Would you leave your 2 year old for 5 nights

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To go on holiday with a friend.

DS will be with my DH, his dad, who is more than capable of looking after him. But I'm worried he'll wonder why I'm not around and if I'm coming back.

Pregnant with baby no2 so feel like this is my last chance for a child free holiday for years!

Are you deliberately ignoring everyone else who has said to go and that your child will be absolutely fine?

I'd go. We left DS and DD with my mum from a young age a couple of times. This was for work jollies.

They were absolutely fine and had a great time with grandma.

Sorry, I promise I'm not ignoring everyone else! I appreciate all the responses.

I wouldn't. I assume your friend has no children?

I couldn't agree with this more.

Reframe this: you are teaching your child that sometimes you might go away for a short while, but you will always come back. You will come likely come back happy and relaxed, bearing presents. You are giving your child a chance for some one on one time with their dad.

You are no less a mother for having a break. It's nice to just do something for yourself sometimes.

I would even argue that doing this when they're young teaches them not to stress about it when they are older. There'll always be a first time, and it will always be hard as a parent, but your child will be fine!

I wouldn't, but I'm still breastfeeding to sleep and I know she would miss that, and I'd worry my supply would stop if I was away that long.

Looked after by dad, I'd be running to airport.

Go and enjoy

Yes definitely! I left dd at 16 months to go to Australia for 2 weeks. Left ds to go to Italy for 5 days when he was 15 months. The Australia trip was for work, but both were great.

Hmm.

Once they're old enough to grasp where you've gone and that you'll be back, and if they were with the other parent, sure.

But for me I think that'd be closer to three than two. I wouldn't want to essentially disappear from my child's perspective for what may well feel like an incredibly long time. They don't know you're coming back!

So no, I wouldn't. But I don't judge those who do, we're all different.

No

But you know your kid, if you think they'll be fine I don't see the problem

Course they would …..mine understood being away for work and holidays from a very young age….I left my 3 from younger than 2 to go away …..and if they too young to understand then they won’t have much concept of time anyway

I probably wouldn't have, as much as I moaned about not having a break, I think I would have missed them too much to enjoy the break. But it's absolutely fine to do it if you feel okay about it.