To leave 14mo for a day?

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I'm going to my best friend's hen do in a few weeks. I have to fly so will be gone from about 6am to 10pm (getting the last flight home).

This was all planned a long time ago and at the time I thought DS would be completely fine at 14mo. However he barely eats any solids and still BFs a LOT. I've tried to cut him down but no joy.

He isn't interested in cow's milk or sippy cups. He'll drink a few sips from an open cup.

Is this going to work?! My best friend says she's happy for him to come but I think it would be a bit odd. And selfishly I haven't had a child free day for quite a few years and was really looking forward to it until worry set in.

AIBU to go even though I think it's going to be a really shit day for DS and by extension DH who will be looking after him?!

Remember children under 2 don't cost anything to fly!

Piglet

sunshine DD would need her own seat though!

I had to leave mine for work one day and got stuck and got home really late. She was so bloody fine! She didn't nap as much but at loads and had a lovely time. I went with the fact that there is no way she'd remember if it was horrible!

Go but be ready for a night of him being hungry for your milk!

It's not going to harm him. he'll be fine,
Go enjoy yourself you deserve it.

Go but be ready for a night of him being hungry for your milk!

OP, in all likelihood he'll behave fine with your DP, and won't starve. You never know, this may be the day he capitulates for the sippy cup. Enjoy the hen do and definitely don't bring him along though, it's no place for a toddler tbh!

Oh my go!!! You need a day out- even if he doesn't eat or drink much he will have something and he won't starve. You might find if you're not there and what his dad offers is all that's available he might eat more than you imagine.
Don't worry op- at his age he will be okay even if he's a bit cross for a while.

GO! He'll survive just fine and it might be the trigger for reducing his reliance on BF

You'd be mad not to go

I was so hoping this thread would be about leaving a 14mo on their very own for a day. Now that would have been entertaining....

Leaving them with their dad, meh, not so interesting... but I am assuming he's a fully functioning adult.

Go! I had milk monsters that wouldn't accept any substitute other than milk directly from source, but they always managed much better in my absence than if they knew I'd be around with tempting milky smells.

I'd ended up agreeing to a trip of 4 days away shortly after DS2's 1st birthday. I'd assumed from the DS1 experience that he'd be down to a manageable one or two feeds per day...
The breast pump was invaluable, particularly on day 2 as he still liked to feed frequently and had night feeds, but he was fine in my absence. He'd adjusted happily to a sudden RTW at 10 months and happily shunned all expressed milk, just catching up the rest of the time. He was fine, it was just managing my engorgement that was the only issue.

Time to be yourself and enjoy adult company is important.