How far away is it? I'd take 2 cars. That totally eases any pressure you might feel, as you can leave at any point without having an impact on his night. Is it a meal out, or a meal at someone's house? Is there an option to take a travel cot and stay the night if someone is cooking for the family at their place? First time around I'd have not gone. This baby I'm not sure. We've just booked flights for Jan and they depart at midnight so even at 8 months that still might throw a spanner in the works for us 😂
I think it’s unlikely one night could ruin a solid routine. We’ve had a bedtime routine since 12 weeks old and since then we’ve been on holiday with loud shows, taken her out for a late meal (only once) and we’ve had other nights with a late transfer to bed and she’s always handled it really well. I think it definitely depends on your baby and I was also really nervous but it was absolutely fine! That being said if it’s worrying you too much then maybe a compromise would be good, I.e going earlier x
Id honestly go. Take baby and put baby to bed in their pram at the normal time. Then transfer to cot, with a little feed when you get home. We went on holiday a few weeks ago and were out late every night and did exactly that and we're home now and back in our 6pm bath/7pm bed routine. X
@Rebecca Exactly the same here!
Don’t let the baby control your life. Babies need to adapt to you and what you have going on. I avoid evening things that aren’t necessary like I wouldn’t plan an evening meal with someone just for the sake of it but someone’s birthday/a party im absolutely going to. I tend to add in an extra nap and then that pushes your wake window a further 2 hours etc x
I had a similar situation a few weeks ago with my husband’s dad’s birthday My husband’s sister has three kids who are quite hyper and don’t really have a nighttime routine and their family functions as a result always run late I made it very clear to my husband’s mother in advance that I would not be attending after 7 pm I dropped by at 6:15 stayed for 45mins and then that time they did family photos and a cake And then just after seven, my husband and I left came home and we gave my son a bath. My husband put him down and then he went back to his dad’s birthday dinner and I enjoyed an evening in front of the sofa in peace to watch Netflix of my choice!