![]() But we do know that babies can experience separation anxiety. It's hard to know when babies start missing their parents in the same way an older child or adult would miss someone (like how you miss them when you're apart). When do babies start missing their parents? If that's the case, you can ask their doctor for advice on training a trusted sitter to care for them, if that's something you're comfortable with. You might also need to consider whether your baby has any unique health concerns that only you are used to attending to. If you're traveling, it might be difficult to store your breast milk to bring it home, in which case you might need to "pump and dump." Dumping your precious breast milk isn't fun, but it's better than having your milk production decrease. Whether you'll be gone for a night or a weekend, bring a pump and aim to pump about as often as your baby would nurse, so your body will continue to make milk at about the same rate. You'll also want to pump when you're away from your breastfeeding baby. ![]() If your baby takes a bottle once or twice, and then doesn't have one for a few weeks, they may refuse it. Have your baby take a bottle regularly, at a set time every day, so it isn't foreign to them when you're not there. ![]()
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