To vacay or not to vacay?

Question

My husband and I travel once a year for a week on our anniversary. Well I’ll be well into my third trimester on our anniversary this year, so we were considering booking something for early next year! 
As a first time mom, I am unsure of how to time it. 
Anyone have any suggestions as far as how long after you have baby, you felt comfortable going on a vacation without your baby? Not focused so much my personal health aspect... but more on what to expect at certain ages for our son, when you experienced the “I need a break!!” Feeling vs the “I NEVER WANT TO LEAVE BABIES SIDE” feeling, breastfeeding aspect, how long til you felt normal after giving birth, etc. 
Tidbits: 
FTM
Due Mid July
“Planning” on breastfeeding til hopefully January 2018
Wanting a 5 day minimum getaway and to drink alcohol occasionally... 🙈

Answer

I didn’t feel like I “needed a break”/wanted to go away without my daughter until she was 18 months old. But I still haven’t left her. Now I’m having another one. Someday we will have a vacation 😂 But I know lots of people who leave them way earlier. Just depends on you. I’m a little bit weird and I miss my daughter when I go to target by myself. Sometimes 😆🤷‍♀️

Answer

My husband and I are going on a five day cruise at the end of next January! I am due July 5th and I do plan to breastfeed. After booking the trip, it hit me I'd be breastfeeding and I had a mini heart attack of what I'll plan to do! Lol.  I'm hoping I'm able to pump enough to get her thru the time I am away, and take my pump with me so I can keep my supply up... if that doesnt work out though, I gusss I will switch to formula and be happy I made it till she was six months old! I think six months old is a good time to go, it never really gets easier leaving your baby. I still get sad when I go on vacation without my three year old! But, we as parents also deserve a little vacation here and there, so remember that! I also plan to drink alcohol on this trip! We deserve it time to time ;).

Answer

I want to plan a trip too but I was going to wait until after baby comes to plan. It is just too hard to know when I will be okay going and when funds will support the trip. We got married last year and just finished paying off the credit cards from the wedding. I am trying to squirrel away as much extra as I can right now because once baby comes it will be harder.

Answer

Everyone is different but I left my son for the first time at 6 months for a long weekend and it was really, really hard. I was also pumping which was not super fun. He’s 4 now and I still struggle to travel without him. I’m probably abnormal but I get 18 years with him and want every second I can.

To vacay or not to vacay?

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