stopping pumping

nikkim76

what is the easiest way to do this without getting engorged or getting clogged ducts. i am on the fence as to when but wanted to know how to go about when ready. i am def not producing enough and now that they are starting to eat more i thought about switching to formula. thanks!

lgurian

i dont produce enough either. they get about half and half. i realize this is not your question, but BM doesnt have to be all or nothing. if you want to keep pumping to give them some you certianly can. GL.

ancjph

You can drop a session every few days and drop the time that you pump too. For me after about two weeks it was just about done. Then i wore a nice tight sports bra to dry up the rest.

LMK8605

I had a hard time stopping, I kept getting engorged and blocked ducts very easily... I just started lengthening the amount of time b/w pumpings until I was down to 3 pumpings a day then I just stopped.  I also took Allegra-D (which I had an Rx for to treat allergies) - the sudafed in that REALLY helped.  Sage tea was also very helpful - and it was quite tasty.  It took me about 2 1/2 weeks or so.  Not very pleasant but I will say that once I was done it was SUCH a relief.. I loved being able to give my twins mommy milk - but not producing enough was so hard!

Good luck

If you have more questions you should try the Breastfeeding board - they were super helpful!