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Traveling with an infant
Give me your honest opinion about this. We are going to NYC for 4 days in December to see the Christmas sights. I am trying to decide if I want to take Grant with me. I will hopefully still be breastfeeding him (he will be 5 1/2 months old) so if I didnt I would have to pump while I was there and throw it away. He would also probably have to have formula while I was gone because I dont think I can have enough milk frozen for him. I really want to take him but I am worried that it will be to hard on him (with the cold weather) and hard on us having to carry him everywhere and making sure he had enough sleep (because we will be gone all during the day). My DH said he doesnt care either way its up to me. He said he would carry him (in the bjorn). Also if we did take him how do you handle having an infant in a cab and in the van on the way from the airport to the hotel? I am clueless on how you travel with an infant when you dont have a carseat.
I also dont want to leave him home because I will miss him. I think 3 night/4 days is a long time to gone from the 6 month old 
So what would you do in this situation? And if it matters we are going with 3 other couples (one couple with children but they arent taking theres but the are 1 1/2 and 3).
TIA
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Re: Traveling with an infant
Katie, Duke Gardens, 6months
Zach, Duke Gardens, 6months
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we left my LO for our anniversary when my LO was just over 6 months. It was hard but we really needed it. I also BF and I brought back the milk. There was no way that I was going to put all that time into pumping and dump it. Flamecogal, askpriss and I have traveled with BM without a problem. GL
ETA: if you do take your LO then you probably would want to travel by subway when in the city. also when I took a shuttle from the airport to the hotel, I was able to hold my LO for that short amount of time. My LO loves to be worn so he usually takes naps in my moby like wrap. Your LO could also sleep in his stroller while you guys are out. You could make it work if you wanted to.
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I am assuming you have someone you trust to keep your child if you go. I would go w/o child. If the other couple is leaving their child at home they obviously want a childfree getaway. You have no idea what the weather is going to be like and you will be doing a lot of walking and out in the weather. I'm assumng your group may also want to go to a show or something that is not baby friendly, then you have to stay back. IDK NYC in December just doesn't seem like a fun trip with a 6month old.