Breastfeeding moms: so I am planning on going on a 3 day vacation with my hubby & a bunch of friends to Catalina in May,…

@tahtahme, ok:) good idea! so the milk wont go bad on the way back from the trip? its about 2-3 hours I believe .

Why not just pump every 4 or so hours while on vacation? That way you keep the supply while there and dont lose the milk, but dont feel like you have to pump every hour or so that's not realistic on a vacation. I would pump every 5 hrs or so just to make sure the milk stays around. But make sure you have a ton of milk in the freezer for when you get back and are building supply again!

Nope! So it's gonna be easier than some moms for me.

@mommastone, that's awesome. you don't work or go to school!?

Same! I plan on not going more than 2 years. I would prefer around like 14-16 months or so because I want to wean slowly.

@mommastone, but breastfeeding is so rewarding and I love that intimate bond

@mommastone, when do you plan on stopping? and yes totally agree!!

Same here. I am going on almost 7 months! It gets hard when he relies on me if I want to go out for more than 2 hrs without him.

@mommastone, yes!! its been easy since all I do right now is stay at home w the baby but now that me and hubby wanna go to a nice vacation for a few days... i am realizing just how hard breastfeeding is! haha. ty

It's hard to adjust to life with a baby that's for sure!! It seems you want to continue to breastfeed so I know you can make it work. ;) 😍

@mommastone, yes. thank you 😍 I just needed a little support from you breastfeeding mamas :) I got this! I'll push through. and yes! I am going to need to pump a lot of milk so I can save up for my bfs mom to feed my baby while I'm gone those 3-4 days. ❤

I agree with the above! It will benefit your baby so much if you keep at it! I would pump before so you have milk for her before the trip. And pump there. You got this! It's the best thing in the world breastfeeding. ☺️

@aek91, that's so true. I can't explain how amazing it feels to be able to have that bond with my baby while breastfeeding.. wish it could last forever. thanks mama (: I'm gonna try my best to keep breastfeeding , even if its hard pumping while I'm on vacayyyy

because of the bond we had it was awesome that's why I'm glad I got to 12 months with my last baby

@aek91, you're right. why did u regret it if I may ask

honestly I would just try to make the effort to keep your supply up you'll regret that you didn't. I stopped at 3 months with my second & I regretted it honestly

@aek91, oh wow, got it.

he was 1 already & I was already pregnant so he had no choice

@aek91, I can't stand the feeling of being engorged. maybe I will try my hardest to just pump out there .. its only like 10-15 mins in the restroom..

@aek91, was he ready to be weaned?

a week or so it took me about 3-4 days to not feel engorged when I weaned my son but I was still feeding once a day until I just finally stopped altogether

@aek91, true. well how long does it take for my boobs to stop producing milk if I choose to wean..

@amaresmama, i have both.. but its not realistic for me to keep going to the bathroom to pump .. I wanna enjoy my vacation ): but I don't wanna stop breastfeeding her either. I guess I'll have to choose.

you could take a manual pump & just slip away to the bathroom pump real quick, because I mean either way you're gonna be in tons of pain for sure

if you got a manual pump or a portable pump you can actually pump while you're out there or if not then wean her like you said

@toooldforthis81, maybe I will have to start weaning her before I leave then😩

@toooldforthis81, well, we are not gonna be at the beach house most of the day.. we will be out doing activities.. drinking.. etc.

can't you pump and save it? she won't be eating quite as often by then... I am going to a music festival in may but I am going to carry my pump with me and pump in the car on the way there and back and I am not going to stay as long each day as I might have if I didn't have the baby

@aek91, I don't want that happening but.. its unrealistic to think I can pump out there on schedule): damn, idk what to do

@missa7, I don't know what I'm gonna do then): maybe wean her off before may? but then she will only be 5 months old..

definitely if you don't pump your supply will either go down or dry up

@brwneydgirly25, idk what I'm gonna do.. its just kinda impossible to be pumping out there every two hours. I'll be doing activities out there :/

@brwneydgirly25, that is another thing I'm worried about.. right now I'm unable to go even two hours without having to feed her bc of my boob engorgement.

Yes and it will hurt so bad

I would be more concerned with the pain.. when I weaned my 2 year old I thought my boobs were gonna explode.. it hurt so so so bad.. lol.. I do however think it may cause a dip in your milk production.. @mommytomia

yes