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    Posted: 14 May 2011 at 5:46pm
just curious if your sister lived on the other island to you (so you had to fly down) and you were goign to visit her new baby how long would you go down for?

taking into consideration you already have young children of your own so they would stay at home with their father so it would mean he would need to take time off work.

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It's probably different for everyone, but I would go down for just the weekend or whenever is suitable so DH didn't have to take much time off work.

When I had DD my sister came over to Nelson from Perth for about 2 weeks but she was all over the place and not staying with us. This time we are about a 2 hour flight from each other so she will just be visiting for a couple of days.
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I was thinking maybe a long weekend...with either Friday and/or Monday depending on the father's annual leave situation...

My sister lives 3hrs away and has 2 children of her own, she came down for a day with the kids the day DS was born...then a couple of weeks later came down for another day on her own - driving there and back in the same day.

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A long weekend Fri/Mon or Sat/Tues, something like that.
J - born 26th April 2008
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Probably 2-3 days max.
Two little girls under 2!

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It would depend on the relationship you have with your sister. If it is a good one and your DH can cope with you gone for a while go for as long as you can.
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My sister came to me for 2 weeks when DS2 was born but she's child-free and able to do what she likes at the moment

If the shoe was on the other foot, I would try go for a week but I'm in another country (9hr flight away atm) and I know my DH would be fine with the boys that long. Would more be a matter of could he take the time off work. I think planned in advance enough it would be OK.

So yeah, if you're close to your sister and you want to be there I'd say go for as long as your DH can be away from work! But that's just me
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My aunt had children later and Mum went to stay for a week each time she had her 3 kids. But then I was 14yrs when my aunt had my first cousin and my youngest bro was 7yrs so it was probably easier for Mum to leave us for longer
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