Any of u tried leaving your kids with your parents/in-law/babysitter etc for a few days and you n hubby go for a short vacation overseas jus the two of u ? I desire to spend such time with my hubby but can't bear to go for vacation without my kids and leave them in Singapore .. usually we will bring them along with us but frens suggested this idea so we can have a little break , have some couple time with hubby to recharge and rejuvenate

Yup - when baby is abt 5months, left w my in laws for 4 days. My mil has been taking care of baby for a few hrs almost every wkday since 2 months n once a wk we put baby at their house - so that grandparents can bring baby out and spend time w baby and mummy has off day or now that I start working - more time to do work. Intend to bring baby for some and not bring for some. They are v hardy and adaptable. A few days no mummy and daddy and even if a few days of meltdown or not the top most hygienic practices won't hurt them much. They need to be adaptable and they are very actually