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LO is almost 6 weeks old and while I don't think I would necessarily look forward to traveling with him, it's definitely do able. Physically, I feel totally fine. The hardest thing would just be ensuring that he is able to sleep (otherwise, hello overtired, cranky baby!). If you end up nursing, that would probably be easiest--you can nurse LO to sleep on the plane, and during take off and landing. Honestly at this age, he's either sleeping or eating (maybe a few hours of alert time) and he's very easy to bring around to different places!

My aunt came to my wedding 5 weeks pp. She said it wouldn't have been worth it for something other than a wedding (though maybe your own graduation would count!). If its something you really want to do you might be able to make it work.

I would bring LO but otherwise seems like fun. We did a big road trip (all 3 of us) at 7 weeks. I had a ball! My mom thought I was nuts for doing it that early but it was the first time I felt "cared for" after having the baby.

I don't know if you'll want to be away from baby--can your mom come, too? Flying with a small baby is not bad--just nurse/feed on take off and landing!

I think the bottom line is logistically you can manage it, but it's probably hard to predict how you'll feel emotionally. If it were me, I'd probably do it and then regret it but do it anyway.

I traveled to FL (from NY) for my sister's wedding at 5weeks pp. DH and DS came with me. Physically I felt fine. I had a long and hard labor and a pretty big episiotomy (DS had a really huge head!) but I had a great recovery. The flight wasn't bad at all, and while we were there we did a lot of walking, swimming, etc.. and I felt fine.

However there is NO WAY I could have ever left DS at that age. I wasn't sure how I would feel before hand, but DS has two sets of very eager and loving grandparents. He would have been in amazing hands, but once DS was born, I was just way to attached and protective of him to leave him. I didn't leave him with anyone for more than 20 or 30 minutes until I went back to work at 12 weeks, and after that I never left him except for work until he was close to a year old.

It is really hard to know how you will feel until your LO is here. I didn't think I'd be that protective or attached to DS before he was born. I didn't think I would mind passing him around for family to hold, etc, but once he was here every time someone else was holding him it was like a piece of me was missing. But I also know moms who appreciate having someone to hold their LO (or watch them) so they can shower, get out of the house for a bit, etc... I think it's just hard to know how you will feel until your LO is here.

But it is a short trip, it's important to you, and I would go for it. If you decide you don't want to leave your LO, maybe your mom and LO could go with you guys?

There was no way I could have left her for 24 hours at that age.

As far as pumping goes, be prepared that at that age you will need to be feeding (aka pumping) every 2 hours at that point and pumping takes about 20 minutes plus set up and clean up time. So, if you are on a 2 hour flight, either plan to pump at the airport before and afterwards or pump on the flight. You can fly with milk and bring it through security just fine even without the baby. Just be prepared that it may not be a super relaxing trip having to pump so frequently.

it all depends on how your birth goes. By 6 weeks I was ok but still wouldnt be up for a trip like this, not would I be emotionally ready to leave my baby for a full 24 hours