I've had a very difficult year. Rough pregnancy, many hospital stays, c-section, 2 subsequent infections, massive weight loss, possible haematoma, brain scans, 2 grandparents passing on, uncle not expected to live much longer, and those are just the big things. Baby has a milk allergy which took an age for the drs to sort out and shes now on a lactose free formula and doing well. I desperately need a short break, time to sort the house out, do a little painting and maybe get utterly bladdered on a night out.
Mum is an angel and has seen i'm at the end of my tether mentally, and has told me she wants to take both kids mon - fri in a week to help me get back on track. I love my mum, trust her and she adores being a nan. My 4yo will love being with Nanna for that long, no worries there. My baby will be 17 weeks, and is still small for her age but healthy. Naturally I would miss my kids but they'll be all of a 20 min drive away. It would be fantastic for my husband and myself to actually spend some time together and get back some of the fun we've lost lately.
AIBU to think it might be ok to let mum take the kids that long, especially the baby? She's spent a couple of nights away from me already due to me being ill, and she still loves me but I have reservations about 4 nights.
What I need is for someone to tell me it will do her no harm, she will miss me but not hold it against me, and it's OK to need time to sort myself out? I can't deal with much more. It's been 1 thing after another and I'm exhausted. I feel as though I'm only bearly holding on.