What happens when you've been successful at all of this and you are ready to
stop pumping at work?
Gourley adds that breastfeeding isn't all or nothing and many moms may
stop pumping at work after 12 months, but still breastfeed on demand without any issue.
If
I stop pumping at work, will my supply dry up at night so that I can't nurse on the weekends in the evening?
I really wanted to
stop pumping at work, so we dropped several feedings when she turned 1.
Your baby might be okay with continuing this pattern for a while, or they may wean shortly after
you stop pumping at work.
Your baby might be okay with continuing this pattern for a while, or she may wean shortly after
you stop pumping at work.
I stopped pumping at work when he was a year old, but we were able to maintain our nursing relationship when I was home for a full year after that, it was a really great thing.
Not exact matches
At four months, I decided I would
stop pumping completely because I was going back to
work and barely made enough for her anyways.
If you are
working and
pumping,
stop pumping and have whoever is looking after baby substitute additional food or cow's milk (raw preferable, non-homogenized organic
at the very least) during the day.
I'd
stopped taking them because I had too much milk and my daughter was choking on it, but when my supply dropped after starting back up
at work, I'd take one the day before I went in and could
pump a lot during
work and stock up on milk for her for my next shift....
And there's also nothing wrong with there's nothing wrong with breastfeeding supplementing with formula, using a shield,
pumping exclusively,
stopping breastfeeding when it's not
working for both of you, or not breastfeeding
at all.
Some women
stop at 4 months, because they find
pumping milk
at work too physically challenging.
Sophie's 6 month schedule... or Mommys wan na b schedule.I get up
at 6:30 am to get myself ready wake up a 5 yr old and 3 yr old for school let them get dressed when one is not throwing a tantrum or teasing the other one by now its 7:30 a send them to eat and then brush their teeth while I dress the baby who has been very paTient... out the house by 8 for kindergartener to get there on time and next
stop grandmas we get her to nurse... and get preschooler to school by 8:30 and I'm off to
work I
pump by 12p and collect 6oz for her afternoon... grandma feeds her again
at 11:30 a. Of breast milk and sometimes it's 5oz / 6oz... we sometimes get her a4oz formula bottle with her cereal.I pick up brothers from school
at 1and go drop off with grandma and feed Baby again... she gets 5oz bill around 3:30 p and I get home
at 6 pm to nurse her and then get food for the kids and don't forget homework... baby gets her veggies... and mom gets Cold
Many
working /
pumping moms
stop pumping at a year or so.
It was a Medela, and the company has been great — my
pump stopped working at one point, and I contacted them and within 24 hours I got a new one.
Here's what you can do: Cut back to 2
pumps at work and
stop pumping at each session after you've gotten 6 - 7 oz.
If I could go back and do it again with nursing and
pumping only
at work, I think I would have
stopped pumping after that 1st week, and waited a few weeks until we got a good latch going and a good routine.