Your Baby – July 2019

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54 | JULY & AUGUST 2019

HERE’S ALL YOU need to know to
survive breastfeeding on the go with
both baby and boobs still intact.

ON THE EXPRESS WAY
If you have not already had a go at
expressing and storing your breast milk,
then now is the time. Expressing and
storing milk will not only give you the
freedom to enjoy parties or get togethers
with family and friends, without
needing to whip your boobs out in
public, but also help you manage those
times you may be away from your baby
for more than four hours.
It may take some time to up your milk
supply, so that you can pump an extra
feed, but with expressing, practice really

Mom’s milk to go,

does make perfect. There are a number

of breast pumps available, so plan ahead,

do your shopping and start pumping.

A TRAVELLING MILK BAR

By car As anyone with young children

knows, you need to make a lot of stops

on a long journey with children. So, try

to breastfeed your baby at every stop,

or try to schedule your pee, petrol and

padkos stops to fit into your baby’s

feeding routine.

Nowadays, petrol stops are more like

mini outings with gardens, restaurants

and clean loos that make changing and

feeding your baby on the run much

more pleasant. However, while you may

time your journey perfectly, your little

Learn to balance baby, breastfeeding, car trips

and sipping a bit of champagne – not all at the

same time, of course, writes Camilla Rankin

please!

Remember...

Never pull over into the emergency lane

to feed your baby or for any other reason.

These areas are for true emergencies only

and are extremely dangerous as pit-stops.

Pulling over into this lane will also prevent

the emergency services from getting to an

accident in the event of a true emergency.

traveller may not be so obliging – she

may be too excited to be out of the car

seat to feed.

Once you have the hang of expressing

milk, going on long car journeys

becomes very manageable.

Have a bottle of expressed milk with

you for those moments when your baby

is screaming for milk, and the next stop

is nowhere in sight.

Never remove your baby from her

car seat, but you can settle yourself in

next to her and feed her a bottle on the

move. As tempting as it may seem, don’t

try to hang over your baby in her seat

and hover as she tries to get to grips

with your nipple, and never take her

out of the seat while the car is moving

• this is not only illegal but also fatally
  dangerous. Rather wait, give her
  a bottle or dummy, or distract her with
  a clean finger to suck on until you find
  a suitable place to pull over.
  It can also help to have a manual or
  battery-operated pump with you on car
  journeys. If you’re driving by yourself,
  you can express at a rest stop while your
  baby kicks, crawls or wiggles about and
  then transfer the milk into a bottle.
  Once you’re back in the car and your
  baby starts to cry, older siblings or other
  passengers can help your baby drink
  from the bottle. If you’re driving alone,
  never try to feed your baby and drive
  at the same time; rather pull over into
  the nearest lay-by. If someone else is
  driving, you can express at any time and
  feed from a bottle when necessary.
  By plane With a little bit of forward
  planning, travelling by plane with a
  breastfeeding baby can be simple and
  even relaxing.
  Before you board, give your baby
  a full feed – depending on the length
  of the flight this may be enough to curb
  your baby’s in-flight hunger.
  For longer flights, bring a light
  blanket or shawl to cover you and
  your child if busy airports make you
  feel self-conscious.
  If you have travelled on planes often,
  you will know that there’s plenty of time
  spent sitting in the plane before it takes
  off – use this time to get in a last-minute
  feed. Children under two are usually
  strapped with an extra seatbelt onto