Question for EBP'ers

Justtee33

I'm going to start EP'ing in the next few weeks for my 6 month old. A few questions:

How did you start with the transition?

What is your pump schedule like (how often do you pump)?

My guy nurses every 2 hours at night (still, ugh!!), mostly for comfort I'm assuming since he's well into solids. Would it be best to start cutting out night time nursings and give him a bottle or should I bottle during the day first?

Thanks! 

tortuga47

I'd start the bottle during the day first. I pump and nurse. At night, I do a bottle when he goes to sleep so he doesn't start the comfort nursing cycle, but during the night I still nurse if he wakes. When I do pump, I pump whenever he would typically nurse, so about every 3 hrs during the day.

ExcitedMum2B

I've EP'd since the beginning. I try to pump every 4 hours, except at bedtime, then it goes to 7 hours.   DD mostly sttn, but on rare occassion will wake at 1:30. I always have 2 2 oz bottles next to the bed just in case.

beccalee721

I've been EP'ing since LO was 4 months (8.5 now) and I would pump during the day and still nurse for the MOTN feedings. Pumped 5x's during the day (every 4 hours) and then fed her during the night. Once she stopped the MOTN feedings, I didn't pump during the night, just as soon as I woke up. Now that she's 8 months I pump 4x's a day.