Convincing nervous wife to holiday with baby.

[BabyPapa]

So my LO is now 15 months old and we haven't left the UK since 2019 I feel like I'm climbing the walls!!!!

Discussed a holiday with the wife and she's initially agreed in a date flight and location great!

Problem now comes at the booking phase and she's using every excuse to not go onto make it impossible for us to book.

Does the accommodation have a cot...yes...hmmm well we need a travel cot because people will use the cot to keep bags and it won't be safe...

Getting from the airport well we can't get a taxi because I can't trust they will have a car seat...I can book one with a car seat...it might not be safe...ok public transport...but what if the bus crashes or how will we get all of our stuff on and off....ok hire a car...too expensive.

Honestly everything I say or do is followed up by another issue.

I know my wife's just worried and wants our LO to be safe but eughhhh.

Is there anyone one there with a guide to holidaying with a toddler that I can maybe show her or any advice on how to deal with her?

I'm so close to just saying F it and staying in the UK for 5 more years!

(Sorry this is a bit of a messy rant I'm out on a head clearing walk)

I had awful anxiety following the birth of DD2/3 (twins), had 18 months of therapy. But we did go abroad twice during this time (including 1 x long haul). I had to have time to plan and work out all the logistics fully in my head, rather then being told what to do. Everyone deals with anxiety differently but my coping strategy is to plan, but I have to be in control. So I would give her the control and offer to talk it though as she wants.

There have been some really negative comments about holidays with children please don't let that put you off. They are different but still good for you and baby. And I'm so glad I went on them. Tbh the holidays I have found hardest have been the UK breaks. Sat in a cramped caravan in the rain with 3 young children wasn't fun. Also if you research good countries for children I tend to find other cultures much more accommodating and family friendly than the UK.

From your post stating you are thinking of Prague as a destination. I'm guessing you maybe of a similar mindset to myself, I'm not the sort of person to sit on a beach and hate the thought of an all inclusive holiday sat in the same place all week. We have done sightseeing a lot on our holidays but just pace it so much slower than pre children. And will do just 1 or 2 sights per day and add in children friendly activities- the park, a train ride, playing (not sitting) on the beach, swimming. But also lots of down time where we will have a few hours in the villa playing with the children's toys.

You Monster! I asked The Wife if she took issue with the term at all she looked so confused I just said "What are you on about I call you The Husband all the time it's not like your calling me the b**ch is it"

Everyone's entitled to their own opinion but jeeeeez! (Sorry if I'm being dismissive)

@Myusername19 But why would I waste my precious holiday days on sitting around at home?! I can do that on any old weekend.

Plus I don't find traveling with them stressful at all. We're in an AirBnB right now and I'm wearing my pajamas and snuggling toddler DD while waiting for DH to bring us coffee and pastries from the corner bakery. At home we would have been out the door 20 minutes ago!

🤣 Thats’s his mob contact name too, just to rub extra salt in the wound. Hope you get to go away at some point OP.

lol at the wife, I call my husband ‘the husband’.

just flew this weekend and there are some amazing fold up prams now, my kids are teenagers but I love a pram. I was so jealous. One looked to be a car seat on a mini pram base, perfect for travelling.

I should screen shot this and set up a post on Dadsnet... No one would give a sh*t ... Partially because no one uses it and because it isn't at all offensive. (Or meant to be offensive)

I mean oh the abuse ohh.

Personally I feel weird saying MY wife she's not a object that I own. She's her own person not my property.

Didn't expect this post to turn into what it's become but we live and learn about asking for help or advice on here😂

I'm sure someone will be along in a second having analysed all of my past posts for grammar and language to see if I'm actually a evil shovenist or not...

Holidays sorted by the way had a good chat last night and we are taking a car seat and hiring a car all extra cost but it's worth it to make sure everyone's happy and safe.

Now I just need to find the key so I can unlock the wife from the kitchen sink before we go. 🙄

The most relaxing holiday I had was when my children were 3 and 4 months old.

If someone made a spreadsheet about my concerns in relation to something, I’d be tempted to whack them over the head with my laptop.

I loved the potato stage 😂

Yep.