Leaving 5 month old for weekend. Mad not to take double pump?

[chipmonkey]

We're travelling Ryanair and have opted not to check in luggage. I have 2 pumps, a double electric and a single electric. I have a feeling the double would be better for maintaining supply and obviously takes less time to pump but the single is sooooo much more portable! Any ideas?

I would say single because it is portable and you always have plenty of time to kill on a plane anyway.

Actually I don't know what I am talking about. Are you taking pumps just to maintain supply? It is over one night or two? I would just take single and do a few quick pumps over weekend at most then let dc bring up supply again when you return. But I really don't know what I'm talking about, I didn't use pumps or ever get away without dcs (sob).

You should ask someone else, I'll bump for you

I don't think you will affect your supply much in only a couple of days with a five month old.

You will get engorgement though, unless you can remove all the milk you produce. Anything that removes the milk will do the trick.

I remember going on a business trip when DS was 11 months old. The first night I was in extreme pain, despite hand expressing lots. The milk was creeping over my shoulders and under my arms. I had to bail from my trip, abandon my hire car, and take a flight home. I remember walking down the aisle of the plane with my elbows sticking out!

I didn't have any supply problems when I got home, but did have a bit of explaining to do to my boss. He was more embarrassed than me, so the less said the better.

I am veering towards the single pump, I have to say. No point in pumping too much because we can't actually bring that much milk home on the plane either, due to liquid regulations. We are away for 2 nights. I am looking forward to it but it really does require so much more preparation when you are bf!

I think you have to be prepared to dump the liquid gold

surely by now you can hand express?

at wine and TV!!
LOL, never could hand-express, conjures up memories of sore boobs and 10ml of milk! I do want to bring some liquid gold home though. I go back to work a week later and my Mum will have used up my entire EBM stash while I am away. Otherwise he might have to have