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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Eh, let him know that if he goes to Vegas, you will pump and go off for a girls spa weekend and leave him with both kids too, since you need to rest and all. [/quote]

I'm the pp whose husband went to Coachella. I mean...yeah? My husband would be fine with our kids for the weekend. That's kind of the point. Instead of being smug you married a guy who doesn't want to take a guys trip why aren't you sad you don't have a spouse you feel comfortable leaving your own children with?[/quote]

Bingo! We have a super healthy relationship. But parents are also people and should have time with friends. It works 100% both ways.

And spare us the notion that mothering a newborn and a toddler for a couple days is an insurmountable challenge. Drama llamas. [/quote]

Except the OP is already supposedly getting a weekend off for a previous Vegas trip, that her partner took while she was 7months pregnant and home with a toddler. What a gem. Real winner. I am sure he is totally going to prioritize his wife getting time to herself when he gets back from his second solo trip in four months.

No, OP, most men do not need to go to Vegas every four months when they have young children. I also suspect there is more than drinking and gambling going on.

Yes sometimes it is necessary that one parent be alone with the kids for a weekend even eight weeks postpartum.  The parent going away then takes on the responsibility of ensuring there is ample support and pitches in extra when they get back.  Necessary is things like work, an ill parent, a siblings wedding, etc.

For the men so secure in their masculinity that they’re posting on a page for expectant and postpartum mothers, please let us know how often you have taken solo weekends with eight week old infants and toddlers in your care? I very rarely hear of men doing that...[/quote]

Yes, this. OP’s husband doesn’t sound like the kind of guy who would shoo his wife away to Coachella while he took care of a nursing newborn and a toddler. And really, most people don’t do that anyway. But good on you, PPs. Glad you found what works for you. [/quote]

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