I got a call yesterday and have been offered work on election day at the polling booths. I have done it before, it is usually a long day but the money will be very handy.

However, my little one hasn't been keen on drinking EBM. The poll is close to home and DH can bring her up for a feed but realistically we can prob only do this 2 or maybe 3 times during the day. She feeds pretty quick, but if i haven't been around she won't be too keen on quickly being whisked away again and i don't want it to upset her more. Plus, the polls are usually pretty busy and i don't want to be a slacker or take more break time than others. I am happy to split my break though if it works better.

I have to start at 7.30am and i think it was prob around 9pm that i got to leave last time. I have a month to do whatever to work out the day.

Bub now drinks water from a sippy cup (little bits) and will drink water from a normal cup, but haven't tried EBM yet. This would be my first choice. It would be lovely if she could have a day with Dad and i could work and then only have to worry about expressing that day.

She has started solids (BLS) but for now very very little actually gets swallowed. She is getting better at experimenting quickly so it might have changed in a month but is only good for back-up/keep bub amused thing.

Also, due to distracted baby syndrome, she is probably getting alot of her nutrition overnight at the moment but i have been working on this so she feeds more during the day and less at night. I don't really want to encourage night feeding for another month just so that on election day she is less in need of booby.

What do you think best way of doing this is? She loves her daddy, has been out with him or at home with him for couple hours at the most (cos he doesn't have boobs). Is it better for him to plan to be out/more distraction OR better to stay at home and be near to me if she needs feeds? Should we start working on her drinking EBM from cup/sippy cup?

Am i dreaming that this can work?

I know people say that if she is hungry she will drink, but so far that hasn't been the case and i don't want to totally distress her in the process.

I know the supervisor who will be running it, should i talk to her prior? I don't want her to think i will be a burden but also don't want to rock up on the day and just assume that its ok to take 2 x 15min breaks instead of 1 x 30mins and it is an issue.