Please tell me. Am I being PFB or is this just common sense?

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We're going to Thailand on holiday: me, DH and our 15mo dd. I want to stay on mainland in the south where there are plenty of nice beaches, but where we don't need to travel in a long tailed boat with dd and where it's not too far to a hospital - just in case. DH wants to go much further to some little islands and says he thinks I'm being ridiculously pfb and that I'll turn dd into a neurotic scared child.

Please can I have some MN perspective(s) on this?

whats pfb?

Does your dd have health problems where she is likely to need hopsital treatment?

Just in case of what??

I'd probably be a bit wary of a long-tail with a wee one, but the hospital thing is pfb (sorry). Can you compromise? Somewhere a bit more isolated but where the transport there is safer?

PFB? Anyone?

Precious first born

I'd be a bit like you if I'm honest OP. I'd be sticking to Euro Disney at your DD's age. Always felt that Thailand was a grown up sort of holiday but then again thats just my opinion.

precious first born thatisall x

PFB-precious first born

Precious first born

I was going to say there's nothing unreasonable about wanting to stay close to a hospital whilst out on holiday in case your child needs it, but then in 2.5 weeks or so I'm going to have a PFB of my own

precious first born!

Unless your daughter has health problems that could make a hospital trip quite likely, I think you're being a bit neurotic.

I think you are being sensible.

Thailand is lovely for kids, no need to take them to strip bars. :o
If your DD does not have any health issues then yes you are a bit PFB. Besides, mainland beaches are never that nice, you'll probably have to take the longtail out anyway.

I thought PFB was Poker Faced Bitch. Honest, I really did!

Precious First Born.

Probably not unless she has Health problems.

We have been to some pretty remote places with DD (asthma + allergies), but I do check provisions for travelling to hospitals etc. Maybe look on trip adviser or something, and see if you can find a compromise of some sort.

@ Poker Faced Bitch

Not sure why people think OP is being PFB - I've never considered that I am, but now I'm starting to wonder!! I wouldn't want to be really isolated.

Little children can come down with illnesses quite quickly and can deteriorate quite quickly when they do.

I would have thought it was just common sense to want to make sure that you've got the important bases covered!

Having said that, I took DS to Paris when he was 15 mo and felt like I was in the back of beyond because it was all a bit unfamiliar!!

so perhaps I'm not the best person to be commenting.

Having spent a year in Thailand & seen many, many horrible accidents occur with tourists I'd say you are being sensible. Health & safety doesn't exist; medical treatment on the islands likewise. And this is someone who loves Thailand!

Op I would feel the same as you I think and I'm not neurotic in the slightest

cheers everyone. Right you aren't being PFB, you are being a new mum, so you aren't unreasonable for being concerned, some Mums are scared to shop at a different chemist to usual!!

But really you just need to weigh up the situation rationally. Is your chid often unwell? What are the risks? What is it that you think will happen?

YABU because I am jealous of your fabulous holiday.

It's hard for me to comment, having a Ds who has been to hopsital more times than I can count in the last 2.5 years I wouldn't consider going somewhere I couldn't access health care easily. If he didn't have problems I don't think I would be as concerned

My friends OH always calls women with a snooty look on their faces a PFB, so I've just always assumed that's what it meant here