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Had to defrost my first bag of BM in a year...

butterfly62682butterfly62682 member
in June 2011 Moms

No point to my post really...

It's just bittersweet that up to this point I have been able to provide nothing but fresh BM for Avery everyday of her life and today I had to defrost a bag to keep up.

I had a mini panic attack until I realized that this is what I wanted. I wanted to start weaning myself from the pump. I for about two seconds contemplated adding another pump. I hope this gets easier! 

How are all you doing either EPing or BMing?

~ Cassie ~

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Re: Had to defrost my first bag of BM in a year...

  • saunderslm2saunderslm2

    wow! Good job!

    I am so over pumping but I have 4 oz in the freezer - yep 4. So I can't quit yet because I am determined to make it to a year w/o formula or WCM. 

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    imagesaunderslm2:

    wow! Good job!

    I am so over pumping but I have 4 oz in the freezer - yep 4. So I can't quit yet because I am determined to make it to a year w/o formula or WCM. 

    Keep up the hard work! I am ready to be finished but not ready to quit. I know it doesn't really make sense... I confuse myself with it most days!

    ~ Cassie ~

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    Im a BFer here (who pumped over 5000 oz additionally to feed a friends baby in the first 9 months) and things are going great! I was just thinking today actually that it has just got better and better as time goes on. I love always having a "snack" onhand for her and knowing where it comes from, whats in it, and how good it is for her. I always planned on beastfeeding but i had no idea it would be this enjoyable and feel like the accomplishment that it does. 
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  • mesrmesr
    i can't believe you've made it this far EPing!  really incredible!  i'm still going strong BFing.  this really is the easy time, unlike those first few weeks, which were so trying.
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  • JuneBug0611JuneBug0611 member

    I understand how you feel!  I've always had an oversupply, but after LO is one year old (in two days!!) I want to gradually stop pumping at work and just nurse in the mornings and at night and let her have cow's milk and solid food at day care... so I recently started cutting out a pumping session at work (so now I only pump twice a day at work), and now on some days I need to defrost a couple of ounces of BM for her to keep up.  I also got panicky when I first did this and thought about adding back in that pumping session, and had to remind myself that this is what I was TRYING to do... to decrease her dependence on me as her primary source of food!

    I can't believe I've made it to one year!  I wasn't sure that I would be able to but wanted to try.  And here we are two days from her birthday, with a healthy stash still in the freezer, so I think I can safely claim success!  I plan to let her keep nursing morning and night until 18 months or 2 years old, but I don't really know when she'll want to stop, so I've started to try to really treasure our times nursing... I just don't know how much longer we have, and it is such a special thing!



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  • ssull1974ssull1974
    Mixed feelings here too.  LO has had frozen BM during the past year but I am now working on weaning from EPing and using up the frozen supply, which will last us past the 1 year mark, which was my goal.  It is bittersweet and I find myself panicking for a second when I don't see a bunch of bottles in the fridge ready to go or when I do need to pump to relieve some pressure and it is only about relieving the pressure not about how many ounces I can get.  I guess it has become a bit ingrained during the past 11+ months. 
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