Have you ever gone on holiday without your child (toddler age)?

[Madissun]

Thanks Niadla! Not many people seem to have done it! It's good to hear from those who have

[Isadora]

Hmm maybe not Bali then if he has a funny tummy, poor thing. Even in Malaysia my DD had a little upset tummy, it wasnt very nice. I guess a week wouldnt do him any harm?

[Madissun]

Thats what im starting to think MadsMum. I might just go for a week!

[squidipa]

have u got webcam? i would keep incontact regular via webcam, if i have to go away and cant take kids w set up webcam dates and it helps !! good luck!!

[lilima]

I reecently left DS (jusst turned 2) for a week as we had a wedding in NZ. DS stayed with my mum and had a ball. Didn't miss us whatsoever. To such a point that mum called me a few days ago and said she is going up to the holiday house for 4 days and could she take DS, so DS is away with his Nanna ATM!!!

[squidipa]

I reecently left DS (jusst turned 2) for a week as we had a wedding in NZ. DS stayed with my mum and had a ball. Didn't miss us whatsoever. To such a point that mum called me a few days ago and said she is going up to the holiday house for 4 days and could she take DS, so DS is away with his Nanna ATM!!!

yep thats what we did getmarried there too :0 lovely place

[~Amy~]

We just picked our kids up last sunday after they had been away for a week with their nan & pop. Mya-Rose is 3 & Bodhi is 1 1/2. We also left them for a week back in august of this year(with nan & pop). They love it. Have an absolute ball. They get to do heaps of things they dont do with us & all attention is on them the whole week.
We are going on a cruise in feb next year, so they will be going again for either a week or 10 days.
I think it would be harder on u than on him

[Meluchja]

No no no hun, go for 2, I bet you deserve it. There are a couple of things, I find help. My DH goes away often. ATM he is away for 6 weeks. Here are my tips

Set up a calendar that has a sticker (his favs) on the day you get back, and he can put a sticker on each day that comes and goes and he can see how long it is until you get back. It's not so much the day count down that he will understand but it will be comforting for him to hear your mum talk about you coming home IYKWIM. I got this idea from a very good friend of mine, whos DH is away a lot than mine, and she copes very well with a 4,2,1 yr old, my hero!!!

Another goodie is Skype. If you have a laptop with a cam you can take with you. It's free to set up and is great. My kids can see him whenever we are both at our computers for free, it's great.

But please go enjoy yourself for the 2 weeks, if not for you but for all us else on BB that wishes we could have 2 whole weeks to ourselves

[Beckibee]

No no no hun, go for 2, I bet you deserve it. There are a couple of things, I find help. My DH goes away often. ATM he is away for 6 weeks. Here are my tips

Set up a calendar that has a sticker (his favs) on the day you get back, and he can put a sticker on each day that comes and goes and he can see how long it is until you get back. It's not so much the day count down that he will understand but it will be comforting for him to hear your mum talk about you coming home IYKWIM. I got this idea from a very good friend of mine, whos DH is away a lot than mine, and she copes very well with a 4,2,1 yr old, my hero!!!

Another goodie is Skype. If you have a laptop with a cam you can take with you. It's free to set up and is great. My kids can see him whenever we are both at our computers for free, it's great.

But please go enjoy yourself for the 2 weeks, if not for you but for all us else on BB that wishes we could have 2 whole weeks to ourselves

I'm with you hon on both the calendar & skpe/internet camera points I recently did my dream trip to the UK & Ireland for 3 weeks this past March/April. At that point Maddy was just over 2. We kept a regular schedule with Daddy working and doing the drop off/pick up at daycare for Maddy (I went overseas with my friend). We had scheduled times that I 'rang' them on Skype and Maddy loved it - in the morning 6am Australian time as they were getting ready for the day, and at night at 6pm their time as they were getting back into the house. She'd have a chat to me over the camera and I sent them regular parcels with pressies etc.

I missed her like crazy, but DH did a fantastic role keeping her entertained and I'm not sure she missed me all that much with being spoilt by her Aunty & her grandparents.