To take 16 week old baby on a city break holiday?

[Sunflower2023123]

Just that really. My partner thinks it's a bad idea and won't really be a holiday with looking after a baby... he thinks we should leave him with grandparents! I feel that's far too soon to leave him for 3 nights.

YABU you cannot take a 16 week old away.
YANBU its fine to take him away at that age.

It will be far easier than when he’s moving! Personal feeling would be that I wouldn’t want to go away at that age. It will be harder than going pre children but that’s life now

I think you’re mad. I wouldn’t take a baby on a city break abroad (yes in this country). But I also wouldn’t leave them at home. At 16 weeks somethings got to give and it’s your freedom.

I'd have done it. It's harder because of all the stuff you have to pack for the baby but load up the stroller and off you go. I just wouldn't go too far.

It will be a different kind of holiday than before but of course you can take a 16 week old baby to a city.

That city will definitely have 16 week old babies living in it full time.

Is the real question: will it be fun? Will we enjoy to enough for it to be worth the money spent on it?

Sounds like your partner wants an adult fun trip away and hasn't realised being a father means life has changed significantly?

Do you want to leave your child with its grandparents? Each to their own - and in an emergency obviously it would be absolutely fine - but 16 weeks is quite young to leave them just to have the city break your partner envisages.

Depends on the demeanour of your baby.

DH and I went to BIL’s destination wedding when he was about that age which was about a 2.5/3 hour flight one way. Son was absolutely fine. Nursed him during landings and takeoffs and had him in a baby carrier as we walked around. He was a calm, unfussy baby, mostly ate, slept, and looked around at everything. We actually found ourselves travelling more with him than we did when it was just us two.