To have a short holiday with just the children?

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Without DH. He can't get away from work and child friendly holidays aren't really his thing - i like them :)

I was wondering about booking a short UK break for DS and I and my 2 month old DD. Obviously the baby wouldn't get much out of the break, but DS would and he's been great so I'd like to treat him a bit and let him explore the beach, eat too much ice cream, and so on.

Or is this odd?

It's lovely, go for it.

Not in the slightest!

If you can manage the needs of the two of them, go for it.

Enjoy!

Hopefully! DS will be fine, I am worried about the logistics of him plus DD at a beach or pool or similar.

I am going to the lakes for 2 weeks with my boys as I want a holiday and dh is too busy at work. Yanbu! Go for it

I did it last summer and we all had a great time and as much as I like holidays with dh, it was lovely not having to think about what he'd like to do, we just pleased ourselves

Not odd at all, we are doing similar.
Me and dc are off to Rome on Thursday, part educational for dd and the dsx2 have taken the time off work.
Dh is happy at home, he has an overnight gig one day, plans to do some decorating the rest of the time.
Then we hopefully have a holiday in November too, for all of us.

Make sure you leave DH with a list of jobs - painting the hall is one which is awful to do with kids running about.

I do this every year with my parents and my DC. I think DH quite enjoys having the house to himself for a week!

Can you buy a portacrib. They sell them here in the USA. We used to set on up on the beach (under an umbrella) when our grandson was little. He could lie in there and be safe, while we played with DGC1. He also slept in it in the hotel room. It packed up nicely into its own bag and was easy to put up and take down. Brought or own cot sheets from home.

Is that the same as a travel cot, sue? Yes could get one of those, thank you :)

DS will be thrilled! Should be too expensive if I book in early July?

Thus is what we had.

www.amazon.com/Graco-Pack-Travel-Playard-Green/dp/B005UV0UEA/ref=sr_1_1?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1402240534&sr=1-1&keywords=graco+portable+crib

YANBU; will be lovely. However, child friendly holidays aren't really his thing made me go . What exactly did he think holidays with a family would be like?

Of course it's not odd! We have family holidays and aswell as that, I take the 3dc away regularly without dp. I'd love him to do the same!

Sounds lovely. I hope you enjoy your time away.

I've been doing this since the ds1 was a toddler and ds2 was a baby. We have done everything from caravan and cottage holidays when they were very small to back packing round Europe when the youngest was 5. Now they are teenagers we go skiing together. We always have a couple of family holidays and now the boys go to the Grand Prix in Europe with their dad as well.

Do it. It really isn't odd. Why would you think that?

Just to add the only thing I thought was odd was your comment about DH. I can understand him maybe not having the same amount of holidays as you . MyDH is self employed and I get 7 weeks + bank holidays spit snot always possible. But him not liking child friendly holidays, what, even with his own kids!

I take my two together, or separately every half term holiday. I've just returned from a week in France with one of them. We have great times .

Sounds a sensible idea - my DH took DS off for a week's holiday once without me - it was bliss . I would probably agree that family holidays aren't my thing either - although perhaps we are not supposed to admit that on Mumsnet .

Holidays with children can be really hard work and hardly 'relaxing' for the adults, finding something that you all enjoy can be difficult - and it gets harder as they reach the teenage years, believe me.

Definitely NBU. I take my DCs away without my DH every year- they get far more weeks holiday than he does so we make the most of them. I book cheapo premier inn family rooms and trade tesco vouchers for days out. Or I book a caravan park with a pool. Last year I took them to Spain, we had an absolute ball but I have to admit not enjoying the travelling part so much. Keeping track of 2 kids and their luggage along was a bit stressful. Have fun, whatever you decide to do :)

alone not along

Really ragwort I found it easier once they reached their teens. Holidays turned a corner once they became about 11 or 12 and just got better every year.

I love holidays with teenagers!

Yanbu - I have done this with DS1 and DS2, and this half term took them camping with DS3 along for the first time (he is 3) - it was great!

He isn't very patient to be honest, I don't think he understands small children particularly well. Especially the stage DS is at, I think he (DH) thinks DS will be okay with adult things and he isn't, he finds them boring. He is always polite but does get fed up and you can see he just wants to play on the beach or something.

Not at all. Our family summer plans consist of several short trips lasting ~3 days (camping, visiting various family in UK) and DP is only joining us for one or two of them. We both work as much as each other in general, but I get annual leave and he (self-employed, deadline to meet this year) does not. We're looking forward to the trip with him of course, but I'd never think it was odd or divisive to do things without him too.