Leaving 12 mo for 5 days - advice and reassurance needed!

[thetraveller]

I've got a work trip coming up which will mean 5 days away from 12 mo DS. This will be the first time I will have left him for any length of time and I'm a bit worried about how he (and I) will cope. Feel like I'm probably being a bit silly and all will be fine. He will be with a trusted nanny during work hours, and DP will be there the rest of the time. But he's going through a really clingy phase at the moment so I'm feeling pretty guilty about leaving him. I've got the option of skyping once a day whilst I'm away, but not sure if that will make matters worse. Would really appreciate any advice and / or reassurance from others who've been through the same thing. Thanks

As far as DS is concerned, I've always travelled for work, but when he was 12 months I did my first long trip.

TBH, he was fine but I found it harder. DH says that the first night I'm away he is more disrupted than subsequent nights

I always call home, and try to speak to DS (although time zones make it hard). He likes it (nearly 4 now), but I know some of my colleagues don't speak to their children as they think it upsets them more

Thanks CMOT - reassuring to know that your experience was fine. I suspect, like you, I will find it harder than DS. I guess we'll just have to see how skyping works for us.