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<p>My daughter turns 3 in April. For the most part, I love nursing her and she adores it. She still nurses when she wakes, as well as before nap and bed, and pretty much whenever she gets hurt or frustrated with life.</p>
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<p>She is scheduled to have her first overnight visit with the grandparents starting this weekend. They will have her visit with them for 9 days (along with her 5 year old brother who frequently visits them for 1-3 weeks at a time). I agreed to this a while ago, thinking it would be more like 5 days, but it's sort of extended and grown and now I'm really coming to grips with the reality that this might be the end of our nursing relationship... and I don't think I'm ready. </p>
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<p>My daughter loves her grandparents. She talks about them often and likes to call them on the phone. They have Disney passes for this year, live by the beach, spend lots of time outside at playgrounds and riding bike, etc. They are wonderful grandparents and I think they should get to have this time with the two kids, their only grandchildren. Especially because we live about 7 hours away now, but will be leaving for international travel for the next 3-6 months or maybe more. The grandparents usually see the kids every month or two, so I feel bad that we are going to be so far away for so long.</p>
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<p>It would be really convenient to go along with the plan as it is, because we have scheduled to get all the floors in the house refinished, walls painted, etc. in preparation for moving out and renting the house. It wouldn't be easy to have kids around during that time and my husband and I have TONS of work to do.</p>
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<p>My husband and I have talked about my feelings and also both think that there are some logical benefits to hold onto nursing. Last time we traveled internationally, our little girl was just over 1 year old and despite our best efforts, her immune system got quite a workout. It was often hard to get her to even attempt to drink pedialyte or other fluids, and even more challenging for her to hold them down. The only thing she wanted was to nurse. It's also very convenient to nurse on long flights, of which we will have many. She also still nurses to sleep for nap each day.</p>
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<p>What do you all think? Any words of wisdom? Can I give the grandparents and grandkids this time together and not lose my little nursling?</p>
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<p>She is scheduled to have her first overnight visit with the grandparents starting this weekend. They will have her visit with them for 9 days (along with her 5 year old brother who frequently visits them for 1-3 weeks at a time). I agreed to this a while ago, thinking it would be more like 5 days, but it's sort of extended and grown and now I'm really coming to grips with the reality that this might be the end of our nursing relationship... and I don't think I'm ready. </p>
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<p>My daughter loves her grandparents. She talks about them often and likes to call them on the phone. They have Disney passes for this year, live by the beach, spend lots of time outside at playgrounds and riding bike, etc. They are wonderful grandparents and I think they should get to have this time with the two kids, their only grandchildren. Especially because we live about 7 hours away now, but will be leaving for international travel for the next 3-6 months or maybe more. The grandparents usually see the kids every month or two, so I feel bad that we are going to be so far away for so long.</p>
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<p>It would be really convenient to go along with the plan as it is, because we have scheduled to get all the floors in the house refinished, walls painted, etc. in preparation for moving out and renting the house. It wouldn't be easy to have kids around during that time and my husband and I have TONS of work to do.</p>
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<p>My husband and I have talked about my feelings and also both think that there are some logical benefits to hold onto nursing. Last time we traveled internationally, our little girl was just over 1 year old and despite our best efforts, her immune system got quite a workout. It was often hard to get her to even attempt to drink pedialyte or other fluids, and even more challenging for her to hold them down. The only thing she wanted was to nurse. It's also very convenient to nurse on long flights, of which we will have many. She also still nurses to sleep for nap each day.</p>
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<p>What do you all think? Any words of wisdom? Can I give the grandparents and grandkids this time together and not lose my little nursling?</p>
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