For fun or for business, how often do you travel away from your LO? I'm thinking anything overnight.
We've only been away from the kids a handful of times for actual trips/weekends away and a few others where my parents babysat overnight but it wasn't more than 12-16 hours total. We don't travel much in general and DH's job doesn't require him to travel.
hostess / papaya / 10540 posts
I've only been away from LO1 when I was in the hospital having LO2. I've never been away overnight with LO2.
nectarine / 2951 posts
We travel rarely, as our jobs don't require it. We've been away 2-3x without DS for long weekends to celebrate our anniversary or to go to a wedding out of town.
cantaloupe / 6687 posts
Poor DH travels for work and it can vary how often he's gone. Some months he's gone every week for 2-3 nights. Some months it's every other week or maybe just a week. So he's really used to being away from LO
I think I've been away from LO overnight 10-11 times. A few of those were just 1 night or a weekend away. Two of the trips were long distance trips (NYC and Europe vacations). And two other times I was in the hospital for 4-5 days.
grapefruit / 4545 posts
On a normal year I'll have 2 domestic and 3-4 international trips for work.
DH and I will be making a point to take one trip without kids a year - just 2 or 3 nights early on. I'm sure we'll do a night away a couple times too.
pineapple / 12566 posts
I've only been away from them 4 times (1-3 nights) in 5 years, and it's only when we have grandma care available. 3 of those trips were for fun and one for business. My husband has been away a bit more since he used to travel for work.
cantaloupe / 6630 posts
Only when I was in hospital having DS and she was with DH overnight so we have never both of us been away from them. One day I imagine we will..... I keep dreaming of a romantic trip to Venice without the kids, or a fun girls weekend.
grapefruit / 4418 posts
I have been away from DD (2) twice - once for my sisters baby shower out of state and once for a wedding. (2 days each time. First one she was 15 months). DH is in sales so travels a lot for work and has been away a lot more:
DH and I have both been away from her twice - once a local overnight for a wedding and most recently for 2 nights for our babymoon.
She did also spend a few nights with my InLaws when our heat broke in the winter, but I saw her in the morning and before bed then, she just slept there!
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
I've been going on a 2 night trip with a group of friends once a year! DH and I can't go anywhere together since we don't have anyone to watch the kids. He has to do some business travel throughout the year, usually abroad.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
My husband has had more opportunities to go away than I have, mostly for his job.
I think I've spent maybe 3 nights in total away from my son. He doesn't even want to spend the night with his grandparents, lol.
GOLD / watermelon / 14076 posts
A couple of times a year. I don't travel for work at all so anytime I do it's for fun.
pomegranate / 3863 posts
We've never traveled without our 3.5 year old. Part of me would like to take a trip with just DH but I know we'd just end up talking about DS the whole time, lol.
nectarine / 2797 posts
I've been away from LO1 4 times for work trips and twice for fun trips. She's almost 4.
grapefruit / 4321 posts
One or twice a year for fun. I'll be spending tomorrow night in a hotel and I'll be away for the kids for about 24 hours.
grapefruit / 4988 posts
1-2 times per year, for short weekend getaways with DH. Prior to her turning 18 months, I never traveled away from her at all.
cherry / 178 posts
usually 5-6 times a year for work and maybe 1-2 times for fun? we haven't BOTH been away from her at the same time. we both travel occasionally for work.
cantaloupe / 6171 posts
I've never been away overnight for fun, but I've been on 2 business trips since lo was born, both this year (lo is 2 and we still nursed until a few months ago). The first trip was about a week long, the second was 2 nights. I'm going to have another trip or two coming up, but the logistics are complicated--we need another adult to be staying over since we have dogs and no yard, and the dogs have to go out at night when lo is asleep.
dh has traveled both for fun and work, usually about 5x/year
pomelo / 5220 posts
DH and I have gone of 2 for fun trips, both for about 5 days - LO was with a grandma at our house. I've traveled for work 1 time and LO was also with grandma cause my DH was traveling for work too. DH travels a lot for work so he's probably been gone for about 8 weeks in total in the last 21 months of having LO.
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