Leaving baby with dad for 4 nights at 1y2m?

[Alice1987]

Hi all, my baby will be just over 1 year old next June, when Glastonbury is taking place. Baby's dad doesn't have a ticket and would be able to take time off work to be with baby. Has anyone left their baby at this age with Dad? Will the guilt be unbearable? There's obviously the options to take baby, or to not go myself... Thoughts?

Why would you feel guilty about leaving your child with its other parent?

Just go and enjoy!

Mine took 2 year old on holiday with his family for a week and it was blissful being on my own.

He used to go on business trips occasionally when baby was little, youngest being at four months. I had two weeks without him and I survived.

It'll be a good opportunity for them to have some time together.

I don't know really, I guess because right now I would feel guilty! But obviously he's 7 weeks old and needs me/my boobs 😂. But that's what I needed to hear, thanks 😊

Understandable why you’re wobbling now when they’re only 7 weeks, but they’ll be a completely different baby at over a year; and it’s not like you’re leaving them by the side of the road - they’ll be with their dad.

Just make sure you get them used to you not being around for periods of time - don’t just go from 100% there to suddenly 4 days away!

I had to go away on a course with when DD1 was 6mths. It was quite sudden too as I'd been offered a promotion as part of a restructure, so we'd not exactly been building up to it.
DH took the week off and it really was fine. And I enjoyed the full nights sleep and adult company more than I fretted about DD surviving with DH

Thanks all! Definitely the answers I was hoping for 😊

Go for it, just if you are planning on weaning ahead, do it 6 weeks or so, I leaked for a month or so, no what you need camping!

I was travelling for work from when my baby was 6 months. It was fine.

I went on a training course for 4vdays when ds1 was 8 months. Dh took 2 days off work and Mil has son during the day when he was in work.

No issues. I did worry at first but once I was with my colleagues and we were busy it was fine.

It will be absolutely fine. I went to Italy for 4 days (with my older one) when youngest was about 15 months. With oldest, I went to Australia on a work trip for 2 weeks at 16 months. It was great. I think dh was a bit tired though, but they had a lovely time together.