I've got a dilemma

[tillykins]

My 13 year old daughter has an award ceremony on Thursday from 6-8pm in which she is receiving a prize.My lo is 12 weeks and exclusively breastfed, i was planning on my mum watching him at our house and leaving expressed milk however my lo will NOT take the bottle at all, have tried different teats and my oh feeding him ( my daughter was the same and went straight to a feeder cup at 6mth). I don't know what to do, i really don't want to miss it and she would be devastated if i did.My oh is against us taking the baby which i suggested because of it being at bedtime plus it will be noisy .
I really don't know what to do, advice would be great please x

 

[WW1]

I'd take the baby with me. If LO cries or is fussy you can always step outside until he calms down. That is far better than missing the ceremony as your DD would be gutted!

 

[tillykins]

Thanks, this is what i want to do,i thought i could just bf him in there to pacify him, hes a very placid baby anyway.My oh is dead set against it though!

 

[LeannieB]

Hi. thats a tough one. My LO sometimes takes the bottle and other times he wont. I think if I was in your situation and I didnt want to miss it and your certain LO wont take a bottle I would take LO one with me xx

 

[bathbabe]

id take Lo with me. X

 

[Sam9kids]

Id take the baby too x

 

[Kota]

yep, i'd take them with me, carry them in a sling where the LO will most likely nap anyway and just feed if you need to.
sorry, my OH just wouldn't get a say in the matter, and if he is still against it, get him to explain to your daughter why mummy will be missing her getting the award.. cause daddy won't let her take the baby.

 

[tillykins]

i think you are all right and i should take lo, Ive just ordered a mei tai carrier so hopefully it will be here by Thursday and i can pop lo in it
Thanks

 

[hivechild]

I would take your LO too. Can your mum come along too and if LO is fussy but not needing a feed she could take him out for a bit so you don't have to miss any of the ceremony unless he gets hungry?

 

[CormacksGirl]

Take him with you it's a shame to miss your daughters ceremony!!

 

[Ludmila]

I would take LO and the mum with me. You will be on the ceremony, the mum can walk with the LO near the building.

 

[Seity]

I would also take the baby. We attended a wedding when he was 8 weeks and he was super. Didn't mind the noise at all.

 

[Lynz16]

Ever take him with you as suggested above or my midwife suggested using a syringe when my LO wouldn't take a bottle, let baby suck on a (clean) finger and pop the syringe down the side to slowly dribble the expressed milk into his mouth. It took a few tries for granny to get the hang of but it has definitely worked for us!

 

[suzib76]

why is your oh so against it?
i would absolutely take the baby, having one night out of the normal routine of bedtime etc wont hurt anyone x

 

[tillykins]

why is your oh so against it?
i would absolutely take the baby, having one night out of the normal routine of bedtime etc wont hurt anyone x

I think he's just concerned lo will be upset with the noise, it will be quite a loud musical night! I'm going to take him, to be honest I hate the thought of leaving him anyway.

 

[tillykins]

Ever take him with you as suggested above or my midwife suggested using a syringe when my LO wouldn't take a bottle, let baby suck on a (clean) finger and pop the syringe down the side to slowly dribble the expressed milk into his mouth. It took a few tries for granny to get the hang of but it has definitely worked for us!

Thanks, will try that for the future,he just cannot manage any type of teat at all