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Guest Post: Separation Anxiety is a bitch

July 21st, 2009 | Author: PrincessJenn

It’s your friendly neighborhood Princess here. Just to switch it up a bit (because Nic’s getting ready for another vacation (bitch), and I can only listen to myself talk for so long), we conned tricked begged asked Amy,from Makes Mom Happy to do a post for us. Thankfully, she agreed to take a break from all the fab giveaways on her site to help us out! So without further ado…. welcome Amy!

I’m not going to BlogHer, but I’m travelling for business over the next four days. This will be the first time I’ve left the babychild for more than a couple hours. She’s ten and a half months old, still breastfeeding, and we’re pretty much attached at the hip. So, as you can imagine, this is stressful for me. I need to pump to maintain my supply, make sure she has adequate foodage for while I’m gone, oh, and also deal with the horrible “this is the first time I’ve been away from my baby” anxiety.

Which got me thinking: It’s damn convenient that those of us attending BlogHer@Home don’t have to leave the kidlets. I know, I know, some of you are probably all “Getting away from the kids is the best part!” But especially for those of us with tiny bebes, BlogHer@Home is all the fun and none of the stress. No pumping; no wondering if the baby is happy or missing us as much as we’d miss them; no hassling with childcare arrangements.

Yep, I’d say that’s another big fat check in the ‘pros’ column for why BlogHer@Home rocks!

Truth be told, the kids would be just fine while we were away, but for a lot of us, this really makes for the best of both worlds. We get to enjoy the community and have some fun, get a little swag…and if we feel so inclined, we only need to go to the next room for a quick cuddle.

Oh, and in that “none of the stress” category: No worrying about what we’re wearing. Unless there’s some freaky “my pj’s are way hotter than your pj’s” contest ;-). And no worrying about the awkward problem of not knowing anyone and standing alone in a corner at a party, wondering who looks friendly enough to approach (ok, maybe that would just be me!). No expensive travel (hey, not everyone has the extra cash to spend or beacoup sponsors hooking up the money train!).

Yeppers, we at home, in our comfy clothes, online, with our supportive virtual pals, will be carefree and having a blast come BlogHer@Home. Methinks there will be a mom or two at the real deal wishing she could dish with us from her living room, baby in tow, while she’s there. I’ve already heard murmurings of it in Twitterland; now that the big shiny conference is here, there are some cold feet. Ours? Yeah, our feet are cozy in their slippers, relaxing while we’re not packing our crap. Sounds like a pretty freaking good deal to me! It’s going to be a blast… =)