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long term EPers, come in
How long did you EP and how did you decide when to quit?
I'm still pumping but down to 3x/day, which isn't so bad. I was thinking of dropping to 2x/day maybe in Feb-ish in case my supply tanks and I give it up all together at that point. I was thinking I wanted to get him through the bulk of winter/RSV season before I quit.
DS will be 1 year old on Dec 30th and he'll be 9 months ajdusted on 1/6/10.
But then I got to reading the post below about cow's milk. Stupid question, but if I'm still pumping, then there would be no reason to start cow's milk until I stop pumping or run out of milk, right? We have a *huge* freezer stash. (I'm only on August milk now!)
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Wow girl! Your just amazing. I wish my supply lasted that long. I lasted 6weeks before it just tanked :+(
If you stopped now do you think you have enought in the freezer to make it out of RSV season?
Yeah - we're only in August milk right now! Our freezer, our 2nd standalone freezer, my parent's freezer, and my aunt's freezer all have milk in them. haha.
But I was thinking he'd need the "current" antibodies to fight off the new stuff going around
I personally dont think it would be bad to keep him on BM till after RSV season and then switch to milk. Have to talked to his doc yet?
I would be in no hurry to switch him to cow's milk. I would just wait until you are through with all of your BM before switching him over. However, if I were you, I would give him fresh milk through the winter (esp. if the frozen milk is in deep freezers). BM loses most of those awesome antibodies when it is frozen.
I am trying to figure out the pumping thing too (when to stop). I have only been pumping for like 7 months but I am already down to like 4-5 pumps a day because I just can't find the time to pump any more than that (plus, stella needs so much more attention now that she likes to "play", etc.). I just kind of go week by week with it. I would love to make it through the winter but we will see. My nips are in such bad shape, i am tired of my hideous nursing bras & tanks, I HATE being tethered to the pump all the time. but, we do anything for our babies, don't we?
With my first son, I was pumping during the day, nursing at middle of night feedings, he weaned and STTN at 9 months. I kept pumping till he was 14 months. We discovered he has a deadly milk allergy at 12 months and transitioned him really gradually to soy. He is 3 and still has that nasty allergy.
No reason to start cow's milk till you empty that stash...you know it lasts for 6-12 in a deep freezer. I plan on nursing and/or pumping till at least 12 months adjusted, but then I also want to make sure we have enough to make it thru next RSV season...so however long it takes.
I made it 14.5 months, though the last 3 weeks were weaning, so I wasn't getting much.
My goal was to make it to a year adjusted and with my freezer stash, that's what we did. I was also going back to work and pumping at work was just a nightmare.
And no.. breastmilk is far superior to cow's milk. Cow's milk has little nutritional value, it's not "needed."
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thanks ladies! I'll keep doing what I do best
I've been giving him at least 8 oz of fresh a day and freezing the rest. That way we're working through the stash and also giving fresh antibodies. I suppose I could do all fresh but I'd rather work through some of the old stash at the same time!