Reassure me please

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I need a voice of wisdom to tell me a) I'm not selfish and b) this is an ok plan
Or feel free to tell me otherwise
My baby - 5 weeks old - is breast fed. Has had two bottles of expressed milk over the weekend - taken them very well.
There is an event I really want to go to next weekend - one off - wont have the chance to go again type thing - something I really want to do. I'm thinking I could leave the baby ( will be 6 weeks then) with his dad - feed him before I go and express the other side before I go so that he will have enough for another feed and will try to express more during this week just incase. His dad can then bring him over to meet me for the next feed. This works well assuming he feeds as he normally does and being 5 - 6 weeks old things could easily be completely different by then. He could have a one off feed of formula - but I'd rather he stayed on expressed milk till a bit older.
I could take the baby with me, my friends say they will help me look after him - but i think he will be happier and have a better time at home and also is a good chance for his dad to spend quality time with him after a week at work.
Advice needed x

He usually feeds every 3 hours in the morning. I'd be 40 mins away and be away for about 4 - 5 hours.

It sounds like you have a good plan. It also doesn't sound selfish imo.

Have fun!

I would take them with me in a sling I never left baby more than a few minutes walk from me till 8 months but depends on activity I wouldn't want to Give formula as baby currently has a virgin gut. However if you put together a plan ( preferably with expressed milk) with dad to do what you said you arent being selfish for a one off. If it was going on a bender every weekend then that would be different ! I had to attend a course and dad walked baby around for four hours bringing him to me for feeds once. Enjoy the day.

I think your plan sounds a great solution. Have fun!

I would take him with me if you're able to. I was always happy to leave DS for a bit with DH at that age as long as I was within 15-20 min distance.

You never know when they get hungry. You'll also be hitting the dreaded 6 week growth spurt around then too, so feeding times may go out the window.

A good article here about the virgin gut stuff have fun!

No drinking involved :-) its a horsey thing. I haven't left him at all before which is why I worry but his dad is perfectly capable of looking after him - just can't feed him!

I am worried about the 6 week.growth spurt. I will probably get husband to bring him along to watch and then i can always do extra feed if needed.

hi, i do horsey stuff all the time! i take my dd with me everywhere, in a sling or carrier. she is now 20 weeks and ebf. i'm going and have gone to all the major horsey events with her no problem. also, i'm now back competing on my horse and dd even comes along with me! (although not acutally on the horse lol!)

i'd take with me......

I'd bring him along - he'd probably be fine either way - but if you bring him with you you'll be able to relax knowing that you're close by.

That sounds like a nice idea. DH finds it v stressful if DS needs feeding & there's a problem. 6 week growth spurt was a killer for me, so it will be nice for you to have a break!