Work conference w a nursing baby

Re: Work conference w a nursing baby

• ss265 member

  June 2014

  I went to a work conference when DS was 6 months old and he stayed home with DH. I thought it was good bonding time for them and I honestly welcomed the chance to have 2 nights of uninterrupted sleep.

  I was pumping too but luckily the conference was held in the same hotel we stayed in so I just pumped at my usual times in my hotel room. It can be done, you just need to make preparations ahead of time.

  Regarding leaving the baby, would you feel the same way if your DH was going away for the same length of time?

  

  
  

  
  

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• mittensonkittens member

  June 2014

  A 3 day trip at 9 months while EBF is do-able. I've done it. Pumping sucks, but having free time in the evening is kinda like a mini vacation compared to what my evenings are normally like. Bringing your DH and baby isn't a bad idea either, assuming your DH wants to do it.

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• CarrieB. member

  June 2014

  ss265 said:

  I went to a work conference when DS was 6 months old and he stayed home with DH. I thought it was good bonding time for them and I honestly welcomed the chance to have 2 nights of uninterrupted sleep.

  I was pumping too but luckily the conference was held in the same hotel we stayed in so I just pumped at my usual times in my hotel room. It can be done, you just need to make preparations ahead of time.

  Regarding leaving the baby, would you feel the same way if your DH was going away for the same length of time?

  Actually it would be worse if DH was gone for 3 days because he cares for our kids during the day and my parents live out of town, so figuring out childcare would be a mess.
  
  Anyway, I talked to DH and I think I'm just going to bring him and the baby. She's still kind of an intense post colic baby, so I'm just not comfortable leaving her yet for so long.
  

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• Puppies+Rainbows+Unicorns member

  June 2014

  I was not ready to be away from my baby and took him and my husband on multiple trips during the first year.  Looking back all of the trips were a little stressful (flying with a baby is never fun), but I would have been a wreck leaving him up through a year.  Do what works for you.

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• Maybride2 member

  June 2014

  I had to travel for conferences at around the 6 month mark. I found pumping to be way better than dragging my husband, baby, and all of baby's equipment and toys and crap with me. And yeah, it was kind of a nice little mini-vacation to eat dinner with other adults and go to bed without having to worry about anyone else.

  

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• rockychryslerb2010 member

  June 2014

  I would leave the baby at home and enjoy two nights of uninterrupted sleep.  Sure, pumping while traveling is super annoying, but honestly, how realistic is it that you will be able to nurse LO exactly when he/she needs it?  It is possible you'll be in the middle of session and maybe DH and LO will be out and about when she is hungry.  If you do end up leaving the conference to nurse, you're not getting the full benefit of attending. 
  
  I travel frequently and started leaving LO for a night or two right around the four month mark, so by 9 months I was comfortable leaving him for up to 3-4 days.  You need to do what works for you, but I wouldn't make pumping the reason DH and baby are coming, I think it is because  you're not ready to leave yet, which is totally fine.
  

  
  

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