Extended BF/travel question

[mrsg123]

I nurse dd2 (23 mos) to sleep and for naps. Once a week, MIL watches her and rocks her to sleep. MIL also babysits maybe one or two nights per month, and rocks her to sleep those nights.

DH has a work trip in October where I could tag along for the weekend. We have never had a kid free weekend and dd1 is 5. WWYD? If it matters, dd1 stopped nursing right before she turned 2, and I am hoping dd2 does something similar. Her birthday is before the trip. Thanks!!!

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Might wean some kids, won't wean others. My friend took trips of up to 5 days (only pumping if she was in pain), and she still had to force weaning her DS at 3.5.

[mrsg123]

Sept 8, 2014 11:25:51 GMT -5 @tokenhoser said:

Might wean some kids, won't wean others. My friend took trips of up to 5 days (only pumping if she was in pain), and she still had to force weaning her DS at 3.5.

Oh, I don't want that 3.5 yo to be dd, lol.

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I nursed my DS till he was nearly 2 despite leaving for a week at a time on a regular basis from 18 months until 21 months for work. I just brought a manual pump with me for comfort, but I dumped the milk. He still nursed when I got back, I still had milk. She might wean or she might not before and the trip might force the weaning or might not. I thought for sure leaving for a week would force weaning, but it didn't even come close to forcing it for him at that time. Either way you should be able to do it no problem. Consider a manual pump if you aren't good at hand expression if she is still nursing though just in case you need a little relief.

[mrsg123]

Thanks for the responses! I really want to go as grandma is happy to babysit!

[cinco]

I went for a 4 day trip when DD2 was still nursing a couple times a day. She was 2 and a few months. I pumped a couple times while on the trip, and she did want to nurse pretty soon after I got home. That once was the last time though, which was fine by me! I think the trip killed the last of my supply, so she was like "eh, I'm done."

[lolo]

Sept 8, 2014 11:58:50 GMT -5 mrsg123 said:

Thanks for the responses! I really want to go as grandma is happy to babysit!

I think if you want to go, grandma is happy, and you are cool if she does wean, you should go and have a FABULOUS time.

[h]

We went on vacation for a week when DS1 was 23 months and still nursing. I was sure he would wean, but he asked to nurse the second I walked in the door. I went on a couple 2-3 day trips when DS2 was between 1 and 2 yo and nursing, and he continued to nurse after I got home, and eventually weaned at 28 months.

[mrsg123]

Thanks again for the responses, all!