I'm looking for advice from people who have been in a similar situation.
DS is 14 months and still breastfeeding on demand if I'm around. He also feeds to sleep and is in general boob obsessed. I was hoping that he would start weaning himself off but there's no sign of that happening.
We have tickets for two festivals in June when he will be 16-17 months old. The plan is for his grandmother to look after him at our home; so he'd be in a familiar environment with a familiar caretaker. Meanwhile me and his dad would be away for 4 nights, back for 10 days, then away again for 3-4 nights.
We really want to go to the festivals as it might be our last chance to do so for the next few years. However, DS has been so clingy since starting nursery a month ago that I worry that he won't be OK without us for several days. He can be put to sleep for day naps by others but needs the boob when it comes to night sleep and still wakes up several times during the night and wants to feed.
I love the bond we have through breastfeeding and don't want to wean him before he's ready (plus I've read that it doesn't necessarily improve sleep). Is it likely that he would be more independent in 3 months and not necessarily need to be breastfed to sleep? Ideally i would like to keep breastfeeding him but not have him be dependent on that to fall asleep. Or is there no other way than either not going to the festivals or weaning him?