We're done :(

Guennie

Well, our breastfeeding journey has come to an end.

A couple days ago we got off schedule and I was 2 hrs late pumping so I decided this was it. 48 hrs later I regretted it and freaked out trying to find out if I could still pump and build my supply back or if it was too late. I decided to pump and I got 2 ounces. I found I was very relieved and just not yet emotionally ready to stop. Then last night I pumped and got...practically nothing. So I guess that's it.

I know I will be happy to get my body back, and I'm glad I made it to 6 months. I'm sure the sadness will ease as this begins to feel "normal." I sure never expected it to be this hard.

shelley1002

6 months is awesome!

kelley72

Agree with pp- 6months is great!  I think being a little emotional is to be expected!  What a blessing you were able to provide bm for as long as you did!  My poor lo is only nurxing 1-2x a day at 11 wks so... it's mostly just for comfort of course, probably mine as much as his!

mwhipple77

Congrats on making it to 6 months!  That was my goal as well, but my body had other ideas!  Awesome job!

stever

shelley1002 said:

6 months is awesome!

6 months IS awesome!

10-4LilBuddy

Congratulations! My pedi said that four months is the norm and the best breast milk makes the most difference in the first six months. You did great!

Guennie

Thanks you guys. I'm not sure how much of a difference I've made since my supply is so low. She's only been getting 3 or 4 ounces a day.

I have a bit of an update actually. After posting this, the next night I felt full. I decided to pump and see if I got anything. I got an ounce. Out of curiosity I pumped again in the morning and got another ounce. This morning I actually got almost 2 ounces. Could I be bouncing back? If so I really want to keep going. I'm not sure how to proceed to try to bring my supply up again. If I add in some power pumping then go back to just 2 pumps a day would that bring my supply up? Or would it just go down again once I dropped the extra sessions? I just don't know...

Geeps2

Not sure if you checked out this website (Kelly Mom) or not but I go to it often when I have a question about breastfeeding/pumping.  There are a bunch of articles to check out about pumping but you can narrow your search by using the search bar on the site if you don't see anything that helps.

https://kellymom.com/?s=pumping

If you want to continue, I don't think it's too late if you are still producing milk.  Good luck with whatever you decide.  

Guennie

Thanks Geeps! I added my morning pump back in and I'm getting just shy of 2 ounces with that one. I also threw in an afternoon pump the past 2 days to try to stimulate production but I only get about half an ounce from that one. My evening pump didn't even give me quite an ounce last night. I'm not sure if I need to do some power pumping or go back to pumping every 3 hours (ugh) to get supply back up. I can't really find anything dealing with starting to wean then changing your mind. It pretty much feels like I'm winging it now. The goal is to get supply back up then go back to just 2 pumps a day. I don't know if it's even possible.