https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 16 May 2026 17:15:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maintaining-supply-while-travelling-without-infant#post-2825210 Tue, 29 May 2018 13:46:48 +0000 JennyPenny 2825210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've traveled when my LOs were anywhere from 4-13 months old (and still nursing) and what I found is that the earlier travel times my supply seemed to take a bigger hit proportionally, but was easily recovered. Toward the end any hit I took seemed to be how it was going to be for the rest of the time. My guess is when breastmilk was still my LOs primary food source, they'd keep sucking if they were hungry and stimulate my body back to do what it needed. When it wasn't their only or primary source maybe they didn't do that? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maintaining-supply-while-travelling-without-infant#post-2825079 Mon, 28 May 2018 14:32:55 +0000 DesertDreams88 2825079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nanilani: I didn't notice her needing to nurse any more often than she normally does, and she was 10 weeks at the time (only 14 weeks now). I stay very hydrated anyway regardless of temperature, but you're right, you would *need* to in order to have enough milk. Yes, I've heard the same thing about infants being worse at regulating temperature. But, like I said, she has usually been the coolest out of all of us - shade + fan + mist/water was a potent combo! Humidity, though, intimidates me. When we went to DW, I was annoyed by it everyday, and that was without kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maintaining-supply-while-travelling-without-infant#post-2825074 Mon, 28 May 2018 12:53:24 +0000 Raspberry 2825074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Iced Tea: Sorry to threadjack, but what is this electric toothbrush trick you speak of? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maintaining-supply-while-travelling-without-infant#post-2825071 Mon, 28 May 2018 12:18:43 +0000 nanilani 2825071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: That’s good to know, thanks! My husband is more stressed over the prospect of bringing the baby than I am, although the possibility of dehydration worries me too. I know I’d have to nurse a lot and drink a ton of water myself. And don’t small babies have a harder time controlling their own body temps? I forgot where I read that though so maybe I’m mistaken.</p> <p>It’d be FL in August, so most likely 90s+ and so humid it rains every day to get it out of its system. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maintaining-supply-while-travelling-without-infant#post-2825070 Mon, 28 May 2018 12:12:04 +0000 nanilani 2825070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Iced Tea: Thanks for the tip! I’ll keep it in mind if we decide to leave baby behind.</p> <p> I think I’d be far less stressed about my supply if he were as old as your LO during our trip. It’s the fact that he’ll be so little that gets me. I’m not sure if I’m worrying for a real reason or blowing it out of proportion though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maintaining-supply-while-travelling-without-infant#post-2825069 Mon, 28 May 2018 12:10:18 +0000 DesertDreams88 2825069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm wondering what specifically would be the heat and the humidity?</p> <p>I live in Phoenix and LO has been fine until now. Most days temps have been in the high 80s, low 90s. </p> <p>Temps in the 80s: I wear her in the Ergo a lot and she's fine.<br /> Temps in the 90s: Keeping her in the stroller with the sun shade, and/or in shaded areas, sometimes with a stroller fan has worked.<br /> Temps in the 100s: try to avoid the midday heat 11am-3pm. Otherwise, same system as above, while also adding in a misting fan, cooling bandanas, and/or wet bandanas.</p> <p>She was outside with us all day on a 100 degree day and she was the coolest out of all of us, I was so happily surprised (we were ready to go home at a moment's notice if I thought it was too much.)</p> <p>We have low humidity though. </p> [attach=5393/18/p9g7p7.600x450.20180426_125519.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maintaining-supply-while-travelling-without-infant#post-2825068 Mon, 28 May 2018 12:00:28 +0000 Iced Tea 2825068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’m certainly no expert. I did just travel without my 11 month old for four days and had a hell of a time with clogged ducts while I was gone. However, I’m not at all used to pumping more than once a day, so that’s probably the main factor there. Once I found some lecithin and applied an electric toothbrush, I finally relieved the clogs. I think next time I’d pack some lecithin to have on hand because I had to check multiple pharmacies and suffer before I found some. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/maintaining-supply-while-travelling-without-infant#post-2825066 Mon, 28 May 2018 11:55:01 +0000 nanilani 2825066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Please share your experiences, good or bad, with maintaining supply while travelling without your EBF infant!</p> <p>Our family has the opportunity to go on a trip this August and we’re on the fence whether to bring our then 3 month old. It’d be a largely outdoor trip and we have concerns over how he’d handle the heat and humidity. The trip can be cancelled, but not postponed due to financial/logistical reasons. I’ll have enough of a freezer stash to leave the baby with a relative for the four days, but I’m worried that my supply could take a permanent hit while he is so young. I didn’t leave his brother for that long until he was nearly a year old. I’m also trying to come to terms with possibly needing to pump and dump while away unless I figure out a way to travel with unfrozen milk :sad: </p>