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Anonymous wrote:Do you mind pumping? I work from home and didn’t mind pumping at all. I’d just pump for another 3 months and be done with nursing. Make sure you give her as many feedings with bottles as you did nursing however. And start using a cup with breast milk in it now if you haven’t already.
Op here. I don’t mind pumping. Just don’t want to do both! Am a little sad to give up nursing - it’s just a situation where sometimes she’ll nurse and sometimes she won’t and in that case I’ll either have to nurse and pump or my supply will tank.
Is there a particular time of day that she reliably nurses? One of my babies was similar to yours at that age, but almost always nursed happily first thing in the morning. So that's all we did. I continued pumping at other times, but only because my baby seemed to have some issues with the formulas we tried. But I just added one pumping session after baby went to bed in addition to my workday pumping. Has your baby ever had formula? If she likes/tolerates it well, I would recommend slowly weaning off the pump. If your baby will continue consistently nursing at a particular time of day, there is a decent chance that you will maintain enough of a supply for that even without pumping.
I’m sorry. My oldest stopped wanting to nurse when she went to daycare and by 6 months really preferred bottles. It’s just how it was. I wasn’t willing to pump enough to keep my supply up (even with a hospital grade pump and consultation with a LC it took me forever to pump a bottle) so it wasn’t long before I switched to formula. It was slightly sad but I was proud I made it as long as I did. My younger child loved to nurse and did not have the same issues.
Thank you, yes this is what I’ve been doing. My dd will reliably nurse in the morning and usually a bit before bed + bottle. I’ve been pumping the other times. My nipples just keep cracking from the pump, so it’s pretty uncomfortable.
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