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Weaning from the pump

lcriordanlcriordan member
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Also posted on the working mothers board.

My baby is eight months old today and I am struggling with the decision to wean pumping sessions during the work day. I would like to continue breastfeeding her exclusively when we are together (meaning no bottles, I would still give her solid food) but drop the pumping sessions while I am at work.

I am very anxious about this because I haven't even given her formula yet and worry that I will be depriving her once I stop providing breastmilk during the day.

Have any of you successfully continued breastfeeding on nights and weekends but dropped the pump?

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Re: Weaning from the pump

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    GBCKGBCK member

    I found that dropping pumping sessios didn't affect supply much.

    So going from 4 sessions at (made up numbers here, because I don't remember the amounts) 6 oz (total) per session was fine...

    then I dropped to 3 sessions and my body adjusted to  make 8 oz (total) at each session

    Then to  to 2 sessions at 10 oz (total) per session...

     

    So it didn't let me get rid of the pump, but it did mean I now only pump @ lunch time, no more frequent breaks. 

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