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One night away from breast fed baby

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Anna1998 · 10/03/2023 02:21

My baby is nearly 10 weeks old and has been mostly breast fed since she’s been born. She usually feeds every hour and at night every 3 hours at most. Beginning of next month I’m going away/out for one night and haven’t been away from her since her birth. My mum will be looking after her (we live with my parents so baby is comfortable with her) and will feed her my expressed milk and or formula (if it runs out) during that night until I come back in the morning. She sometimes takes to the bottle and sometimes she doesn’t, how can I prepare her for then so I know she will for sure take to the bottle?

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MrsTerryPratchett · 10/03/2023 14:36

I won't be drinking too much so I can feed her on breast when I get back to get back to our routine

Unless you're planning on drinking litres of vodka, you'll be fine BFing at 11am after a night out. BM isn't 'stored' it's produced on demand so you're producing it with your sober boobs the next morning.

I probably wouldn't have gone at that age because I'll feel weird about it. It's sort of a primal thing. But if you do feel OK, and the baby is fine with your parents, go.

MajorCarolDanvers · 10/03/2023 14:51

SunshineAndFizz · 10/03/2023 02:51

You could start giving her one feed from a bottle each day (expressed or formula depending on your preference). If you do it now you'll be confident she can bottle feed while you're away.

This is good advice. Ideal too if someone else - other than you - can give the bottle.

Both of breastfed babies stayed overnight with GPs from 6 weeks old and were absolutely fine.

SunshineAndFizz · 10/03/2023 15:06

Anna1998 · 10/03/2023 08:49

Thanks all for your replies- especially the helpful ones!!

So the reason for going is my partner and I have tickets to a concert that we've been really excited and looking forward to going to for a long long time it's in another city (2 hours away and as it finishes late we plan to stay in a hotel overnight) and I always thought it be okay as baby will be 3 months by then but I'm just so anxious about it now. Like I said I live with my parents so my baby is very comfortable with my mum and she has fed her by bottle before!! It's just baby never seems to take bottle from me but will from my partner so maybe it's because she can smell milk on me. We use the MAM bottles that she seems to take well to. I will be leaving 7pm and be back by 11 am the next day so it's just the late evening and night feeds but my mum is really good and will sleep in same room as baby and wake up when baby wakes. I will bring my pumps with me and I won't be drinking too much so I can feed her on breast when I get back to get back to our routine does this sound okay or is she too young to be left overnight with someone else?

It sounds absolutely fine. Some parents aren't comfortable leaving them at 3 months, and that's fine too. Do whatever feels right.

The fact your mum lives with you is ideal - she'll be very close to your baby and know her and her needs just as well as a parent. Have some practice leaving her with your mum for a couple of hours if you're nervous. Have a great time!

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