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I need some advice/opinions

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My supply is tanking.  I EBF my daughter for one month and then had to start supplementing with formula at least once a day.  When I pumped at work (came back to work at 6 weeks) I could get 10-12oz/day at my best but lately my supply has gotten lower and lower and I'm not sure if I should keep pumping - if it's even worth it.

Now when I pump, I do both sides, four times a day.  I get about .25oz from each side so I'm lucky when I get more than 2oz total.

I've been thinking about going one more week and seeing if things get better.  My little girl will be 7 months old July 1 and I feel like that may be a good stopping point.  I mean, we can't BF forever, right?  We have to stop sometime!

I'd still try to do the morning and night nursing but stop pumping during the day.  What would you do in this situation?

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Re: I need some advice/opinions

  • MesmrEweMesmrEwe member

    Change your pump parts out (membranes or equiv. part, tubing if the membranes didn't accomplish anything) - if your pump parts are fresh then I'd say it's a good time to wean.  I EP for both of mine and at the end it was costing me more to rent/maintain the pump than the cost of formula not to mention the stress for me in terms of time. 

    Good luck!!!!

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  • belle785belle785 member
    Honestly, I'd probably just stop after a few more days of only getting 2 oz. 7 months of breastmilk is awesome so you have done a great job! 

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  • CountingUpCountingUp
    Your supply sounds similar to mine. I stopped pumping last month and noticed no difference. Our daughter still nurses on demand and takes what she can get. During the day it isn't much. In the middle of the night and first thing in the morning she gulps because there is a full supply (probably a couple of ounces) . I am not ready for this BF relationship to end. My advice is that you will know when you are done.
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  • browneyedgoilbrowneyedgoil member
    i just started nursing morning & night only & my body adjusted. i like it. i gradually dropped a session of nursing each day until i was only doing morning and night (and middle of the night). i feel good that she is still getting some benefit of breast milk. 
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  • vedwardsvedwards
    Thanks ladies.  I talked to my husband about it too.  I think I'm going to give pumping one more week and then only nurse in the morning and evening.  I'll be sad when I stop breastfeeding completely but I've thought about it a lot and it's time to stop pumping.  It just doesn't seem worth it to put that much time into something and get so little.
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