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Leaving my 3 months baby for a week to my parents? is it realistic ?

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MamanFlo · 08/03/2005 15:26

Hello mums !

I might have to leave my 3 months old baby for a week to my parents (I trust them 200%).
What my baby will feel ? Is this that bad ?
How would you cope as a mum ?

thanks for your opinion....

Flo

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vict17 · 08/03/2005 21:21

lol Cod!!!

Cod · 08/03/2005 21:21

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milge · 08/03/2005 21:22

I went to paris for 5 days when my twins were 11 months old and that is the farthest i would go without them. India is a hell of a long way to go for a week, baby aside. how flexible are your tickets in case you need to come back early?

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moondog · 08/03/2005 21:24

God, couldn't myself. A woman i know got one of the nursery staff to have him for a w/end over St Valentine's Day when he was about 10 weeks, then paid the same girl to have him for a week while she went skiing when he was about 13 mths!!!
(He ended up calling this girl's mother Mummy!)

We thought it was creepy.
What could be more romantic and lovely than celebrating St Valentine's Day with your dh and new baby.

Mine can drive me mad, but a night or two would be my limit.

handlemecarefully · 08/03/2005 21:28

Baby won't miss you in the slightest at that tender age, but you might miss baby!

Cod · 08/03/2005 21:29

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snafu · 08/03/2005 21:30

Another no here, sorry.

A couple of nights somewhere within driving distance, yes maybe (although actually I wouldn't even do that, sap that I am ) - India for a week, no way.

handlemecarefully · 08/03/2005 21:31

Cod, you are so rude!!!!

Naughty cod - have some tolerance woman

Cod · 08/03/2005 21:31

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handlemecarefully · 08/03/2005 21:32

I didn't mean you were being rude in response to my post, but earlier on when you told her she was barking.

You really are incorrigible. I don't know whether to admire you or tell you off

Cod · 08/03/2005 21:32

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rickman · 08/03/2005 21:32

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handlemecarefully · 08/03/2005 21:33

Posts keep crossing!

lol at you

snafu · 08/03/2005 21:34

I miss mine if I'm away for the whole day - couldn't hack a week. Have you actually had the baby yet, MamanFlo?

Gobbledigook · 08/03/2005 21:36

Me too Snafu - we had valentines night away just in town down the road while Mum had the boys (4, 2 and 5 months). I felt very, very odd leaving ds3 and although I loved the evening away and enjoyed it, I was sooooo glad to get back to the kids. What a big wuss I am!

moondog · 08/03/2005 21:37

Take the babe with you. We took ours to Turkey (to live!!) when he was 14 weeks. Prior to that, did a trip to France. It's actually the best time to travel-so portable and need so liitle esp. if b/feeding.

ScotsBird · 08/03/2005 22:37

Flo, a subject close to my heart as I have just been away for a week with dh and left dd behind with my mum - had a GREAT time on our own being a proper couple again. Dd is 18 mths, so a bit older obviously! It's your decision, Flo, and if it is going to be good for you to head off to India then it will only be good for your wee one in the long run - happy mummy happy baby!

hatsoff · 08/03/2005 22:45

emotionally - you do what's right for you but there is one practical consideration (which I'm kind of suprised no-one has mentioned) - are you planning on breast-feeding? One thing that you don't get told (I certainly didn;t realise)is that getting a breast-fed baby to take a bottle can be utterly horrendous. You could be consigning your parents to a pretty miserable time. And if you want to carry on breastfeeding afterwards you'll have to take your pump. I mean this in a neutral way - but it's something you should be aware of.

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MamanFlo · 08/03/2005 23:19

I plan to breastfeed, and I am not too happy about switching to bottlefeeding too soon...but in any case I will be back to work early september.

still thinking about it...not sure how I will react...

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MamanFlo · 08/03/2005 23:20

and the baby's due mid april btw...can't wait !

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Levanna · 08/03/2005 23:43

MamanFlo, I can't agree that a baby won't know you've gone / miss you. My DD's screamed blue murder if I left them for any length of time at that age! I wonder how you'll feel after your LO is born? I Bet you wont be able to drag yourself away!

piffle · 09/03/2005 13:00

ahh you have not had the baby yet mamanflo...
make your decision after you have him/her
It may become clearer then, expecially if you intended to breastfeed.
Good luck by the way.

HappyMumof2 · 09/03/2005 13:05

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vict17 · 09/03/2005 13:06

also is it a long time since your parents looked after a 3 month old baby? They might have forgotten what night feeds are like!!!

PiccadillyCircus · 09/03/2005 13:13

I'd say that 3 months although it sounds like a long time is actually not very long in "feeling like you are getting a bit back to normal" terms, at least in my experience.

I would also say to see how you feel after your baby is born - hope the birth gos well

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