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WWYD-funeral?
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Just got word that one of my bff's grandpas died (basically her dad). There is no question that I am going to be there for the funeral, but I'm not sure about logistics.
The biggest wrench in my plans is my 2 month old DD. She HATES the car and will scream pretty much the whole time (to the point of gagging and hiccups) we're in the car so we decided to not venture too far in the car with her until it gets better.
On the other hand, I EBF and have only left her a couple hours where she's only needed to take 1 pumped bottle. She has been fine w. DH, but wouldn't take it from my mom last week.
The funeral is 2 hours away from our house, so I'd be gone around 6-8 hours depending on rush hour traffic. DD eats about every 2ish hours during the day at this point. Traffic on a Monday around Chicago is not the best, so I may not have the benefit of a moving car to help DD (even though that doesn't do anything for her anyways, but a stopped car is even worse, you know?).
Trying to figure out what would be the lesser of two evils. DD basically CIO in the car or refusing to eat for 8 hours? Realistically I'm sure it won't be that bad, but I always think of the worst-case scenario and work backwards if that makes sense.
Any input would be appreciated! TIA!
DS born via c/s 11/08 and med-free GD VBAC DD 3/11!
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Re: WWYD-funeral?
Would it be possible for someone to come with you? DD was the same way in the car until about 3.5 months, and it helped immensely when we could have someone sit in the back seat with her. If that's not an option, I would still bring her. Try to time it so she has a full tummy and is ready for a nap and hopefully she'll fall asleep.
The car screaming does get better, BTW. Around 3.5 months we moved across the country, and drove, so we spent about a week in the car with a 2-3 day break in between. DD got used to the car and the screaming turned to mild fussing. As she got older and more alert she started watching herself in the mirror and looking out the window and now we rarely have issues in the car unless it's a long (3+ hours) trip.
DD1 Feb 2010
DD2 Sept 2011
That would be awesome!
She's in the car daily b/c of DS and my need to get out of the house and we did this drive at Easter. I wish I had a crystal ball to see how things would turn out w. each of the options!
Yeah, why couldn't #2 be as easy of a "car baby" as #1 was? At least with #1 I could stay home, but now we have so many activities so it's torture. She doesn't just fuss or cry, she screams.
We live 2 hours away from family (where the funeral is), so I don't have anyone to ride with us.
Going in another direction, does your DD get fussy when she doesn't eat or does she just not eat? I went back to work for a few months after my maternity leave and DD was two and half months. She really didn't like the bottle and some days barely ate anything. My pedi said she just didn't like the bottle and would eat when she was really hungry. And DD acted normal, didn't act fussy or anything...she just didn't eat much during the day. Not every day, but most days just ate a little. I just thought I would say this because we obviously don't want our babies not to eat, but I also don't think it will be harmful to her and she will eat if she is really hungry. Good luck! And, I am sorry for your friend's loss!