We're going on vacation for a week without the baby (she's 6 months old). Husband is in school so this is probably the last time we're going away for a long, long time. We're leaving her with the grandparents and I keep thinking she's going to be traumatized and feel abandoned. Can someone talk me out of this lol.
eta she is formula-only and has seen the grandparents a little more than usual lately due to simchas
She'll be perfectly fine! This is the best age to go away before shes old enough to really miss you
Do make sure that she takes a bottle nicely if you're nursing
Really depends how well she knows the grandparents
Does she see them very often? Is she comfortable with them? Do they ever babysit her?
She sees them often-ish (had a bunch of family simchas recently) but she takes a few minutes to warm up. I haven't left her overnight since she was a newborn and I was recovering at my parents, and even then she was just in my mom's room.
She sees them often-ish (had a bunch of family simchas recently) but she takes a few minutes to warm up. I haven't left her overnight since she was a newborn and I was recovering at my parents, and even then she was just in my mom's room.
Hmmm, if you won't be leaving her by someone familiar, then I personally wouldn't do it. I don't think it's fair to the child. They'll be extremely confused.
If the baby is nursing, then I think it borders on abuse to leave them behind. (🍅🍅)
Does she go to a sitter every day? If yes, maybe the sitter would have her for those few days.
I had my 18 month grandchild for a week after DD had baby.
She was happy by me, but would get homesick when put to bed, I could tell she was thinking this is not my room. So I kept her up late so she would fall asleep right away.
When she saw her Totty come pick her up she was very happy. Maybe she thought we were her new parents.
But she was herself back home, no clinginess or unusual crying so seems to be fine.
I would think that one week would not be the same as close to 3 weeks, but after I took my 5 month old to Israel for a simcha, for quite a number of days after I got home, she would cry if my husband tried to take care of her. And he had been very hands on for the first 5 months.
So just expect that there is a chance something like that may happen for a day or so.
We're going on vacation for a week without the baby (she's 6 months old). Husband is in school so this is probably the last time we're going away for a long, long time. We're leaving her with the grandparents and I keep thinking she's going to be traumatized and feel abandoned. Can someone talk me out of this lol.
eta she is formula-only and has seen the grandparents a little more than usual lately due to simchas
Yes, she might be traumatized. Can you take her with you? Wait until she is older. The long term effects aren’t worth the risk.
Really not a good choice unless it’s an emergency. A baby that age can’t communicate their feelings, but you don’t know how such a long separation will impact their development.
Are you serious?
Op, please don't listen to this.
Long term effects of a week spent with grandparents? Stop it.
The baby is six months old. It’s the equivalent of your husband leaving you with your parents for a month because he wants to go on vacation. How would that impact you?
