to send my DC's to nursery over the Christmas period?

[Ceebee74]

My nursery is open every day (apart from the bank hols) over the Christmas period, including Christmas Eve. I am working upto and including 23rd Dec and then not back until the 5th January. Dh is also off work for this period aswell.

I know I am definitely going to send them to nursery on Christmas Eve as I will need some space to get organised (we are hosting Christmas lunch this year) but will pick them up sometime after lunch.

I am also considering sending them for maybe a couple of days in between even though me and DH will both be at home. The main reasons for this are that it would give us a chance to do some stuff round the house that desperately needs doing and also, we have no babysitters and have not been out as a couple in the evening since DS1 was born 3.5 years ago (get your violins out ) so the only way we can get some 'couple' time is to use days when the boys are in nursery and we have a day off work at the same time - we might go out for a leisurely lunch, shopping, cinema - but just be able to do what we want at our pace. Also, this is just an aside, we will be paying for the nursery anyway.

However, it does seem a little bit 'wrong', particularly with it being Christmas.

AIBU?

have wonderful time for yourselves.have fun.collect ds later on.sounds perfect

i have to work between xmas and new year.
i have no holiday left to take as took a lot earlier in the year when DS was ill....
my family are hundreds of miles away. nursery is closed. i will probably have to take my 2.5 yr old to work with me.....
not ideal for anyone is it.
xmas is 2 days. not 2 weeks.

Balls! I obviously meant 22 Dec - 5 Jan.

Very annoying that they have presented 22 Dec as being their "training day", when we all really know that they will be having their Christmas do. Although I suppose that's probably better than them having it on a work night and all having horrendous hangovers in charge if the kids.

When are training days are booked in we are actually training thank you

Choppychopster do you not like your nursery??

Take the time out and enjoy.

I wouldn't do it but of you want to its up to you. Having my 2 at home is also hard work, we are very busy between xmas and New Year but don't have that facility to put them in nursery.

FFS, it's just a few days between Christmas and New Year, it's not like you're sending her on Christmas Day!

Last year, we both had a few days off before Christmas and sent DS to nursery. DH and I had a lovely time, cooking leisurely, shopping, having lunch.

I think it's too easy to forget once you have children that you are still a couple who enjoy spending time together. If you don't have family or on hand babysitters it becomes so easy to forget and seem selfish if you do.

Enjoy it while you can! To assuage your guilt though I would try to have one day where you have a nice family day out as well. Ice skating, children's theatre, something special for her.

Hmmm we have DHs parents staying between Christmas and New Year- we are also with them at another family member's place over Christmas.
We are both off for 2 days when we will do family stuff and DH is off for 2 days when I am working when he is I am hoping to get the spare room cleaned out and a few other jobs done-requiring the grandparents to look after the DCs for a few hours a day for a couple of days. We are also hoping they might babysit one of the four nights so we can have a night out. Do you all think this is dreadful too???
FWIW they are more than happy to do it.
If i were in the OPS position and had no family help I would be more than tempted.

How old are they when they will "relax" and "play together" at home? My two are 4.5 and almost 2. If we are at home we have to go out else the younger one starts climbing the walls.
Mine aren't going on Christmas Eve but I break up the Friday before Christmas and they are going on the Monday and Tuesday so I can shop/cook/tidy/sit down. It is DD's last week at nursery before she starts school and she was gutted when I suggested she might want to make mince pies with me rather than eat cake with her friends...

As for putting the children in nursery to nurture the relationship with DH - all the time I was teaching I used nursery one day a week so I could have some time with MYSELF.

tech you would only have 29,30 and 31 as other days would be holidays as boxing day is on a saturday so nursery would be shut on the 28

or the one near me is where my friend works

i see your point that you need to get stuff done wound the house and have no family etc, but on the other hand if your child is normally at nursery while you work, it would be nice to spend some time together as a family

maybe send for 2 days and have fun the other