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I did it a lot when DS was under 1 because DH traveled frequently for work. I even did it before we had LOs. DH doesn't travel much anymore, but we did tag along on a trip to Barcelona last fall, which ended up being really fun.

I went with DH when he had a week long trip to SF and I was SAHM. Even though we were by ourselves for the week, it was still really fun.

DH has never gone anywhere cool enough for me to tag along to! The one awesome work trip I went on (Palm Springs), he had *just* started a new job, so he couldn't come. I usually end up at remote, dusty, gross military bases in the boonies. But Palm Springs would've been a good work trip, because it was a conference and everything ended at 4:00 every day and everybody else brought their families, too.

Otherwise, our work trips aren't family friendly. I end up working MORE on my work trips than I do when I'm in the office.

@blackbird: DH works like 10 hour days when he travels, so it doesn't appeal to me at all.

Before LO I flew to FL where he was instead of coming home for the weekend, and that was fun. Since work paid the extra hotel and car rental for the weekend.

I've done it a couple of times, once with the baby and it was fun. I don't get to do it often because I work full time as well.

No LOs yet, but if DH went anywhere cool, I'd just take PTO and tag along unless he was expecting 12+ hr work days. He went to Taipei last year and I tagged along for 9 days and his work put us up in the Westin right in the city. He'd be back in time for dinner, had the weekend free, and even got out of work early one or 2 days so we still got to spend some time together.

My husband went to the Bahamas on his most recent trip, but he was travelling with a coworker, and I knew if I tagged along, I'd be having dinner with them both and they'd be talking shop. Now, granted, I could have handled laying by the pool all day, but for whatever reason, I didn't go. I should have, though, sans child!

My DH travels fairly often, but usually to boring places, or only for a couple days, so I have never tagged along. He's got a convention coming up in southern California though, so I think I'm going to tag along for that one. No LOs though, so I'll gladly spend my days on the beach reading/sleeping!

I used to love tagging along since my work is pretty flexible and I'm usually allowed to do some work remotely while he is busy. I haven't done any of those trips since LO was born though. It is harder now since I wouldn't be able to get work done so I'd have to use my vacation days. Next year DH may be going to Ireland for a conference so we may try to tag along to that.

I think this depends so much on the atmosphere your husband will be working in (nonstop work with work dinners? Or more relaxed schedule?).

My husband doesn't travel for work but I had a conference last May in New Orleans and DH took some vacation days and came along with LO because my schedule was very relaxed--I just had 1 meeting and 1 conference session a day that were required--so we had a lot of time together to hang out. I was still pumping, so that took some time as well.

I travel for work and DH's schedule is flexible so he usually comes along if I will be away for more than a day and we can lengthen the trip to make a weekend or trip out of it.

I only go if it's somewhere interesting or warm! I don't mind hanging alone, so I try and go as often as possible just to switch it up.

My job has me traveling with some frequency, but I don't think I would ever bring DH along even if it were somewhere awesome. I don't see it as worth it for him to use his vacation days when we wouldn't be able to spend hardly any time together. I work LONG days when I travel. It might be different if he SAH though.

I work FT and DH is a SAHD, we like to make family vacations out of the conferences I attend when they are in good places. In January we all went to Hawaii, I went to 5 days of meetings and we were there for 10 days. It was awesome.

Before LO I always went with my DH when he traveled for business. I'd bring a ton of books, hang at the pool and spa, shop, then we'd meet up at night. Now with LO we've only gone with him a few times and we extended it to a real vacation. It was definitely not as relaxing to be with LO all day by myself on vacation - but still fun if it's a good location and there's stuff to do.