Would you take your 4 month old or not?

My husband and me are going to drive to Disney World in mid-May and staying for 4 nights. We're taking our two year old for her birthday. We have all drove to and through other states before for a business trip he once had and everyone did well.

Would you take your 4 month old with you or not?

We could let grandma watch our 4 month old but I'm nervous that I'd be too sad missing my littlest.

I watched my 5 month old grandson while parents and sibs went to Disney. Here is the thing. Your baby won't be able to go on many rides, so a parent would have to stand and wait for the other parent and child to go on the ride. That's the question you need to ask yourself - would you be OK with standing around much of the day while the older child rode rides?
What I did, I took frequent videos on my iPhone, and sent them off to mom or dad. They in turn would send back a video when they could. For us, this seemed to work.
Another option we have seen parents do, they take grandma with them. Grandma watches the lil one during the day at the pool or some other baby-friendly venue at the Disney area. If you use the Disney resort properties, remember the rooms are small but do-able for three adults and two lil ones.

Absolutely take the baby with you. How will baby eat while you're gone? (I trust you are breatstfeeding.) Even if you aren't breastfeeding, baby will be very stressed and upset at being (to her mind) abandoned forever by her mother.

As for the park itself -- you'll probably find the baby easier to manage than your 2 year old. Babies are happy pretty much whereever they are, as long as they are with mama. She can sleep in the sling and nurse on demand. Your 2 year old is more likely to get tired and cranky, and may be afraid of the characters.

Bobbi's comment about needing to stand and watch while others ride isn't correct. Disney offers 'baby swap' for all the rides -- so if there's a ride that baby can't ride (and the two year old won't be able to either) you and dad take turns riding while the other watches the kids. Though Bobbi's suggestion to take grandma along is also a good one. She can watch baby while you and daddy ride together.

How do you explain to a baby that mommy and daddy will be gone for four days but will then come back? I mean, the whole point of playing peek-a-boo is to show babies that mommy can hide and still come back. Babies don't understand that people go away and come back. Four days is forever to a baby. I think you are setting yourself up so that your kid doesn't trust you to be there.

Please don't leave your child behind.

Oh, and BTW, a two-year-old won't remember anything from this trip. Think about it. Do you remember anything from when you were two?

So you're going to a place made for kids, and you want to leave your kid behind?

I agree with Katherine. 4 days is a long time for a 4 month old and will cause your baby to be under some serious stress. I'd much rather take my baby and make accommodations instead of leaving her for 4 days.

I would say leave the baby- but 4 days is a long time. Take the baby with you. I know I'd miss mine like crazy for that long

Honestly I wouldnt take my 4 month old because your going to be constantly changing his diaper and feeding him frequent stops where you can just leave him, I know its hard. And focus on your 2 yo.

Leave it at home. Have fun without it.