How old was LO the first time you spent a night apart from them?
Was it for work or for a personal time?
If you haven't done it yet, why or why not?
For those of you who haven't, when would you consider it?
How old was LO the first time you spent a night apart from them?
Was it for work or for a personal time?
If you haven't done it yet, why or why not?
For those of you who haven't, when would you consider it?
pineapple / 12793 posts
Not yet. She's almost 17 months. I'm not ready. I love snuggling her every morning and I'm selfish and won't give that pleasure to anyone else.
watermelon / 14206 posts
D was 18 months. He went to my parents for a night.
M was 3 weeks when I had to spend 4 nights in the hospital. And, then again at 5 weeks.
coconut / 8681 posts
DS was 13.5 months- it was when I was in the hospital having DD. He did really well..., I had a complete breakdown. Butttt I blame that on PP hormones lol.
DD is currently 6.5 months old and I haven't left her yet. I'm not ready. I have no idea when I will be. I wouldn't consider it at this point.
honeydew / 7811 posts
LO had just turned one! I never would have considered it, but DH earned an all expenses paid trip to Vegas for his hard work! No way we could turn that down. It was a gift/vacation and a good networking opportunity for him. LO stayed with my in-laws but my mom also helped out. It was so hard, but it was good for everyone!
cantaloupe / 6751 posts
Haven't done it yet (she's 27 months) and no plans to in the near future
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
Almost 8 months. My parents watched her overnight so DH and I could celebrate our anniversary.
Totally worth it for our marriage.
pomegranate / 3438 posts
He was 4 months. A friend got married about an hour and a half away so we decided to stay overnight. My mom watched DS. It was really great even though I had a hard time sleeping (despite pumping I kept getting super engorged). DH and I had a blast at the wedding and it was fun to see all our friends.
papaya / 10473 posts
He was 8 months old, and still wasn't sleeping very well. My mom took him so DH could take me out on a belated birthday date. We slept like ROCKS and it was amazing.
GOLD / watermelon / 14076 posts
Haven't done it yet. She's 10 months old, EBF, and still wakes once a night to nurse. So I won't be leaving her overnight until she weans (I don't have to travel for work and bringing a pump along is not my idea of vacation/a relaxing time).
The first time I leave her overnight I will have DH stay with her because that'll be easier for me than having both of us gone. I have a bachelorette party to go to in February, so if not before then then definitely by then.
I WOH full-time so the weekends are really the only quality time I get with her which is why I'm not in a rush or more eager to leave her.
grapefruit / 4066 posts
She was around a year old when DH and I went out of town for a wedding reception, LO stayed with DH's aunt. I was SO nervous, but she did totally fine! You can bet your butt that I woke DH up bright and early to head home though- I missed her like crazy!
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
10 months and not yet.
I hardly get to spend time with him during the week bc of work. Plus, I love spending time with my lil man. he's easy going and loves to laugh. So i take him with me everywhere.
grapefruit / 4663 posts
How old was LO the first time you spent a night apart from them?
4 months old
Was it for work or for a personal time?
Personal DH and I went snowmobiling
It was totally worth it, the best snow in 10+ years and allowed DH and I to reconnect
grapefruit / 4085 posts
She was around 4 months the first time she slept at my parents house. Honestly, I think it's great for them (and my MIL), us as a couple and for M to get to spend quality time with her grandparents without us around. I'd say she sleeps over at either of their homes maybe once a month.
nectarine / 2765 posts
3 months. DH surprised me with a weekend away, the girls stayed with SIL. She was beyond thrilled to have them and we were beyond thrilled to get some alone time and sleep, shop & eat nice meals uninterrupted...it had been a rough few months so the time away was glorious.
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
LO 1 was 2.5 months. Trip with DH! She was STTN so we felt comfortable leaving her with my parents.
LO 2 was 1! Personal time trip with friends!
Both were EBF but they drank pumped milk while I was gone. No issues or regrets about taking the trips.
pear / 1693 posts
LO is 9.5 months and I haven't yet. She still nurses 1-2 times a night and I won't leave her until she sttn.
pear / 1837 posts
DS1 was a year old when we left him overnight, about 16 months when we left him for 3 nights, and a little over 2 when we left him for 9 nights (always with my parents). (Also, starting around age 2 my parents would take him for sleepovers a couple times a month, so now being away from him occasionally is totally the norm. My parents might take him on vacation to Disney World by themselves in September!)
DS2 is almost 8 months old and we're leaving him (also with my parents, and his older brother) for 2 nights in mid July when he'll be 9 months old. He doesn't sleep through the night but my mom is ok with a night waking or two. I'm not worried.
squash / 13764 posts
At 18 months, I left him with dh while I had a girls night out and stayed at a hotel by myself it was awesome!
nectarine / 2994 posts
lo is 20 months and haven't yet. I'd be worried too much and not get much sleep, plus she sleeps best in her crib and I don't want to disturb that. No plans to spend the night away anytime soon.
hostess / cantaloupe / 6486 posts
This weekend will be the first time! She will be 5 days short of 9 nine months. She will be gone one night & it's for personal reasons. My parents kept asking to keep her over night so we are taking the plunge
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
6 months. A girls weekend trip followed up with a business trip when I got back.
pomegranate / 3272 posts
9 or 10 weeks. My parents took him overnight while we went to a wedding. Definitely missed the little guy. My parents are awesome for volunteering to take care of him when he was that little. I loved that my dad helped during the MOTN feedings.
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
Dd1 was 15 months and had just weaned
Dd2 is 12 weeks and I doubt we will be apart any time soon
grapefruit / 4823 posts
DS was 6 months old. DH had won a travel voucher through work, so we went to Jamaica for 4 days. It was absolutely worth it, I ended up getting pregnant on the trip
DD is 10 months old and I haven't yet. She's a crappy night sleeper and no one wants her haha and it's hard to find anyone that will take 2 crappy night sleepers. I have a wedding in October, and I'm staying the night before in a hotel with the bride...if not before then, then I will. She'll be 14 months
cantaloupe / 6800 posts
@fancyfunction: I share a similar idea on that! I don't remember how old LO was but it was probably around 3/4 months! He's gone once a month to my moms since then. They love it, he loves it, I get to sleep in. Win win! He's not scared to be with other people so I think his sleepovers helped him not need to be in my arms 24/7
nectarine / 2220 posts
10 months and I haven't yet. She still wakes 1-3 times per night to nurse, so it makes it difficult to leave her with anybody else. I have a weekend bachelorette party in September though, so I guess that'll be it.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
Xander was 4 months. I went away for the night to a Bachelorette Party and Hubs watched him. It was a lot of fun and definitely made leaving him at 5 months for 2.5 days to go to the wedding easier!
kiwi / 566 posts
I was just thinking about this. My daughter is only 4 1/2 months now and the closest thing I've had to a "night away" was going out with my DH or sleeping in a different room a few nights while MIL or mom watched Lettie: but she was either in the same building or very close by and I saw her before her bedtime and then again early in the morning! But for my graduate school we're required to do a 2-week international trip in order to get our Master's degree, so mine will likely fall next summer when she's almost a year and a half old. It won't just be 1 night apart from her but 14...I know it's important for me to do it, but I'm already nervous about it!
grapefruit / 4817 posts
I think around 16 months for my husband and I to go to a concert and shack up in a hotel for a night. But I've only been away 2 more nights since then. We're actually doing another concert/hotel night tomorrow and I am stoked. I need a night away real bad.
pomegranate / 3160 posts
I haven't yet.
LO is 7 months old and has pretty much always been a mommas girl, and now that we're hitting the seperation anxiety phase, it's even worse. I BF and she doesn't take bottles... I'd love to pass her off to grandma for a night, but I don't thibk either of us are ready!
persimmon / 1194 posts
DD is almost 2 and I still haven't spent a night away. I don't see it happening either in the near future. DH says he doesn't want to go anywhere without her.
papaya / 10570 posts
Erm, when she was about 7.5 months old, she stayed at her nanny and grandad's for the night while DH and I went to a party. Then when she was about 9 months old, I spent a night away for work and she stayed home with DH. That's it!
I can't wait to go out with DH again!
persimmon / 1339 posts
My son is 12 weeks and I haven't been away from him for more than 2 hrs ... i need to start pumping so that there is more of an opportunity for me to be spontaneous - my husband has had 2 nights out since he was born, and keeps saying he wants to watch A so I can have a night out as well, but I just can't seem to build up a stash of more than 1 feed. Even then he's hit and miss with taking a bottle so I stress when I'm away from him.
pomegranate / 3231 posts
He is three months today, and I haven't left him overnight yet. I am hoping to make it to a year since that is also my goal for breast feeding. Being away overnight and pumping sounds really annoying and stressful. But it's likely that I will have to travel for work before then. At the very least I want to make it to six months, and I am confident that my job will be supportive of that.
pomelo / 5720 posts
DS was 15 months and it was to celebrate my moms 65th birthday. I was gone less than 24 hrs and he stayed with DH. We left him overnight with our nanny when he was 16.5 months and it was for fun. I was gone almost exactly 24 hrs. He did great both times.
nectarine / 2521 posts
I always thought I'd be one of those moms that could totally do it after a few months. Now we are at 6 months and I can't even picture it! My parents would take fantastic care of him, but I jealously guard my bedtime routine/morning wake-up snuggle time with him. We do have a big trip planned overseas when he will be about 13 months old, so I guess that will be it for us.
pomegranate / 3355 posts
I was away for one night for a work trip. DD was 1 week shy of 6 months old. DH is pushing for us to leave her with her grandparents for a night so we can go out alone and sleep in. I know she'll be alright but I just don't want to do it!
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