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I just went on a work conference last week! My son's only 6 months, so he definitely was still nursing when I got home, but I overproduce, so I didn't need the milk. I got on that state's Human Milk 4 Human Babies facebook page and found a mom adopting a girl due in April that I donated my milk to. She met me in the lobby of my hotel the last night I was there and was super grateful for the milk. HM4HB can be hit or miss. My first mom flaked on me. But there are always people looking for milk. And it feels great to get to donate!

At that point I pumped only for comfort- once maybe twice a day. She lost no interest!

I traveled a few times after I had stopped pumping at work but was still nursing at home. LO was almost 2, 2.3, and 2.9 during those trips and we continued nursing until her 3rd bday, and she was definitely still interested when I returned each time! I took my electric pump on the first trip and just a manual on the second two trips. All three times I was pumping just morning/evening and dumping. That was plenty for me and the only time I had discomfort was with the first trip which involved an international flight so my schedule was all messed up. I had a manual pump in my bag and would have looked for a place to pump in the airport if I needed to, but by the time I was feeling uncomfortable we were en-route to our hotel so I just waited it out. Many airports do have nursing rooms which you could use to pump though, just look on the airport's website! Good luck!

@Ms maths: at that point I had stopped pumping at work, so during the week she was nursing 2-3 times a day and on weekends 5-6 times maybe? I found my supply maintained itself pretty well just pumping for comfort and bounced back fine when I got home, but I never was away for more than 48 hours...

I really think you will be fine just pumping every now and then! It's much less stressful since you don't necessarily need to keep up your supply or bring home milk.

Yea at this point this isn't hard at all!

Pumping at the airport is your best bet. Usually there are family bathrooms or sometimes even nursing pods. If you are really brave, find a quiet corner and bring a nursing cover.

You'll want to pump enough to keep supply going and keep pain away.

@Ms maths: Sorry your LO is having a rough time! FWIW I traveled when mine was 13mo (3 nights) and when she was 23 mo (5 nights) and she did not lose interest. She went right back to normal when I returned. We did offer bottles at 13mo but she had nothing to replace it at 23mo.