We are having a bit of a dilemma in regards to our honeymoon. Basically I have a 5 year old son from a previous relationship and I don't have a huge network of people to help out with my childcare. I really only have my mum to rely on but she suffers with rheumatoid arthritis and struggles with her mobility so I feel bad asking her to have my little boy whilst we go on honeymoon. We have discussed doing a week on our own and then my little boy coming out for the second week so that he too has a holiday that year but this would mean my mum bringing him out to us so limits the places we can go so now I am stuck as I always imagined honeymoons in the Maldives or the Caribbean so haven't a clue where to look closer to home and ideally somewhere warm. We get married the end of March so would be looking to go on honeymoon beginning of April probably. Does anyone have any recommendations please?The other thing we have discussed is to take him with us for the whole 2 weeks, has anyoen elae done this?
Thanks in advance girls xxx
CommentAuthorBlue
Hiya, we're taking my daughter, she'll be 13 tho so a bit of an age difference to yours. Never even considered her not coming with us. xx
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CommentAuthorMrsL2be
Hi Blue,
Its a really difficult decision to be honest. It would be really nice to have a little bit of us time but I would feel awful leaving him behind. I think it is something we need to sit down and discuss and decide what is best for all of us. My mum is fine with having him for the week but any longer I dont think it would be fair on either of them. We may do a week on our own the have a family holiday in the summer. Xxx
CommentAuthorLauraK7
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I'll be taking all 3 of mine they will be 9,7 and 3 we decided we wouldn't have a honeymoon but a family holiday instead Me and H2B may do a weekend trip to Venice or something a year after without the kids
CommentAuthorMrsL2be
Hi Laura,
That sounds like a good idea actually. Might look into doing a weekend alone and a family holiday.
We are looking at having a few days alone in UK followed by a few days as family, possibly at Disneyland, as we dont really want to leave the kids too long.
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CommentAuthorWhovianbride
My fsil took her 2 boys with her , im planning on having a short break away to lindon with just me an hubby then propper honeymoon abroad with our daughter, somewhere that has a kids club tho!
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CommentAuthorJoJ67
We are taking our 4yo and our 2 yo. Could never consider not. We are going to Orlando Florida x
CommentAuthorVelcro
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My mum is taking mine on holiday. Kids or not, you only get one honeymoon and this may be the only chance you/we ever get to have a guilt free reason not to take them along lol
Alternatively, could your mum not come away with you as well? Your son staying with her? How close they stay to you could be discussed?
Is his dad not on the scene? Could he not help out? I'd never be able to rely on my ex to not let me down though he has a hard enough time turning up on the weekends he's supposed to!
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CommentAuthorMrsL2be
Hi Velcro,
That's a good idea to get my mum to come along as well might have to look into that option. As for his dad he is still around and has him religiously every other weekend but the wedding is a slightly touchy issue with my ex so I know he would let me down if he knew I wanted him to have our son whilst I went on honeymoon.
I am going to look into my mum and son coming along too think that is the best option.
Thanks xxx
CommentAuthorlala "mod" bunni
i was going to suggest that your mum went with you ....would be good for her health to be somewhere warm then you can have family days.. couple days and do the same in the evenings
for me a honeymoon should be romantic and adult only so not even considered taken mine with me don't get me wrong i'll miss him but in 20 years time i know i'll regret not having a honeymoon, my mum is having him for the 2 weeks we jet off he'll only be 3 though so if we did take him he would need constant attention where as if he's at home he'll probably not understand that we've gone xx
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CommentAuthorPrincess2be
You could have a minimooon in the country for all the family and then a romantic honeymoon away for the 2 of you xx
CommentAuthorElizabethF49
I have a lot of time to decide and by the time we get married our son will be almost 6. I've just had a weekend in london with my friend and my son was at home with his daddy and I felt guilty as hell. Our honeymoon will either be Mauritius or st Lucia so not really an option of going for a week will need to be two, I have a great network of sitters but I don't know if I could leave him for two weeks, the likelihood is that he will come with us x
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CommentAuthorNearlyMrsFountain
We are going to butlins for 5 day break straight after the wedding with our son, and hopefully August time or next year depending on money we will be going abroad with our son :) Personal choice but I wouldn't leave him as he's only 2 and it's me and h2b that don't want to go without him as every child of his age we see will make me/us sad. I'm just a bit soppy. X
CommentAuthorNataleeM
we will be taking our boys with us will be 6 and 2 and we will have a long weekend with just us at some pointxxx
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CommentAuthorMrsL2be
Hi girls,
I have talked to my OH about it and we have decided to take him with us. He will be 7 when we go and I would feel horrible leaving him behind. We are now looking at places that have things for him to do during the day possibly Cuba but all depends on how much we have to play with nearer the time. I would love to go to mexico but again it all comes down to remaining budget xxx
CommentAuthorkatielea100
My mum and dad took me and my brother when they got married I was 3 and my brother 18 months, they even conceived my other brother whilst there lol my mum says she wouldn't of not took us and they still had an amazing honeymoon xx
CommentAuthorNicky2988
We are getting married abroad with our honeymoon included, so our son will be coming with us as it's a big family do. He's 5 months old at the moment but will be 26 months when we get married. I'm looking forward to including him in everything :) x
