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December 2010 Moms
callthewind
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Getting off the pump
callthewind
member
After pumping for 12 weeks to give W as much bm as possible while supplementing with formula, I'm working on getting off the pump in anticipation of my return to work in two weeks. Just needed to vent that my feelings are so mixed about it. I really don't want to deal with it at work because of the small amount I actually pump but then I feel like quitting is giving up. It's a minute to minute thing. I think it will be less stressful on me with my return to work and that's for the best at this point. I did make it to 3 months after an extremely emotional and challenging start to breastfeeding and thne moving to just pumping and supplementing. If I could just pump twice a day I would do that for sure but I'm pretty sure my low supply will just dwindle. But who knows. Yes, this is just a vent because I needed somewhere where I know someone will understand!
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Re: Getting off the pump
Congrats on making it 3 months! I don't have much to say, but I completely understand. I have been EPing for two months now and it is so tough. Most of the time I feel like I can hang in there, but sometimes I just get so tired of it. It is especially hard now that my LO is STTN and I have to wake up every three hours to pump.
It's killing me! I know that my BM is the best for DS and my ultimate goal is 6 months.
No matter what, don't feel down about quitting. If it is going to be too stressful to continue, then that is all that matters in your decision. As people have said in other posts, happy mom=happy baby! Good luck!!
I pumped until the week after I went back to work. I was never at EPing levels though. The most I could get was 4-5oz in one day, so she'd get 1 bottle of BM a day for the first month and a half, maybe 2 months. At the end, I was literally getting 5ml on each side when I pumped, sometimes less. That was so depressing. One day, I just stopped. I finally packed up all the parts and the pump and put it in LOs closet. Hopefully it'll work out better for LO #2, whenever that is.
I've never been at EPing levels either. I got up to 12-13oz a day and that has held steady as I cut down to pumping 5 times a day, then 4, and yesterday I did 3 because I was really sick. Today I just pumped for the second time because I started to leak after 12 hours. I guess we'll see what happens! Thank you for sharing your experience. It just helps to know I'm not alone!
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This! I've struggled with a low supply and tried pumping instead of nursing... and I'm soooo sick of pumping that I barely do it now and I know I should in order to build up a small freezer stash.
I know how draining pumping can be, so please don't beat yourself up if you choose to stop. If I were in your shoes, I would probably stop.