One of the most active members of our little Family Travel blog community is Debbie over at Delicious Baby.
She writes a great blog that covers a variety of topics, many related to travel, and reading her posts also keeps my memory fresh about all things baby-licious. Sometimes, you know, it’s hard to remember the goo-goo stage when an 8- and 15-year-old are galumping about the house.
Awhile back, I wrote about why nursing is best for a traveling baby, so Debbie let me know recently that she’s just written a whole series (starting with her first post, nursing and pumping on an airplane) about the logistical issues of being a breastfeeding mother who has to pump while traveling and also deal with expressed milk issues.
Ah, brings back such fond memories of when I was standing in some airport bathroom (Denver, was it?) next to the only electric plug, pumping away and feeling, oh, MILDLY conspicuous!
If this describes your life right now, or used to, take a look through her series and do add your comments and suggestions.
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I could not agree with you and Debbie more…..yep, nursing is definitely the best way to for traveling! I missed your first article until I saw it here and it made me smile. I could relate to that fist time of nursing in public. Funny, how it gets so easy after a short time. I loved those slings too! So glad to see you and Debbie at Delicious Baby supporting nursing moms & giving great practical advice for traveling with a nursling.
My daughter was only two weeks old when she went on her first mini-trip and stayed in her first hotel. We chose child led weaning and extended nursing, which helped a lot with traveling and going to performances with a toddler. She had a feeding problem and also hated carseats the first year ( and we lived in the boonies!), so we dealt with some challenges, but used our creativity to find ways around them.
It is funny, how you forget the stages somewhat when they outgrow them, but I know I certainly will not miss that breast pump!
Hi soultravelers3, I think once you really know the benefits of nursing for kids, you’re willing to move some mountains to make it work.
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