Opinion: bringing child on honeymoon?

If I was in that situation, had someone to look after baby, I’d absolutely go with just my husband!

Our honeymoon was cancelled due to Covid, then we had a baby.
We decided to postpone our honeymoon until our children (now have 2) are a bit older and we could leave them with grandparents for a week. We absolutely intend to have our child free honeymoon, but for us, it just means waiting a little bit longer to feel comfortable to do that.

We’ve always travelled with her though and we have no village so she has to come. Family is on another continent but she’s a great traveller.

If you are blessed enough to have someone look after baby then utilise that- not everyone has village or extra support in that way even if they WANTED to. So this is not a situation of want or not want the baby come, but rather must bring baby because they don’t have anyone/anyone trustworthy to leave baby with. I would leave behind for a weekend, but I have my sisters. My sister herself has gone to Korea at 3m pp for 2w, but she has her capable and devoted MIL to look after her baby.

Same as Sarah. We are getting married in May and having a very low key wedding. We’re just planning on doing a few days in Paris on the Eurostar as I’m also pregnant and don’t feel comfortable flying later on in pregnancy. We have no village either so she just has to come with us!

Never in my life have I heard of this being a ‘normal’ thing. Nor do I know anyone who has taken their kids. The honeymoon is about you and your partner.

My partner and I are getting married in 2026, our son will be almost 2 years old at that time. We are definitely not taking him on our honeymoon, he is going to spend some quality time with Grandma!

We’ve been engaged for a year and a half, currently trying really hard to get back on track financially after maternity leave and hoping to start saving up for our wedding soon. We will probably have another baby before we get married at this rate 😅 but we definitely want to go on a child free honeymoon so we plan to wait until the kids are old enough to leave with grandparents for a week and then have our honeymoon. We go away as a family on little holidays quite often so we definitely won’t feel bad taking a week to ourselves 😊

We got married in 2021, so still covid times. We opted to get married on the Isles of Scilly, that was always the plan, so we had a very low key wedding planned anyway. We went over 5 days before the wedding and stayed another week after our wedding day. My parents came over a couple of days before the big day and stayed for a few days after so they had our then 17 month old for a couple of nights for us. We never wanted a proper honeymoon as such, and so this suited us just fine

I think either is a perfectly acceptable option as long as you have reliable child care

My parents married when I was 4 and I stayed with my aunt and cousins while they went on honeymoon. Our honeymoon was cancelled due to covid so we will do it when kids (currently 1.5 and 5 months pregnant) are older and can be left with family for a week 😉

I wouldn't judge. Do whatever you want if you take your child thats lovely, but if you also just want to go with your husband, that's also great enjoy wither way

I think whatever the couple feel comfortable doing is up to them, if they know they can leave their child with someone they trust to have their honeymoon alone I don’t see a problem with it. When me and my partner get married we’re not sure what we’ll do but my partner has suggested we go away just us 2 for a few days to have alone time and then have our little one join us for the rest as a compromise.

We took our son who was about 18months. It was no way a honeymoon and actual quite a difficult holiday. We are planning a real honeymoon in a few years time when kids are older

I am NOT taking my kids on my honeymoon, hell no 😅

If you have the support systems and someone you trust to care for your baby, I absolutely say enjoy that time with your husband!! You deserve to be partners outside of being parents and it is important to take that time together.

A honeymoon is intended for the married couple only. You only get one honeymoon with your spouse.. a family vacation can be taken any time .

Either option is 100000% fine

Our wedding got canned due to Covid so we ended up having a kid and getting married 3.5years later than planned.
Our original honeymoon was not suitable for 2 year old (Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe) so we changed it to South Africa and took him. It was honestly amazing. HE LOVED every second as did we and we have those memories forever. He is now 3.5 and still remembers things and asks about the elephants etc.

Ok to go on any holiday alone, honeymoon or not

Absolutely would not take my child ! Honeymoon is about being just a couple in my opinion x

Each to their own but I absolutely wouldn’t take my child