Aibu to take a 2 month old on holiday

[singymummy]

I'm 7 months pregnant and wishing for a bit of sunshine.

Would I be totally insane to think we can go away with our nearly 10 year old and a 2 month old baby to somewhere hot at the end of school holidays or taking our 10 year old out at the beginning of school?
Possibly bringing 1 set of grandparents too.
Has anyone gone away with such a young baby?!

I'm sure I've probably just got crazy pregnancy brain and when the baby comes it'll be the last thing I want to do but for now I'm dreaming

I'd be very appreciative of anyone's experience of travel with a young bubba

Vaccination and passport. Will you have had at least the first set and will you have time to do a passport

If yes to both then go for it, small babies are so much easier than toddlers

Definitely don’t both with grandparents and will be much easier if you are breastfeeding as won’t need to worry about bottles and sterilising etc

Maybe wait and look for a last minute deal? You'll know how you feel and if you've managed to organise everything nearer the time.

I took 10 week old to Spain and it was lovely. Time your feeding for takeoff/landing to prevent ear popping. The only thing we struggled with was keeping baby out of the sun and cool all the time.

Oh, and buy a snoozeshade for the buggy.

I took a ten week old to Disneyland and it was fab! We go regularly and that was probably the easiest trip!
The hardest thing was getting his passport photo done, it’s awful!!

I'm due in the middle of June and thinking the same.. would prob leave it until September so it's a little cooler and just take ds out of school for it.
But I'm gonna wait until the baby arrives before booking anything just to make sure there aren't any little issues that id prefer to stay close to home with.

If you have 1 10 year old (who must be able to get on with it in terms of swimming / entertaining themselves) and 1 tiny baby you don’t need 4 adults to look after them on holiday! Go, it will be fine. Apart from
Anything else, your baby can’t move which is so much simpler.

I wouldnt book it until you have a passport, but why not? Maybe not hiking in Borneo, but a week in Spain or similar, assuming you and baby are doing well, why not?

thanks for all replies.

yes i'll defiantly be waiting until babys here until we book.

just wanted too see if i was being completely delusional in thinking it was possible.

the grandparents coming is more because they love a holiday and we all get on really well.

im glad im not. all being well and me and baby are fine i may be able to get that little bit of sunshine after all

thanks all.

I’m taking my 10 week old to Spain on Sat with DP and 3 siblings age 7,6 and 2. I think you will be fine, I’m breastfeeding so I’m hoping to do what RP said and time feeds with takeoff

I took a 2 month old and a 16 month old to portugual, it was actually a lot easier than i thought it would be.

Not BU at all. We did it with our DCs each time, around ten weeks old - first time with grandparents, then a year later when DC2 arrived..... you’re going to be exhausted and hormonal, might as well do it somewhere sunny!! Just make sure you’re well-organised for the airport/travel and you’ll be able to manage anything.

Personally, if you get on with grandparents I’d be biting their hands off for the extra support - even if that’s to keep an eye on your older DC if you and baby need a nap and DH can be on hand to help you etc, but that’s just me.

Enjoy! And congratulations on your soon-to-arrive little one xx

I think babies are easiest to travel with when they are tiny and pre-solids. Happy to stay in your arms, not wriggling around trying to get off your lap on the plane, only need milk.

If you are travelling with a partner and a 10 year old, I think it'll be a doddle!

I've taken my older ones when they were 9 weeks and 6 weeks. I think it's easier when they're tiny and all they do is milk and sleep anyway

We took our 9 week old to a Greek Island. It was really good. Sling, buggy.

We're emigrating with a 4-5 week old so I reckon a holiday with an 8 week old sounds great! I would totally do it.

Don't see why you're worried. It's so much easier to travel when they are little and light and their tickets are cheap. Just go for it

I agree in the main part that a tiny baby is easier but maybe see what sort of baby you have first. My first would have been fine: sleeping 10-6/7 by then and happy to sleep in the buggy. My current newborn is only happy to sleep in the sling and screams like a banshee if she’s tired and not in the sling. I’m already a bit worried about what she’ll be like in a British summer as I’ve spent the last month with her basically attached to me. I don’t think carrying her in the sling everywhere would be massively fun somewhere hot.

I’d take your eldest out at the end of term rather then the beginning- we did this last year.

The school are much more likely to lenient about it then you taking them out of school at the start of a new year when they’ve already had 6+ weeks off

Immigrants travel all over the world with babies all the time so they can meet family back home. It's actually much easier when they're tiny. Once they start toddling and being aware of what is going on they're a nightmare on a long haul flight...

Not delusional, and take as many adults as possible. The more people to hold the baby, the better!
Get a villa nota hotel.