To want a child free minibreak?

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Just looking for some consensus, really.

DH, DS and I had a terrible time on holiday in the summer - I posted a few times on here about it! I naively believed that it would be possible to have a nice, relaxing time on holiday with a one year old, which I now realise was absolute stupidity.

So, fast forward a few months and DH and I would really love to go away for a few days in February. This would mean leaving DS, who will be nearly 18 months old, with my mother in law for 4 nights.

He stays there every month or so overnight and seems comfortable, sleeps well etc.

Has anyone done this? Is he too young? If you've done it, what was the reaction from your child when you got home?

I'm probably worrying about nothing, just wondering if this is a common thing to do.

We left our 5month old for 4 nights to have a break and when we came back he was really mad at us for leaving him - he cried whole evening when he saw us!

Maybe he was mad that ye came back :p

Just FYI OP our second child was accidentally conceived on one of our (sorry not sorry) breaks without dd1!! It’s amazing what time away (And after trying for bloody ages) can do!!

ENJOOOOOY! X

I don't really understand why you need to ask this. You both want to go, you clearly trust and are happy leaving dc with MIL what's the issue it's only a few days after all

We go away several times a year by ourselves. Dd2 is more than happy to stay with my sister's,niece or in-laws.
She stays with Inlaws one night a week.

@Teateaandmoretea i think it was clear in my original post that I was asking if anyone else had done this at the age that DS is and how their kids reacted to being left for a period of time. I've had some great, helpful advice and also some comments that have helped me to reassess our plans.

It's been an extremely useful exercise.

Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences and thoughts. 👍

We have! I’ve left my breastfed baby too (with a supply and he took bottles I should add).
If you are fortunate enough to have family who will do this then I think it really helps with the long haul of parenting. For me personally, it’s only ever been for a long weekend but I do think a break is important. I also really recommend summer holidays with a UK staffed Creche for one or two hours a day. It’s not long, but lounging by the pool with a book for an hour makes you feel like you’ve had a holiday too.

Why don't you try UK break for night/two nights first? Then book something further away in few months time?