’t think that’s an issue? In August I’ll be going away for 4 nights for my sisters hen do and DH will have baby alone?

Maybe it’s just our circle.

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LBFseBrom · 21/11/2025 02:15

MatchaMatchaMatcha · 21/11/2025 01:53

I'm astonished he's taking two holidays without you when you have a newborn tbh

So am I! He has no idea at the moment want having a baby will entail. I doubt very much he'll be going to either.

He's a grown up now, op!

PollyBell · 21/11/2025 02:06

There is nothing wrong with both parents having holidays seperatley even if there is a baby but I would not tag along to my husbands uni friends breaks and I would think it was weird if he wanted to tag along with mine

Beekman · 21/11/2025 01:58

Are you ok with him going at all when you have a new baby? I don’t think it’s reasonable for him to push off on a jolly when you have a baby that’s a few weeks old.

fayesfair · 21/11/2025 01:58

MakeMineADietCoke · 21/11/2025 01:56

This. Did he ask if you’d be ok with this or did he just tell you it was happening?

I went away last year for my 30th with friends so it felt fair that he also got to do the same. It’s not like a newborn is going to know whether he is there or not and my parents will come and stay with me. I don’t mind him going I’m just hurt by the reasons I’m not invited.

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MakeMineADietCoke · 21/11/2025 01:56

MatchaMatchaMatcha · 21/11/2025 01:53

I'm astonished he's taking two holidays without you when you have a newborn tbh

This. Did he ask if you’d be ok with this or did he just tell you it was happening?

MatchaMatchaMatcha · 21/11/2025 01:53

I'm astonished he's taking two holidays without you when you have a newborn tbh

fayesfair · 21/11/2025 01:30

Sorry I meant DHs in the title

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