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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]7 hours. In a car. With a 3 week old?!

Not ONE person said “hey, this seems like a bad idea?”

Wtf. You win the thread. I’m so sorry, PP.[/quote]

Babe, it was 7 hours each way. I am not winning anything here. And actually in retrospect it was definitely more than 7 hours total of travel time because she was an infant and I was nursing and did not have the hang of pumping (or really anything) at that time, so I remember having to stop multiple times both ways so I could nurse. I sat in the back with the baby and was just kind of catatonic the whole time.

Thinking about it is upsetting me, I think I'm going to have to leave this thread. But yeah, I have some big feelings about the expectations placed on brand new moms to make their babies available to eager grandparents as rapidly as possible regardless of the mother's actual needs. I am team mom on this one no matter what.[/quote]

Omg, you just reminded me of a long-forgotten drive from Boston to Albany with my 3 month old that took 9 hours. It was to go to one of DH’s friend’s weddings, and we didn’t even live in Boston. DH was flying in from a work trip and I had to fly in with DC solo from Chicago where we lived at the time. And then drove straight from the airport.

I’ve blocked out details and stops but remember my DH being shocked 45 minutes in that you can’t just feed a baby while you drive. Jackwagon moron.[/quote]

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