? for the EP moms

mary811

I have over 400 ozs of milk stashed in the freezer right now, and usually pump just over 40 oz per day.  I assume that he may not drink as much milk once solids are introduced. 

How much do babies at 6 months and up usually drink on a daily basis?

I'm trying to figure out a time frame for when I need to stop pumping, but I want to make sure I have enough on hand.  I was originally aiming at stopping when he was 7 months old.

What's your thoughts? opinions?

ETA: I was just going to email you Sheila, but though others might have the same question and benefit from this 

ballerina06

I'll respond here   Haha!

Once Gabe hit 6mo (we introduced solids at 3mo, I don't want anyone to respond to this, it was a decision we reached with our pedi) and was eating a significant amt of solids he was drinking 24oz of milk a day, and he typically still did up until recently.  He's down to about 18oz/day right now at 11mo.  I waited to stop pumping when he was 8mo, but to be honest, I could have quit when he was 6mo.  I had close to 5000oz frozen though.  What I did was I used 30oz as my "estimate".  That way if he drank less I would be covered, KWIM?  He's 26 days away from his 1st birthday and I still have a deep freezer full and I know I will be able to give him bm until 18mo at least.

Make sure you calculate what you have accurately.  It's a PITA, but it will ensure you know how much you have.  Also, as you drop pumps your supply will eventually plummet.  Mine did once I was only pumping 3x/day, so just something to keep in mind when you are estimating.  At that point AF returned (so 7mo pp) and my supply took a nosedive and never went back up.  I was only pumping 16-18oz/day when Gabe was eating 24oz/day.  I held on until the 8mo mark and then stopped.