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BFing, co sleeping and leaving for the weekend

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ragrevel79 · 22/09/2014 10:26

Would love some help thinking through this! I have a 6 month old who has been EBF so far, though been taking to solids with enthusiasm for over a month. We cosleep and she feeds through night (hard to know how much bc I am very deep sleeper and I don't wake/log the time) but pretty sure she's feeding for comfort/milk 3 or 4 times a night and then cluster feeding from about 6.30am. All is well, except that DH has given me a surprise weekend away when she is 7.5 months and am already feeling really nervous about not being there for two nights (he is too!). LO is pretty clingy, has never accepted bottle or dummy and often used my nipple as comfort. She has just started drinking EBM from a sippy cup (so at least that sorts out the daytimes) but wondering what we can do to prepare her for me being away? Really don't want to traumatise her but also don't want to stop co sleeping etc just bc of one weekend away...

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Athrawes · 22/09/2014 10:39

Mm mm, that's pretty much the deal with breastfeeding, you do it, all the time, til they stop. You just have to take the little leech with you. One night you and she might survive but two...Sorry.

leedy · 22/09/2014 17:28

Well, in fairness you don't have to "do it all the time til they stop" (I've had weekends and even a week away from a BF toddler) but agree that at 7 months 2 nights away if she's never been away from you overnight might be a bit much - could you get someone to take her for one night and take her for the other?

NormHonal · 22/09/2014 17:32

I did it with my DC2 at 8mo and we all survived, although I did have to pump and dump a LOT and spent a lot of the time feeling sore.

Similar thing, my DH booked a surprise trip away. I did enjoy the trip, FWIW, but probably would have chosen to go a couple of months later.

Discobugsacha · 22/09/2014 17:32

Who will she be staying with? Can she co-sleep with them? I think if she can and they take a bottle ( or 2!) of ebm to bed she may be ok.

ragrevel79 · 22/09/2014 17:33

Unfortunately not, he booked it as a present and I'll be a short plane ride away! Bumping in case anyone with more optimistic stories comes along... Can't really cancel the present! I wonder if I should go sleep in another room for a night soon to get her used to it would be a good idea

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ragrevel79 · 22/09/2014 17:34

Yes she'll be with DH, co sleeping in same bed that's she's used to. So that's something.

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