Has anyone got a three/four week old baby?

[karlilay]

Hi everyone, can't beleive I'll be posting back in here soon.

Just looking for advice. We normally go to Haven at some point at the beginning of July, it's my kids favourite place. Next year though we will obviously have a three or four week old baby. And I'm just not sure if I should do it. I can't remember much from when mine were smaller so just wanted to ask, would you take your baby at this age away for a few night. Monday - Friday? Car journey is never more than three hours. Or am i mad?

 

[Blu10]

Personally no, imagine all the stuff you would have to take! My DH family live 3 hours away and we travelled there when DS was 3 weeks old, in honesty I hated it and wanted to be at hom. Packing and unpacking everything was a nightmare 😨

 

[staralfur]

We took our LO to visit my DH's family (3-4 hour drive) when she was almost 3 weeks old and it was totally fine. We had to stop a couple of times on the drive but were expecting that. We also coslept and breastfed so didn't have to worry about sleeping arrangements or packing/preparing formula stuff. It wasn't much different than just being at home.

 

[Aliop]

I've got a four week old right now and I'd have no hesitation to take him away for a few days, I actually think he'd be the easiest to take away!

 

[yazzy]

I've just had a week away with my 6 week old. Absolutely fine and nice to have a change of scenery.

 

[kellyc1987]

I'd say that's a prety good age, we wrongly thought that taking him glamping in a pod at 6 months would be easier... At 6 months he was rolling, crawling and sitting so wanted to be everywhere doing everything and to be honest I felt it would have been easier if we did it between 1-3 months because they are at the age they don't need to be entertained.

 

[MindUtopia]

At 3-4 weeks, I was definitely not in a place when I could have really coped with going anywhere. I was exhausted, sleeping very little and had a raging fever and mastitis that kept me in bed for the better part of a week. I think it definitely would have been too early for me to want to go anywhere. Now, a few weeks later, closer to 6-8 weeks, would have been more manageable. But at 3-4 weeks, there was still no night and day for me, just one long day. But at the same time, I think it's pretty hard because you can't really predict how old your baby will be at that point since babies can be born anywhere from 37-42 weeks, so you might end up having a 6-7 week old at that point, if baby comes early or only a 2 week old if baby comes late. Those few weeks could make a big difference. I think I'd be inclined to plan a bit of a staycation, letting your partner or family (grandparents, aunts?) take your kids out for a few special days over the summer holidays to focus just on them while you tend to baby or go away to visit family, letting them take over some of the day-to-day activities that could free you up for time with baby or sleep, while also being away and letting them have some fun.

 

[jstarr]

I think it would be ok, you'd have lots of stuff to take obviously but it's probably hard to say until you know how you feel at the time. Would you lose money if you couldn't go for some reason?

 

[k4th]

I think with older kids to entertain it will make life easier. Baby will be perfectly happy in a pram/sling most of the day at 4 weeks & the older ones will be happy with the trip away/activities.

We did LOADS when ds was between 0-8 weeks old. Then his personality kicked in, along with him fighting naps etc. now when we go out we're juggling his naps/feeds/desire to be out of the buggy with dd's energy & interests.

It was much easier when he only wanted to eat & sleep. I'd say go for it

 

[Rainbow82]

DS is six months now but I would have been fine raking him away at 3-4 weeks however if baby is late it might only be 1-2 weeks old. If you need a c-section as well it might be difficult, I wouldn't have taken DS away at 1-2 weeks after a section we were still getting into a feeding routine and there was still a lot of pain, also DS was discharged late from the midwife because he had jaundice. At that stage it would have been too difficult especially with other kids which means you'd have to be up walking about outside most days for long periods of time on a holiday. In your shoes if be tempted to delay the holiday and maybe book for the October half term instead.

 

[sepia]

My lo is 3 weeks today but I would say wait and try and book something last minute. He was almost 2 weeks late and then was born with very unexpected complications that meant we were in hospital for 10 days so if I had booked something that I had planned for 3-4 weeks after my due date I would have missed it. But now he is 3 weeks old I feel up to doing things but ge t tired quite quickly.

 

[BunnyN]

I would have found it very hard.

 

[Rainstorm]

I would... My baby is almost four weeks old and I would travel with her if I could... it would be nice to spend some time in the countryside right now lol

 

[Eleanor ace]

I'd do it. We took DS to a week long family wedding in Ireland when he was 5 weeks (he wasn't much different then to how he was a week before), we flew but had a 2 hour drive at the other end. It was a bit much but DS was our first and we were still adjusting to parenthood, whereas when its your 3rd you're used to carrying lots of stuff and planning things around nap times and LO's needs so it is much easier. I'd go for it