Which hours would you pick

[tinedfish]

booked A dream holiday for the summer and they have a superb Crèche our baby goes to nursery and I think some sessions at the crèche will do him some good and let us enjoy a few hours of peace. They offer these sessions 10:00 – 13:00, 13:00 – 15:00, 15:00 – 18:00. He naps around lunch time but that could all change as he’ll be 18 months on the holiday. Which sessions would you pick I did think a mixture would be an idea.

@Haribomum7 yes we have two & genuinely used to enjoy taking them away as babies & toddlers. I miss those days now they’re teenagers.

He’s a very active baby, and I’m chronically unwell. We don’t have any support when we’re at home. If I’m having a flare-up or need a slow day, and my husband is doing all the childcare, then none of us are really getting a break or a holiday. It’s also not fair on our toddler to be around two parents who are exhausted and just trying to get through the day.

We would much rather have a few hours of support during our holiday so that we can all actually enjoy it. The hotel follows full Ofsted ratios, so the childcare is safe and well-regulated. If using childcare twice on holiday allows me, my husband, and our baby to genuinely have a holiday, then why wouldn’t we?

Is this IKOS?

We put our Dd in the 10-1pm session

It would do him some good if he’s stuck with me who’s chronically unwell and having a flare up. My husband may also have some work to do while away. He’s also obsessed with nursery and any baby classes he goes too.

Agreed. For us holidays are for reconnnecting as a family and spending time together. So in answer - none of those times. Spend the time with your child.

Agreed we have kids and have never put them in crèche on holidays. We go away at least twice a year - both long and short haul so there were plenty of opportunities to do so. Don’t regret it at all and my kids talk very fondly of our holiday time together as a family.

Sorry I wouldn't put my kids in either.

@tinedfishsorry to hear you’re unwell. That’s a different scenario to be honest. You’re not feeling 100% & DH needs to do some work. So you possibly need the time to recover & gain some energy. It’s not quite the same as putting him in the creche because you can’t be bothered to entertain him.

And this is why Mumsnet is a horrible, judgy place. She wasn't asking for anyone’s opinion on crèches and nobody knew her individual circumstances. Yet the pile on commences with the ‘oh I couldn’t possibly be apart from
my child ever’ ….