nights away??
Sorry in avance if this post sounds very selfish and superficial but my friends are booking tickets to see take that next june when my lo will be 4 months old. I'm really hoping to breastfeed and express. Will a long night away from baby even be possible? I'd be gone for about 8 hours. I know the answer is no as what if im unable to express and i don't think i'd even want to be away for that long. Just after your thoughts really. Am i mad to miss it or mad to go?!Thanks ladies xx
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I had my best friends hen party when my lo was 4 months and it was a whole night away. We went at tea time and were back the next morning first thing.
I am breast feeding and didn't want to have to stop.
What I did was work out how many bottles she would need for the time I was gone and then expressed well in advance and froze the milk.
It worked fine and my husband just thawed out the breastmilk and fed her.
The only downside was I had to take my breast pump with me and express a couple of times or I was really full and uncomfortable!
I was worried that she would be confused when i got back, from having a bottle for 4 or so feeds in a row, but she was fine.
I hope this helps you xxx
You might not even need to express as lo will prob be sleeping for 8 hours at night so your boobs will prob be fine waiting 8 hours btween feeds.
I wanted to see a play in london when lo's were 5 months i rang up and asked if there was somewhere i cld express and they let me use their medical room.
So i say go book the tickets!
xxDBxx