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I am really interested to hear opinions on this because I am in the same predicament. I am going on a 6 day trip when baby is 14 months and really don't want to deal with pumping. I am planning to wean starting at 12 months, but am not sure how to go about it!

At that age, yes, I probably would. I'm currently weaning C (12 months old now) because DH and I are trying to fit in a weekend away sometime before the end of March. Realistically, the absolute latest I would have nursed her was 15 months, and as we met our goal of 12 months, I'm not terribly fussed about weaning a few weeks earlier than we may have otherwise done. I'm also looking at it from the point of view that I need to do what is best for me sometimes - I have never been away from either of my girls for more than a few hours and I really need a weekend away. Pumping during that time, especially when DD2 is beyond the age that I consider BF'ing essential for my babies, is not something I'm willing to do, and therefore, the logical conclusion is to wean. Now if DD was under a year, I would absolute pump to keep our BF'ing relationship going for the remainder of her first year.

I'm going on a trip soon and my LO is almost 2. I'm thinking of just pumping 2x a day, in the early morning and late night.

I weaned my 2nd at about 15 months. I think I was down to 1 feeding a day. We were going on a 2 week driving trip and I felt like it was a good time to stop since he wasn't too interested in BFing. However, my word of caution is that you might consider stopping BFing/pumping a couple weeks before your trip. I thought that I would have no issues since I only had one feed a day, but I was wrong. I got horribly engorged for at least a week and a half. I was miserable. It only got better a day or two before we left.

100% would wean, but I've never been worried about making it to 12 months and have just weaned my son at 11 months, so my opinion is based in that.

I would make the decision closer to that time. If you are still loving nursing, I think you could make it easier on yourself to pump (like maybe just do it once a day in the morning to keep yourself comfortable). But if by 14 or 15 months you are starting to just feel done with it, you have a date in mind to be completely weaned by.

C is 18 months and has mostly been nursing just morning and at bedtime for a few months. I can skip the evening feeding and be fine and she just eats and has cows milk and is fine. But if I skip the evening, I definitely need to feed her (or pump) in the morning.

That said, I have a wedding in June wen c will be 22 months and I definitely plan to wean before then. The wedding isn't the only reason but it gives me an end date I guess.

@Foodnerd81: I think this is good advice, OP- if you decide you do want to continue nursing you could always just pump once a day to relieve any pressure or maintain supply. If you use the trip as an opportunity to wean then you could probably just do a bit if hand expressing to keep yourself comfortable.

This is so deeply personal. I don't think there's a right or wrong answer. I've tossed the idea around before, on whether or not I would do it, and I'm torn. I don't think I could. I nursed DD1 until 19 months when she self weaned and it was so beautiful letting her go when she was ready, rather than me imposing it. Also, I don't think I personally could go on a long trip with a baby so young. I'd maybe do 2-3 days, and that wouldn't require weaning.

Good luck. Follow your gut!

I would at that age.

I would wean. We were considering an international trip with DS when he was 8 months and I EP so I was definitely going to switch to formula but we ended up canceling the trip. I'm considering weaning at 6 months however (pumping sucks) but I'm waiting to see how bad teething is (DS likes to comfort nurse on only one particular boob when he's upset) before drying up.