Here is the situation the second mom who has come to me is facing:

she is currently nursing her 16 month old daughter.  she will be leaving on
a 10 day trip (no options - needs to find housing in another country and
will be travelling day and night - not a good trip for a 16 month old).

she really doesn't want to stop nursing her daughter.

so her questions are:

1) if she is gone for ten days, what are the chances her 16 month old
daughter will resume nursing again upon her return?

2) will she still have milk, or will her daughter need to work extra hard to
get it back - and will the baby be willing to work that hard?

3) should she pump while gone - and if so, she has had no luck with hand
helds - what is a good pump, portable? (or are these kind of recommendations
inappropriate for the list?)

4) should she gradually cut down the number of nursings to one or 2 before
she leaves - to make it easier transition for her daughter, and also to
avoid her own discomfort?  will she get engorged at this late stage of nursing?

any other advice?

thanks!!

Lyla