https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:43:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/skypevideo-chat-with-toddler-while-away#post-2174847 Mon, 11 May 2015 19:27:10 +0000 Revel 2174847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the ideas! I'm thinking maybe we'll wait a few days and then perhaps try it - I just would feel terrible if it upset her, and I'm thinking it may be more for us than her so maybe we should skip it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/skypevideo-chat-with-toddler-while-away#post-2174796 Mon, 11 May 2015 18:18:32 +0000 birdofafeather 2174796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we facetime often so DD gets it, but i wouldn't do it if she weren't used to it already for fear of making her upset. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/skypevideo-chat-with-toddler-while-away#post-2174792 Mon, 11 May 2015 18:14:56 +0000 yoursilverlining 2174792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is almost 3 and we facetimed when DH and I each were recently away for business trips. Worked great, except for the last night I was away and LO melted down seeing me and said "I've never been (away) from mama before, you so nice" and then cried :crying: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/skypevideo-chat-with-toddler-while-away#post-2174791 Mon, 11 May 2015 18:13:47 +0000 dolphin 2174791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We FT with DD when she was 27 months. It was our first time away from her and so glad we got to see her. She wasn't upset at all and it was reassuring to see her in such good spirit! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/skypevideo-chat-with-toddler-while-away#post-2174787 Mon, 11 May 2015 18:08:20 +0000 blackbird 2174787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>E's 25 months and likes it now. It confused her a few months ago </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/skypevideo-chat-with-toddler-while-away#post-2174772 Mon, 11 May 2015 17:54:59 +0000 Smurfette 2174772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We FaceTime with DH every week but we didn't when DH and I were on vacation. We just wanted her to have fun with her grandparents and not think about us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/skypevideo-chat-with-toddler-while-away#post-2174751 Mon, 11 May 2015 17:17:49 +0000 hilsy85 2174751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't skype when we left LO (he was 22 months). He was perfectly happy without us and it really would have been more for us than for him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/skypevideo-chat-with-toddler-while-away#post-2174717 Mon, 11 May 2015 16:29:19 +0000 Tanjowen 2174717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 17 months and we Skype with DH almost every night he is gone. It's very sweet how excited LO gets and kisses the phone. Could you try and have your mom keep her an afternoon before your trip and Skype her then as a test run? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/skypevideo-chat-with-toddler-while-away#post-2174715 Mon, 11 May 2015 16:27:11 +0000 jedeve 2174715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use it all the time for relatives and the rare times one of us is away. Maybe practice with a grandparent a few more times so he doesn't think you're just standing behind the iPad or something? It's truly great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/skypevideo-chat-with-toddler-while-away#post-2174701 Mon, 11 May 2015 16:08:49 +0000 chopsuey 2174701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We FaceTime with DH when he's away and the kids love seeing him.<br /> I facetime'd with my son and husband when I went away and it was good! I thought my son might get upset, but he was fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/skypevideo-chat-with-toddler-while-away#post-2174693 Mon, 11 May 2015 15:59:51 +0000 Revel 2174693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Piggy backing off my other thread, what has been your experience using Skype with a toddler while you were separated?</p> <p>LO is almost two and we want to try on our upcoming trip but I really don't want to upset her. She has video chatted a few times with her grandma but not recently, so we don't know how to predict her reaction. </p>