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15-20 ounces a day. Right now I get 10-14 ounces in the morning and less for the other sessions. I think I will stop pumping when my morning session drops below 8 ounces because my LO is almost 1 (9 months) and we have milk in the freezer.

I would have answered this differently when E was 1 month versus 3 months, and definitely versus 6 months. By the time she was 3 months old and I was returning to work, i was at about 7 oz/day. It was sooooo not worth it.

At 6 months old, it would have to be a fair amount of milk for me to feel like it was worth it. But...i dunno. It was a huge weight off my shoulders to just move to formula full time, too, as a working parent. Loads less stress. I feel pretty meh about breastmilk, in hindsight now, LOL

I EP, pumping 3 times a day and my worth it "number" in my head is 15oz, or half of her daily intake. Anything less than half and I would just switch to formula. I currently make around 20oz from those 3 pumps.

I've never thought of it in ounces before. I think I would pump as long as I could provide half of the milk LO was consuming. Hard to say without being in that position. I'm sending 10oz of BM to day care so that would be 5oz.

I can work while I pump and I'm only pumping 2x per day. It's not causing me stress most days so it's still worth it.

I never, ever got more than 10 oz total, so my expectations were low. However, i really struggled mentally when I dipped below 3 oz, so i voted 3-6.

@maybebaby: I think it's super hard to stop whenever you stop, but I felt a ton of relief once I was done pumping (I EP'd).

I said 6-9 cuz I'd want to at least pump a feeding. If I can't even do that, just more tiring than anything, I think.

I voted 6-9, which would have been half of what Xander needed for daycare. I think I'd need to be able to pump/nurse half of what he needs in order for it be "worth it" to me.

Well, I'm still pumping 2x a day (morning and night) but otherwise DS is formula fed. My supply dropped after pregnancy and I tried to keep it up but it was draining me so much and made me feel horribly sick to nurse/pump so we weaned at 5.5 months old.

I only get about 4-5oz a day but it's worth it to me to keep it up for as long as possible. He's 7.5 months and still receiving some BM which makes me feel good. Once my supply drops below 2oz I'm not going to worry about it though and am so thankful that formula has worked out just fine for him!

I voted thinking of my own situation as an exclusive pumper. I wouldn't continue EPing unless I was making 15-20 oz a day (total). Any less than that, and I would just do 100% formula.

Right now I can get about 2 oz per session. I am currently a SAHM & we nurse & supplement. If I were at work I would pump to maintain my supply so we could keep nursing when I was home. As long as LO was still interested in nursing I would keep pumping. If she wasn't nursing I would say any less than 1 oz total per session would be my cut off. But I have a lower threshold because I've always had a low supply.

@maybebaby: I hear you, it's tough! I know our LOs are very close in age, and nursing at times has become a struggle - she's so distracted for most feeds except for the MOTN ones.

Maybe try dropping one of your work pumps for a week and see what happens? You could always add it back in.

Maybe it's also a good idea to start thinking of pumping in terms of something that helps maintain your nursing relationship, rather than something you measure in ounces. This sounds silly but when I first went back to work I kind of felt like pumping was a little lifeline to LO, because I liked the feeling of sending milk back to her in those early weeks of separation. It helped until I got into the routine of being back at work and managing her milk needs.

i said other, because it would depend on the age of LO and how much he was drinking in bottles at the time. for a while, i wasn't pumping enough to cover what he ate (about 20 oz at daycare), and had to supplement with 3-4 oz of formula each day. that was okay with me, and i continued pumping and eventually i caught up.

however, if my supply took a major tank and i was supplementing with much more than 50% formula, i would strongly consider dropping the pumping.

@maybebaby: Glad that was helpful! I re-read my comment and hoped it didn't come off like continuing pumping was the only way to stay connected - my intent was just to suggest re-framing if you aim to continue. Good luck figuring things out

I think pumping at least what he takes at daycare would have to make it worthwhile for me so 15-20oz. I nurse before and after daycare.