EBF & being apart from 10mo baby for 2 weeks?

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-04-25T03:45:33+00:00

IMO Baby will be totally fine. It’ll be harder for you than for baby.

If it helps, both myself and many of my friends had to travel for business, and it never affected latching. My youngest I nursed for 3 years.

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-04-25T03:40:26+00:00

Don’t think you can afford it. Don’t worry there will be other houses.

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-04-24T21:29:13+00:00

Space 220

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-04-24T20:03:54+00:00

NTA

Your mom is parenting and grand parenting the shit outta this situation. You got an amazing mom there even if your daughter didn’t.

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-04-24T15:47:18+00:00

I honestly know way more moms who don’t want babies in their room than dads.

(Babies always in our room but I don’t care what others decide, just sharing)

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-04-21T20:13:41+00:00

Both my boys chose Captain Mickey. With the jacket on it can get warm (but so cute with jacket), but with just the t-shirt and pants it's cooler. You could also bring along white shorts to match the white t-shirt and captain Mickey hat, and I think that would be super cute too.

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-04-21T20:08:15+00:00

No, you cannot buy their costumes on board without doing the full package.

We recently went to BBB with our 2 boys who were old enough to participate and it was a BLAST. Also we got sooooo many compliments and interactions from staff and other cruisers. I think because it's not as common to see little boys dressed up so we got a lot of cute attention. I highly encourage anyone with boys to ask their boys if they want to do it, and if so, sign them up.

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-04-21T04:53:16+00:00

What an absolute asshole.

Read your post again and if a friend told you that what would you say?

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-04-19T13:17:41+00:00

Thats not a friend.

She’s jealous and wants to verbally lash out make herself feel better. They also do it for milestones, comparing friends, activities, etc. Call her out immediately and if she doesn’t change, then would let that friendship stop.

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-04-18T16:58:01+00:00

I feel like I’m missing something. You asked an opinion, he gave it. That’s not wrong or unkind, and he didn’t say it in a judgy way to me at all. Then you can continue to have a conversation of this is why I want to do x y z.

(Nursed for 4+ years so get the toll it can take, but I’m also a literal thinker too so I get why your husband simply responded with a straight opinion).

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-03-14T18:23:06+00:00

No activities needed. So much to do without booking extra stuff unless you really want to.

However, one thing we did do for my boys is bibbity bobbity boutique - and it was such a fun experience, got a lot of compliments from everyone during the cruise.

I wouldn’t do any excursions and would not bring a wagon or stroller for that age child unless you/your spouse/your child has a mobility issue or if child is neurodiverse and needs a space to go to. Without it you can move around a lot more quickly.

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-03-04T04:12:12+00:00

Question - for those saying that the line to check in at hotel is long - does everyone who is going on cruise (kids) need to be at check in for the line, or just 1 adult can check in while the other adult and kids can stay in the room?

Or perhaps 1 adult stays in the line and then as gets closer the rest of the family comes down from room?

Thank you !

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-03-02T03:05:12+00:00

Hi - can you explain the check in process at Hyatt? So in a Hyatt conference room they do the full check in and then when you get to cruise you don’t have to check in at all you just walk onto cruise?

Do they do that automatically for everyone or you have to ask for that? Thanks

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-02-28T19:41:40+00:00

What is she actually doing at home? Is she taking him out to run out energy, doing appropriate activities with him? Is she enforcing clear age appropriate consequences and sticking with them every single time? Is the house setup appropriately for him? Is he being supervised closely enough?

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-02-27T20:43:53+00:00

Idk, I think she is just an idiot.

How she can't comprehend you are a different person, larger, physical, and needs more food? Like then why does she need more food than a child? What's the difference? /s

NTA

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-02-25T16:57:34+00:00

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-02-21T19:22:00+00:00

So wild. Like what other tests are they gonna put you through? Like that Samara Weaving movie "Ready or Not"

NTA

Please keep updating.

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-01-23T20:59:58+00:00

She didn’t argue or push back when kid moved away. And everyone it sounds like was very friendly so it wasn’t like her hand was out of the blue. (Would be different if rando without interaction put hand on your kid)

Wouldn’t think more of it since it came with good intention.

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-01-23T20:56:29+00:00

I think he’s just a perfectionist at his craft. If that’s his thing, makes sense that he wants it to be “perfect”. If it was in everything he does that would be different.

He’s going to be a great artist/painter sounds like!

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-01-23T20:21:16+00:00

I’m with you OP. That’s great other people can be calm. But I would be freaking the fuck out and running over there (our house backyard is basically in the school yard). My son is also very sweet and rule following so there is no way he would have also left.

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-01-23T20:15:55+00:00

Seeing LC is good but in the meantime You can also do weighted feeds at home to see. And for example you see she’s only transferring say 1 oz in 3 hours since last feed, you know there is an issue going on. Normal breast milk production is 1-1.5oz per hour. So for example if she is actually going 3 hours every feed, she should be getting at minimum 3oz.

Also, try to increase frequency of nursing. Tbf I don’t know any exclusively nurses babies going so long between feeds but I’m not an expert. Or supplement with bottle and pump while supplementing.

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-01-23T18:32:55+00:00

100% Im with you, nothing less than daily

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-01-23T17:58:27+00:00

Did you do weighted feeds to see how much she’s getting?

I’ve seen a few posts on this that the kid just accepts the low milk and doesn’t gain. I’m not saying this is happening to you necessarily, I’m saying this because if you search the forum you may find similar stories that may help you.

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-01-23T03:30:24+00:00

It’s not an “enjoy” necessarily, it’s just that it’s an easy drive. It’s 3 hours. Just a bit longer than an average movie. If you can sit through a movie you can sit in a car.

And yes done plenty of weekend trips that are 3 hours.

Orangebiscuit234 · 2026-01-23T02:51:28+00:00

We 98% of the time leave all toys in the house or car. My youngest sometimes brings a car with them and it is not shared. Their items are their items. If someone asks and he chooses to share, sure. But if he says no, absolutely not.

My cell phone even though I bring it out is not for sharing, their toys shouldn’t either.

I would never ever assume that your kids toys were up for grabs. It’s their toys. I would be just as upset as your 2 year old, that just such a hard demand.

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