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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And this is why I think pumping and so much about breastfeeding are a nightmare, and I will never do it again. Formula is a miracle.

OP, I pumped exclusively for 6 weeks with my first because she couldn’t latch, had an oversupply like you and saved a bunch of milk. Then for various reasons I combo fed, and long story short breastfed that baby for 2.5 years. So please don’t dismiss what I’m saying as coming from someone who doesn’t get it.

It’s just milk. It is 10000% not worth stressing over. I agree that pumping takes so much physical effort and time so your husband’s actions seem callous and maddening. But instead of getting mad I think you should stop subjecting yourself to the totally unnecessary torture of pumping. Don’t do this to yourself. There’s no benefit. I’m combo feeding my second and pumping zero.[/quote]

I’m the original poster. I nurse and pump. We are actively working on nursing with an expert. I still have excess milk I would pump if I were 100% nursing. [/quote]

What “expert”? If you stop pumping, you will produce less. That’s how you control and reduce oversupply. You do NOT need to pump. You are pumping because you want to store milk. You do not need to do that. Stop doing that.[/quote]

I hate people like you who think they know it all. Some women just naturally have an oversupply. Some women can’t stop pumping or just focus on nursing because their bodies and babies don’t work like that. Not every woman will have a perfect nursing journey. [/quote]

I had an oversupply! I reduced by pumping less than not pumping at all. This was the advice of the internet and the LCs I consulted. It’s pretty standard, non-controversial advice.

Ok OP so you have to exclusively pump. I’d recommend not doing that and doing formula. I’m sure you’re not interested in that, so just pump less. You don’t need to pump so much you store milk. I do not know what you are so confident this won’t work when you haven’t tried it and it’s the standard advice for reducing oversupply. Of the two of us, I’m the only one has tried it.[/quote]

I’m the original poster.

I disrespect but I didn’t come on here to ask about supply and how to reduce it.

I pump between 10-30 minutes depending on the day. Not emptying has left me with on the verge of mastitis so I don’t really want to do that.

The benefits of breast milk during this time are important so I choose to pump my over giving formula. It’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make.

I’m hoping to nurse exclusively or mostly at some point but I will pump until then.

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