If you pumped please read.

sooosie

I want to stop pumping by the time I'm back to work.  I'm renting the hospital pump and work doesn't have any locking rooms where I can pump comfortably, so I'll be quitting before then (4/6). 

How do I stop though?

With DS1 I hardly pumped (maybe once/day), and never needed to worry about engorgement or anything. I just kind of stopped one day and that was that.  This time I pump 3x/day and if I am getting late w/a session I can tell that I'm getting really full.

Do I just drop a session for a week, then the next for a week, etc?  Or do I first shorten the length of the session, then drop completely?  How did you stop? 

monkey_love

I dropped a session every couple of days. In addition you can pump for less at each session also. I exclusively pumped and did it this way and didn't have any problems with engorgement or anything. Good luck!

marrymemylove

By the time I weaned I wasn't pumping anymore just bfing, but I wouldn't drop more than 1 a week. I dropped the last 2 together and despite not being engorged at all between feeds suddenly I was in agony. It was just like having a newborn.

Up to then I'd dropped 1 a week so I would go with that.?

femmegem

My supply ran out on me. I actually kept forgetting to pump once I started back to work, which contributed to my supply decreasing so much.

mamao

I went cold turkey after pumping about every 3 hours or so.  It was a tough first few days.  At the suggestion of a friend, I took sudafed to help dry things up.  This worked a little.

annak23

Just wait longer & longer inbetween pumping sessions.  Wait until you can't take it anymore.  You will find that you won't be pumping as much & the feeling of needing to pump will decrease each time.  Eventually, you won't feel the need to do it anymore.

AngelaSue

I exclusively pumped for a year w/ DD and as she got closer to being one, I would drop a pumping session every few weeks/days until I was completely done.