Weaning from the pump

LEIGHLOVE09

Hi. My daughter is 5 months old and I've started weaning from the pump. I'm down to pumping 3 times a day and I still get between 25 and 30 oz. Same as when I was pumping 5 times a day. Is this normal for my supply not to decrease? I'm also pumping for 8-10 min instead of 15 min before. I'm trying to stop all together. Right now my breasts get so full I can't imagine cutting out my middle of the day pump....any advice on how to stop? TIA!

kalette

Yep, totally normal! I don't see any supply decrease until I go OVER 12 hours between pumps.

CrawltheWarriorKing

Try pumping only for 5 min on your middle of the day pump for a few days, or even less if you can to drop down to 2 pumps.  Once you've adjusted, do the same with the morning and evening pump and hopefully that should help.

Just out of curiosity, having such a good supply how come you're trying to wean?  Is it just from pumping or do you nurse as well?

LEIGHLOVE09

She's in daycare all day so she gets bottles all day long..the only time I nurse is in the middle of the night when she wakes up. Truthfully I'm so sick of pumping.  I hate being tied to the pump on the weekends and waking up early and staying up later at night just to pump. 

bigbootyjudi

My LC said it takes about three-five days for your body to adjust to the missed pumping session.