Breastfeeding 15 month old DS - Want to go away for a few night in September - HOW???

[Astrophe]

I'd like to keep feeding until he is 2 ish, but I really feel like DH and need to get away, and my Mum is coming from Australia in September and has offered to have the kids for a few days. If we don't do it then, it wont be for another year or so.

DS is 15 months now, and has 3 feeds a day. He falls asleep during his day feed, so I don't want to stop that one! I think he would manage ok during the day with a cup of milk (which he likes), but am worried about bed times.

Feel like I need to drop the bedtime feed? Any other suggestions?

Also, any experience of going away for a few days - think he will refuse when I come back? I wouldn't be devestated if he did, but just wondering.

you could try him wih a beaker let him choose out of a couple that you have picked he might like to drink ebm or fm or cm from a beaker with his favourite character on. good luck

You don't need to plan it. You just go and he will survive. rememebr to express when you are away. He will cope while you are gone. I left DS3 age 8 months for 2 nights and he just picked back up again when i came home. I left EBM for him. At 15 months you don't really need to - but you could give bedtime EBM.

I know he'll be fine nutritionally - he drinks well from a cup - I just don't want him upset and desperate, and giving my Mum a hard time! Although I suspect he will be fine for my Mum, its just me he paws at to be fed!

Exactly - when you are not there he will not look for it so much IME

Yes, I wouldn't stop any feeds in anticipation of going away for a couple of nights

he'll be less likely to be distressed about not having his milk if you aren't there, and it seems a shame to try to cut down on feeds now if you are planning to carry on long term.

It does seem a shame to start weaning now, as it could potentialy cause him to fully wean for no real purpose. Having said that, I would really like to be able to go out of an evening and leave him for DH to put to bed, but maybe I could and I'm just not brave enough!

Perhaps I will try it on DH, and if DS copes ok and goes to sleep, I will do no preparatory dropping of feeds and will just take the plunge when September comes!

apostrophe, I have done this several times. Ds3 is now 2. He usually comes to our bed at 6 am, and the last time I left him dh gave him some milk in a cup at that time. The next morning he woke up again and dh asked him if he would like some milk in a cup again and he said "no!" sadly and lay back down! The next morning I was back and he laughed when I brought him into bed!

chip bless him

Astrophe- I have recently left my 10 month old for 2 nights. I was realy quite worried about how she would react as she loves her "booby". But she was fine, a few whingy moments but nothing dramatic. She didm=nt miss feeding at all during the day. And I think she only missed it at night as we co-sleep and she's not used to getting to sleep on her own .

When I came back she was fine. She had a lovely feed and has had no negative effects from me going whatsoever.

My boobs were awful whilst away though, am so not looking forward to when I eventually stop bfing.

I'm going away at beginning of july for my sister's hen do. Have been really worried about leaving my dd she'll miss about 3 feeds bedtime, night and first thing (she'll be just 13 months) but this thread has made me feel much better about it. Can't wait to have a night off but don't want to leave her either.

I do recommend expressing while away, thogh lugging the pump around was a bit of a pain.