traveling for work w out bf baby - what do you think?

[Aelyana]

I am scheduled to travel for work next week. i will be around 3.5 hours away from home and gone for two, maybe three nights.

My baby is six months old and breastfed. He has recently started to take a bottle but not easily. He has never had a bottle at night before (will try this weekend) and wakes up to feed every 1-4 hours at night.

I also have a fiesty two year old at home. Who is down w a cold and an earinfection atm.

I am worried about my baby who will prob get a bit ofa shock to the system w no boob at night.

And also about my dh who would have to do everything w baby and toddler on little sleep and has a stressful job.

He says he is fine w it, that maybe it will help our baby sleep longer stretchers if he doesnt rely on comfort feeding and that it is a part of my job and we may as well dive in etc.

But I am not sure. What do you all think?

 

[SarahBear]

I travel for work and I also bed-share and breastfeed. My husband is also a stay-at-home dad. I take my family with me when I travel and am not comfortable leaving my baby over night until he's closer to two.

 

[Septie]

I will have to travel from the US to Europe for work next month, with my LO around the same age. Also BF, with only the occasional bit from the bottle, and with 2 older kids as well. I have no option really...don't love it, but others do this much earlier, so it should be ok!

 

[Aelyana]

Thanks ladies!

Sarahbear, I would love to take them but my husband works and it really isn't an option. I could perhaps take the baby with me if I get a nanny it's just I don't want to leave him w some1 I don't know.

Thanks Septie, it helps to know that I am not alone dealing w it. Have you done something like this w your other kids?

This is new territory for me because when we had no.1 my dh was at home and he refused the breast which was hard for me to deal with but I pumped and it allowed my
husband to eg do a nightfeed

I guess the only way to find out is to just go 😕