To leave my 17 month old ...

[KayTee87]

Dh and I booked a weekend away in London a while ago for December as there's a concert we wanted to go to.
I said we should only go for one night but dh said it's too far to go for 1 night and we'd be in a rush so I reluctantly agreed to 2 nights. Our ds will be 17 months old by then, he's 8 months now and hasn't been away from us for more than a couple of hours so far.
I'm starting to wonder whether it really is ok to leave him for a full weekend? I might just worry that he wants me and not enjoy myself!!??
When did you first leave your dc for that length of time (if at all)? He will be with my mum one night & mil the second night probably.

People often gave me that advice upthread about leaving them to prep yourself (and them) for nursery. I didn't want to spend any time away from DS that I didn't really have to, in the one precious year that I did get to spend with him one on one. So I didn't. He settled beautifully at nursery when he did go and I coped going back to work without any practice.

Only you know what you are comfortable with and what feels right, and you should go with your gut on that. Going away with your DH sounds lovely. Spending the weekend with your baby also sounds lovely. Do whatever is right for you as a family and don't let anybody make you feel you 'should' be feeling a certain way.