Re: Going away overnight

Originally Posted by
@llli*sprocket
I just found out I need to go on an overnight business trip in January. My baby will be 19 mos old. I have no desire to wean her. Assuming she is still nursing then, and I imagine she will be, should I bring a pump on my trip? She is in daycare all day and I don't pump at work anymore and by the end of the work day my breasts are ready to nurse! I don't think I would make it 24 hours. I am also concerned about my supply taking a hit. Lately she doesn't seem to get a lot of milk at times... There is LOTS of switching sides, acting frustrated, asking to nurse in a whiney desperate voice even after she has been nursing for a while and she is on my lap with total access to my breasts. At these times I can hand express only a drop or two instead of a full stream of milk. So I am a little concerned about that and trying to just let her nurse as much as she wants when we are together but I worry that 24 hours apart will compound the issue. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
My daughter is 14.5 mos, still nursing and I was just out of town last weekend. I nursed before I left her and I pumped 2 to 3 times a day. I made it overnight until 4A and then got up to pump. At one point in an airport I had no good option to pump so I hand expressed in a toilet stall (oh joy!) When I got back from my trip she nursed like a champ.
1st time mom over 40 to Alex(andra) b: 7/14/12