I've been away from the girls for 5 days, which was last summer while we went on a birthday trip. This year we will be traveling in November and we will be away from them for almost 10 days. I hope I can make it that long! Any tips for surviving that long away from the kiddos? I know this trip is MUCH needed, and I am really looking forward to it...but I know it will still be hard on both DH and I.
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3 days when I had LO2...
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Two weeks last month for work. It's really not that bad. You can FaceTime them and talk to them when you miss them but take the time to appreciate being a little free for a bit.
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Weekend!
Friday from 4-Sunday around 1! -
DH and I left the kids with his parents for 24 hrs earlier this month. That's been the longest so far for me, but DH has been away for 2.5 days once when he went to a lake weekend with our friends.
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Never!!!! I am on my first trip away from kids until Sunday!
They are 2 and almost 4!!! -
7 days for an overseas business trip for LO1. 9 hours for average work day for LO2, but he's only 3 months.
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9-10 days - DS is 22 months and we went on a kid-free trip to Europe a few weeks ago.
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11 days but it wasn't our first time away from her. The first time was like 3 days and that was the hardest. Then we had several weekend trips away. So by the time we were gone for our big trip it I was not as nervous bc I was used to leaving her for stretches of time with the grandparents.
I wrote a little note to her for each day we were gone. And I left her a little activity for each day we were gone - I just stocked up on stuff from the target dollar spot. We also skyped with her almost every day even if it was just for a minute or two.
I think what helped me not miss her too terribly was keeping myself super busy. We were on the go nonstop on our trip so I barely had any downtime to miss her
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4 days when he was 5 months old for work. And I'll do another 4 days when he's around a year. Otherwise, it's just been a night at a time with grandma, so far. But I think he's going to stay a few days with my aunt in August.
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A little over 24 hours when LO was 10 months old. He just turned 1.
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5 nights (but she was with DH). The longest we've both been away is 3 nights.
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Um, maybe 9 hours
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My first and only time away from LO, other than during working hours, was last month. He was 14 months old and it was a 13 day business trip for training on the other side of the country. I could not get out of it. It was tough being away for so long as a first trip, but we Skyped every 2-3 days, difficult due to the time difference, and LO's early bed time, but we made it work.
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15 months and we've had one two night trip and several one night away.
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The longest for me was a weekend. But, DH was deployed last year for 9 months. FaceTime became our best friend. He also sent videos of him singing songs/saying good night, and DS would watch them every night.
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only 1 night, DH and I had a weekend away!
DD is 13 months
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4 nights
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@matador84: love all your exclamation points!! Have a fabulous time
I went away w my mom and siblings for 4 days and missed DS a lot. Probably because I wasn't having that much fun. DH and I never have been away over night. Except two weeks ago when u had Dd haha. DH has been away a couple times for 2-3 nights.
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12ish hours while I shot a wedding. About to leave her overnight for the first time.
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5 nights, last summer.
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24 hours, when I had her baby brother. I was in hospital three days but she was with me for a lot of it.
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2 nights for a business trip.
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5 days in Feb 2015. We need to get away again and I'm in the process of planning it! Hoping to do a full week.
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Two and a half days when I had baby #2, otherwise the longest I've been away is probably the 10 hours a day he's at daycare.
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Overnight. It's a touchy subject with my husband, lol.
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We went on a honeymoon/babymoon when LO1 was 2, and we left him for a full week! The longest we have been away from LO2 is 1.5/2 days.
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3 days.
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4 days
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11 days on a kid-free trip to the Middle East with my sister. Missed them lots but was so glad for the opportunity!
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Uh, like the 8 hours when I'm at work, haha.
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4 days and it was absolute torture. I was all alone. The circumstances made it worse but I've vowed to never leave my kids for a trip again!
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Just R, 5 days. R&S, around 48 hours.
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I had to go on a work trip (4 days), picked her up early from daycare and played for about 2 hours, then went to an out of town wedding for 3 days. I missed her!
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2 days from LO1 when LO2 was born (but there were hospital visits). Other than that, like 12 hours from LO1 and maybe 8 hours from LO2.
I don't get out much.
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9 days for a work trip to Europe. I am leaving Sunday for another 6 day work trip. It's hard but the fact that DH is home with LO makes it easier.
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LO just turned one and I'm leaving today for two nights. I've never been so excited and sad at the same time.
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In June, I was gone for 10 days, then home for 10 then gone for 5. The last trip was hard on her. She was over the collective experience of me being on again, off again gone. I'll go for 2 weeks again sometime this fall/winter. I agree, staying busy is key!
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Umm...I've only ever left her for 4 or 5 hours at a time, long enough for us to go to dinner and a movie, or a short hike and dinner. I work as a nanny, so I get to bring her to work with me. My husband had to work out of town for 4 days at a time when kiddo was 5 weeks to 9 weeks. We're planning a weekend away when kiddo will be just over 1 year old.
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Overnight for a bachlorette party when he was 5 months, he stayed with DH. I looked at pictures of him all night lol. DH wants me to go on a weekend trip with him that's in a couple of months, but I've decided I'm not ready yet.
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