It's my last week of mat leave....what to do to make the best if it

[Jellybabie3]

Any suggestions? I want to go out on a high. I'm deliberating whether its better to go out and do fun things or curl up at home.... DS is 12.5mo

Any suggestions, regrets or wish you hads?

Curl up in bed with him for a nice long nap! That's what I missed about mat leave first time round. Long sleepy cuddles.

Day trips, soft play etc you can do at weekends, so you won't miss them too much. But I found that I usually felt I had too much to catch up on to nap during the weekends.

With my DS2 we basically nap together all the time and it's great!

Here it's half term so places will be busier and mostly have events aimed at older children. I'd play and cuddle up at home. I generally found the big days out were tiring and a bit manic so nice to save for the weekend and take another adult!

That's a good point as its half term here too. I am always inclined to take DS out (I feel I 'should') but I do agree I may miss the indoor days more and the weekends will be spent out the three of us. That said my DS has not alot of patience for cuddles and snuggling in bed! Somehow I always feel bad staying in so he can nap as that means I have 3 hours of the day to fill and I feel guilty sat downstairs drinking coffee and watching greys anatomy... so usually we end up out and he inevitably just falls asleep in the pram and misses stuff anyway think thats mum guilt talking though.

I have had the best year. Despite all the wobbles and waving goodbye to sleep well and truly. Fingers crossed one of us doesnt end up portly atleast this week!

poorly. I am already portly

I would spend the time just staying in, I completely understand the guilt and wanting to be out and about , I also feel that guilt, but I would stay in with a blanket and take every cuddle and kiss he is willing to give and enjoy him.