XP: packed up the pump for good

iluvmylab · August 2012

The students come back tomorrow, so that's when work "really" starts for me. I decided last week that I was no longer going to pump at work. My schedule this year is awful and it would really stress me out to try to fit it in to an already crammed day. Last week, I just pumped once a day and over the weekend, we tried formula during the daytime to make sure he would take it. He's doing ok with it so far.

I have enough frozen BM to last a few days at DC and I still plan to BF in the morning and evening hours. It's a bit sad for me to stop because I really wanted to make it EBF for a year, but I'm very proud I made it almost 9 months, especially since I'm a working mom. And I will admit, it was a bit nice to be able to hand him over to someone else for a feeding without having to worry about pumping.

Thankfully, my body has adjusted well and from about 7am to 4pm, I no longer get uncomfortably full if I don't BF or pump. I know it's going to make my life at work A LOT easier, and give me a little more freedom on the week