I'm feeling like I need my 'batteries recharged'! I am sooooo exhausted and feel like running away alot lately. Have any of you twin parents taken a short vacation without the little ones? How old were they? How did it go? Any suggestions? I feel at the end of my patience rope and feel as if I'm going a little nuts. DH works all day and comes home after our lo's go to bed and I work part time and do all the cooking, cleaning etc by myself. No family around to lend a hand. Ever. This means that IF we went away somewhere we'd have to leave our lo's with their daytime babysitter...who is wonderful and has three older children of her own. DH is apprehensive about leaving them overnight because she is not 'family'...well, I think I'd rather leave them with her (I mean she knows their routine almost as well as I do and certainly better than out of town family!)... And the thought of taking a vacation with the lo's right now makes my head spin just to think of the stress of flying anywhere with them! Ok, I love them, but really it's been a really rough day and running away sounds heavenly!
GOOO!!! I would have the daytime sitter come and do it! You deserve a break and will feel so much better after. We took our first break when the twins were 10 months old and went to Vegas for a couple days, it was wonderful! We don't have family that we trust to watch all our kids so we either have my bf or our sitter.
If you are going to do it and are comfortable with the daytime sitter, do it. Even if you and DH just go away for the day or stay overnight somewhere. You deserve it! Everyone needs downtime to recharge their batteries. My DH and I took our first break from the kids when they were 4 months old and we went to Florida and the kids stayed with my parents. Since then they've done several overnight stays at their house and the kids don't miss a beat and I think they need a break from us as much as we need it from them :laughing: I hope you and your DH do get to go somewhere!
I've found those who are finally asking for a break are way past the point of needing one, so the sooner you do it the better. You can always start with day trips and then maybe go some where by yourself! I had a friend that went to a nice nearby hotel and went for a swim, ate, had a drink at the bar, watched a movie and slept like a baby! I went on a trip with my girlfriend. It can be done! And if your babysitter is willing to stay overnight, that's awesome.
Go for it. You deserve it. I left mine with my parents when they were a few months old for a night to begin with. Slowly, we would leave them more and more. The most has been 5 nights. I would think a weekend away would be perfect. Hey, even a night away would be nice. I would also use your babysitter, since she knows them so well. I think that's the reason I can leave mine so easily now. My mom is who I trust most with them.
If you feel comfortable with her then GO! It will make you a better mom! You need a break bad..even if it is just an overnighter at a local hotel or resort. You need some alone time to recharge! I hope you get it! Good luck momma!
