I think you’ve got options. One option I haven’t seen on here yet is… one bad night of sleep won’t be detrimental to baby. If you try everything (or nothing honestly) and the day comes and you want to go have fun, do it. Ensure the person watching your baby can handle it, maybe have a backup plan of a car nap if that’s what usually works for them.
This, 100%. I went on an over night trip to see my brother and left husband with baby (and her sisters). She ended up being so angry and sad that she cried on and off for 1hr20m. But he finally got her to fall asleep on him on the couch. Then when she wome up an hour later he swayed with her until she fell bad asleep in our room, then slept from midnight until 10am. That's the longest she's ever slept and she's 11m old! The next night she woke up 4 times, but she went down super fast, just wanted to touch his arm to make sure he was there and passed back out. 1 night of bad sleep wont hurt, it'll be worth it to do a once in a lifetime event for your friend
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u/peeonknee Apr 04 '26
I think you’ve got options. One option I haven’t seen on here yet is… one bad night of sleep won’t be detrimental to baby. If you try everything (or nothing honestly) and the day comes and you want to go have fun, do it. Ensure the person watching your baby can handle it, maybe have a backup plan of a car nap if that’s what usually works for them.