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Work/Kids Advice needed
DH has an opportunity to apply for a job in his company that would help advance his training and open new doors both inside and outside the company. However, this position requires 50-75% travel, usually last second notice.
He does this type of travel right now in his current position, and since April he has been gone about 50-75% of the time. With his job right now though, he has the opportunity to turn the travel down. In general, if he gets this position, he wouldn't really be able to say no to travelling unless he gives a good amount of advanced notice and it's not a recurring thing.
Right now, I don't really care too much that he's gone this much. I miss him, but the miles/hotel points and extra pay are nice. 
But, we're due in late May/early June and since it's our first kid, I'm not sure what to think about the amount of travel.
Anyone with a LO have a husband who travels a lot? What do you think? Anything that we should consider before he applies?
Sorry this got a little long. Thanks!
Re: Work/Kids Advice needed
Dh took the job here and we moved from FL when I was 7 1/2 months pregnant specifically so he wouldn't be gone once we had Kayleigh. I know you have family around so that would definitely help but he was gone for 1 week for a conference. I had no help and it was the most MISERABLE week. Well I did have food poisoning at the beginning so that sucked but it was still hard having NO one else around.
Something to keep in mind would be how readily available outside help will be while he's gone.
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My DH travels all the time, often on that wonderful last second notice. As a SAHM, I don't mind it, but I don't love it either. He was in Florida when my water broke, and that could have been horrible. We knew it was a possibility, but her coming 3 weeks early really threw us for a loop.
Now that we have a routine, it's not so bad. In the beginning, it was rough. I was left with a 2 week old alone for 4 days. Especially as a first time mom, it was rough. She got her first cold while DH was out of town, and I was sick too. Thank heavens my mom was here. I had a fever of 103 and could barely function. I slept for hours while my mom took care of her, and I am so grateful to her for that.
Do you have help nearby? Family? Someone you can call if things go bad? That makes a big difference. If you don't mind being alone now, it isn't that much different with a baby. It just becomes your new normal. Just pray that you have a baby that sleeps. Those first few months, ugh. I was exhausted when DH came home, and just needed a few hours for myself. But he needed some down time too. It's an adjustment, travel or not. GL!
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It would be really hard for me. I mean maybe NOW it wouldn't be so bad, but I would have hated it when she was really young.
I think if you have family / help nearby it would be doable - without that I don't think it would be (for me)
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Thanks for all the replies! It helps to make sure we've looked at this from all angles.
Yes, we do have lots of help in the area. My parents and sister live 10 minutes away, my grandma, aunt, uncle and cousins live a mile down the street, and DH's family lives about 45 minutes away. Plus I have quite a few friends that are less than 10 minutes away and would definitely help if I was in a pinch. I talked to my mom about this and she basically said go for it. She said it would be rough at first, as it always is adjusting to a newborn, but as soon as we work out a routine, we should be able to handle it. My dad did some travelling for work when I was little, so she been there.
DH would get to take time off/work in the office (a mile and half from our house) around my due date and after I have the baby.
I think we're going to have DH apply, because he really can't pass up this career move and I think we'll have enough support to make it work, should he get the job.
Thanks again!
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