WWYD? Labor day reunion.

[flippinchica]

Ok I don't know why I even care but for some reason I feel a desire to go to my 20th high school reunion (yes, I'm old). The problem is that it is Labor Day weekend and my edd is 8/11. Also the deadline to sign up is July 30 so I can't wait till baby is born to decide. Well I can always pay the 50 bucks and then not go. It is 2.5 hours away from where we live but my parents still live there so we would stay with them and they could watch baby during the actual event. Am I crazy to consider it? Thoughts.

[tmclawchick]

If it was me I'd pay the $50 and then go from there and see how you're feeling. Because I'd be EBFing and recovering from a c/s I wouldn't be up for it, but if you feel like going, why not?

[funhaven]

I agree with the posters above, just pay the $50 (as long as money isn't an issue) and then you don't have to worry about it. If you feel great and want to go, you can! A bonus is you will get to visit your parents and it is very likely you will have gone there to visit them anyway? You could always go with your baby too? If you don't feel like going when the time comes, just skip out, you do have a newborn after all

[incir]

Ditto. Pay the $50 and make a game time decision. With a c-section I wouldn't have wanted to with my first, but I know other mothers who would have been totally up for it. Baby might come early or late and that could totally change your plans.

[abvintage]

I'd pay the $50 but contact the organizers letting them know your situation and see if they'll refund it, if you can't make it. I totally don't feel like you need to be stuck at home after. If you are feeling up for it, go for it!

[Deleted]

H and I are planning a labor trip with LO. EDD is 8/7, and all parents are 2-2.5 hrs away. We are going so not everyone and their dog descends on us in the hospital.

So I say go for it, you can always back out.

[Deleted]

Not crazy at all - by that time a little break might do you good. Plus a visit with family is always nice!!

[2dumbdogs]

A HS Reunion sounds like a night of pure hell to me, but I'll answer pretending it is an event I would want to attend - and I don't think its crazy at all. Enjoy! Even if you can only stay for a few hours, it will be nice to get out and your momma will probably love some alone time with baby.

[melohdy]

I'd pay the money and then make a game-day decision based on how you and baby are feeling. 

We hosted a 4th of July party two weeks after our daughter was born (definitely not the same). It was good and bad. I ended up stressed because we were still trying to figure out breastfeeding. It was really nice to see everyone, though, and let loose a little bit.

[lawndog1216]

I'll be the odd-man-out -- hell, no, I wouldn't be doing that (and I LIKED high school and wouldn't mind seeing the fools I graduated with -- also, so you don't feel old, my 25 year is next year). I'd find something more interesting to spend my $50 on and not deal with any of the stress related to leaving a 3 week old at home, squishing my 3-week post-partum body in to something other than yoga pants, and dealing with hair, make up, and heels. BUT! I'm a hermit the first two months with a new born. I don't think you're crazy to want to go -- but my thoughts are still "hell, no." 

ETA: emoticon fail -- stupid little shits

[flippinchica]

Thanks for your thoughts. There are just so many unknowns and while $50 won't make or break us I will be annoyed if I pay it and then am like. Oh hell no. I wish they had stuck with the original plan of Memorial Day but they wanted to go to a damn football game.

[laurasuzanne2006]

I personally wouldn't want to leave a baby that little

[nimfalen]

My 20 year reunion is this year too, and I'm still trying to decide what to do. It's in October (they wanted to have it during homecoming, I think), so it's definitely doable. It's a five hour drive for us, and my mom still lives in my home town and has offered to watch lo for us. It's $90, though, so I'm having trouble committing. Might just suck it up and pay and see what October brings. So, as others have said, if the $50 is no biggie, and you're ok traveling with lo, go for it and back out if need be.