A bit of background...
DD is nearly 1 year old and BF. I'm really proud of us both for getting this far - we had a pretty ropey start but I'm glad we persevered with it :) She's really taken to solids now and, as a result, has dropped down to two feeds a day - first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Despite being convinced that we'd stop at 12m, I'd now be happy for us to carry on for a bit longer. I'm pretty sure that she'll stop of her own accord in the not so distance future anyway.
The problem is that I'm due to go away with work for two nights in a couple of weeks. It'll be the first time that I've left her overnight (she'll be with DH, so am not worried about leaving her) and I'm really stressed about what to do about her milk feeds. She'll miss three, possibly four, BFs when I'm away and I haven't a clue what to do about it and how it will effect my supply.
Sadly I don't think expressing is really an option for me - I tried to do it when she was younger but found that my milk smelt vile when frozen and defrosted. DD refused to go near the stuff. I've thought about expressing like mad for a couple of days before I go and then just storing it in the fridge - however I tried the other day and found that I was getting hardly anything at all. It would take me hours and hours to get enough for even one feed.
I'm planning to introduce a cup of cows milk in the next week. I have no idea how she'll take to it, but would it be an option for DH to replace her usual BFs with cows milk while I'm away? I know I could introduce formula (I have absolutely nothing against FF) but am loath to introduce it now if I don't have to. Will cows milk be ok for a couple of days?
I'm planning to pump and dump while I'm away for comfort. Will this be enough to keep my supply up while I'm away?
Gosh, that's long - sorry. I know it's a really insignificant problem in the grand scheme of things but I've been worried sick about it all day! Any advice would be gratefully received :)