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That sounds awesome! Has your LO been away from you for long before? If you're still BFing, you can leave a stash with Grandma, but will you just pump and dump to keep your supply up, or do you have a place to freeze your pumped milk while you're there? Would you consider bringing your LO on the trip? He may not remember it, but you could show him pictures and tell him stories about it when he grows up!

Sounds like you have a very willing and able Grandma, so I'd go for it!! LO will be fine and yes, I'm sure you will miss him like crazy, but it will be great for you to have some baby-free time. I say do it!

I'm with @Rainbow Sprinkles: I also have an 8month old and definitely not ready to leave her for several days yet.

DS is one and I'm going to spend a night away from him in the spring and it's still hard for me to think about. But that's totally a me problem, haha

Hmm, I have no idea since LO isn't here yet so my instinct is to say HELL YEAH GO!, but I agree with @yoursilverlining about doing a test run.

I'd happily leave my child at any age to go on an awesome trip for a week, but that's just me
We left LO overnight with my parents for the first time when he was a year old (I'd have been more than willing to leave him before then, but there was no occasion to do so), and it was awesome- did it again for four nights when he was about 15 months, and while he had a great time, I definitely started to miss him a lot the last day. We had friends go to Belgium for a week when their LO was about 18 months, and they said the first 3-4 days were great and then they really missed their daughter (though they still thought the trip was absolutely worth it).

my parents left me to go to hawaii for at least a week before i even turned one month old (they left me and my brother with grandma). i was a little offended when i found out, but i guess i'd do the same if i had the chance and felt good enough to travel.

I would go only if it was closer and I could back home relatively easily if needed. Personally, I wouldn't be comfortable being on another continent just in case of an emergency.

But everyone (and every baby) is different, I have friends who have left their 7 month old to travel around Asia for several weeks and others who are yet to spend a night away from their 2 year old.

I'd take him. I left my baby when he was like 7 months old for a work thing, but he stayed with my husband. Pumping put a major cramp in my style for that trip! And I hope not to have to do that again with my second baby.