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Please help me get more flexibility in bedtime routine so I can go and see Beyonce!

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tory79 · 20/02/2013 13:46

DS is 17 months. Everynight I breastfeed him before he goes to sleep. 99% of the time he does go in to his cot awake and settles himself, but he always has that feed. He also feed in the morning and afternoon, but will happily miss either of those. To be fair, we have actually never tried, so I don't know what will happen, but I'm assuming ds won't be too impressed as its such an important part of his wind down time.

DH does bath etc, but is regularly away with work so its not going to be possible to be consistent about who puts him to bed, but now ds is getting older, I feel that DH should be able to put him to bed without me being there.

I am desperate to go and see Beyonce in concert at the end of April which will mean me being away for the night, so really I am looking for any tips on how to make breastfeeding a flexible part of the bedtime routine, so if I am not there its not a problem. (He doesn't drink cowsmilk btw)

Thank you!!

(will be posting this in breastfeeding as well)

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Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
teacher123 · 20/02/2013 16:41

In my very limited experience (one DS 10mo) they adapt to whoever is there. I've had a thread this week as I've just stopped bf entirely. I agonised and agonised about it. But at the weekend, as a test, DS slept over at the Inlaws house. And went to bed without a bf and slept through!! Apparently he cried for about 2 minutes and then settled off to sleep. I thought it would be hellish! I think you should book a dinner out with a good friend somewhere nearby and leave DH to it. (In a nice way). They can find a new way of settling together and you can be nearby. It is SO HARD. But beyonce is so good...! X

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