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Fecking spa days!!

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louloutheshamed · 20/02/2014 20:17

I know IA probably BU but....

I turned 30 in november. Ds 2 was 9 weeks old. I got a voucher from some friends for a spa day, which, having a non-sleeping ebf baby and a three year old, I forgot about, until last week when dh reminded me that it was probably about to expire - I checked and it had to be used before the end of feb. So I rand up and they could fit me in today.

It was for 2 people and it could only be used Mon-Thurs so dh couldn't come, and all my friends are either at work during the week or also have small children. So I asked my mum if she could come and she took the day off work. Ds1 went to pils and we had to bring ds2 with us. I did mention that fact that we would have a 5mo baby with us when I rang to book.

Drove for 45 mins to the hotel in the middle of nowhere. The spa was not accessible from the reception with a pushchair we had to be escorted through the management offices to get there. Then we were greeted by two 'therapists'' aged approx 19 who were lovely but seemed a bit out of their depth when faced with the logistical nightmare presented by ds2.

They explained that we were both entitled to two half hour treatments and told us what we could choose from. I asked if we both needed to have the treatments at the same time, as really one of us would have to have the baby whilst the other person had the treatment, but they said no, we had an hour slot booked so we would both need to have them at the same time to fit them in. I suggest that ds might in a month of sundays sit in his pushchair and watch, but no can do as room is up more stairs. So I suggest that we each forgo one treatment so that we only have one each and take it in turns to hold the baby - this seems a bit too much for them to comprehend - why can't the (not sitting yet) baby just sit on the plush grey sofa in the corner whilst we have our simultaneous treatments, they ask. We spend so long trying to suggest solutions but the two therapists seemed v out of their depth and just concerned that they wouldn't get through their appointments in time, that in the end I ended up having a massage whilst my dm jiggled ds2 who by that stage was getting hungry.

It was probably the least relaxing massage I have ever had, what with the antsy baby, nervous therapists and leaking boobs, and that's aside from the general spa day awkwardness of having to shuffle naked under towels, and wander about wearing naff hotel robes and slippers amongst perfect strangers.

Afterwards we went in the pool and had a little splash around with ds who enjoyed that for about 20 mins before he got tired and needed a nap....

so, moral of the story is, don't get your friend with an ebf baby a mid-week spa voucher for her birthday...

irnonically, get home and get a text from my friend/colleague who is trying to organise another colleague's leaving do....what do I think to a spa day....? Grrrr

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Strawberryfieldsforever1 · 20/02/2014 21:51

Ah missed the exclusively breastfed bit as not too familiar with the abbreviations. Have sympathy with the situation now, I know how difficult that can be. I suppose the only thing you could have done is had a treatment each and take a turn each taking the baby off for a walk or into the café when little one was restless.