UK break with 2/3 month old

[Motherof1and2dogs]

I am currently pregnant with my second and due mid July (15th July) I have a toddler who will be 3 in September. I am looking to book centre parcs in September for his birthday but also for a nice little break after having the baby. Is this unreasonable with a baby so young? Am I best to wait until baby is a bit older, maybe look at going March next year instead?
would love to know if anyone has been away with a newborn before and the experience they had. Thank you in advance :)

I’m currently in Spain with 2 year old and baby who was 2 and a half months when we arrived 2 weeks ago. Bit different as we are here staying with family, but we found the travel wasn’t too bad at all. I just made sure to start a packing list a couple of weeks before we left which I kept adding to as kept thinking of all the different things we needed ( although in fairness would have been fine with half the stuff)
I would go for it and then just try to manage your expectations about what it might be like, for example if baby wakes multiple times during the night etc, or activities you would normally do but can’t with a small baby.
I felt much happier travelling with baby at this age than I would have done in the first 6 weeks as we had something of a routine and I had learned how they like to be soothed by this point and all of that makes things easier
I also feel like my toddler has really enjoyed us all being together as a family of four and having a bit of an adventure together which has helped a lot with some of the more difficult feelings he’s had around the new baby

Also to add, personally I think it’s easier to be in holiday with a non-mobile baby who’s only drinking milk rather than when they are at an age where they are starting to explore and you have to think about what you’re going to be feeding them too

I think it’s totally fine as long as you (a) manage your expectations, (b) have a hands on partner who will be the default parent with toddler on holiday, giving you time to relax with baby, have a nap, etc. and (c) you plan ahead for sleeping arrangements. If you are having a baby who needs to co-sleep, is there an extra single bed for your partner where he’ll easily be able to tend to toddler during the night?