Have y'all left the kiddo behind for more than a few nights?
We're thinking about going snowboarding while I have vacation days to use before our fiscal year ends- My Mom already offered to watch her for the 3 nights but I'm feeling bad leaving her behind. Yet, I know we shouldn't stop loving what we do every winter. She'd be 6.5 months old.
Re: Overnight Trip w/out LO
If I do, I need to rent a pump ASAP. My hand pump isn't cutting it.
It would be a trip to Europe. It would be maybe 4 days, and could be fun but I'd rather be with my baby at this point. Ugh.
I'm in the middle of a work deadline that will end around the New Year so I know I'll need some sort of break and I have a freezer stash so I'll just have to pump there (my supply is quickly dropping so I won't be pumping every 3 hours come end of January). My Mom even replied "Merry Christmas to me!" so I should remind myself to do this for her as well, after all these babies are what grandparents live for now.
EBFers: I have enough of a stash to last the trip. I'm thinking of just pumping and dumping while I'm gone to avoid storing and traveling with breastmilk. How have other people handled that?
If you're on the road, a cooler isn't a big deal. Load up on ice at your hotel. If you're flying, you'll want to make sure your hotel room has a fridge and bring a soft cooler as one of your carry-ons with extra plastic bags. After security, you can fill the plastic bags with ice. Although, I have never traveled by plane with breast milk but without LO. I've heard that can be a hassle.
Or if dumping bm doesn't bother you, that's definitely less hassle. Good luck!
I have over a month to get them trained up together... Or I can bite the bullet and bring them (so not ideal).
Tips? My husband hasn't spent more than 2 hours alone with LO. Am thinking I need to pump some bottles and start spending increasingly longer time away during the day.
I've created a monster. Feeling lucky to have spent all this time with the baby, but now we are maybe too attached to each other. Damned if you do, or if you don't...
https://www.lucieslist.com/lucies-list-blog/2014/08/07/traveling-without-baby-maintaining-your-supply-when-youre-away/
I agree it would be a waste, but the main goal would just be to keep up my supply so I can keep breastfeeding when I get home
I am taking @dancegurl1118 exact advice and told him he needs to get over it and get through it a few times if he ever wants it to improve. He didn't much like that but seemed to understand somewhat.
Wishing you guys success!
Meantime, we figured out the work trip. I convinced my boss and DH that a two week trip would be better, both personally and professionally. (Which is true.) So DH and LO are coming with me, and DH will keep LO during the day. It's a great solution - we are all thrilled!