https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:02:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bf-ing-after-one-do-you-pump#post-2810101 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 14:03:58 +0000 avivoca 2810101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: You know my struggles with pumping! I do miss BF because we weaned kind of suddenly when A had enough, but it's nice having my body back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bf-ing-after-one-do-you-pump#post-2810098 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 13:50:57 +0000 mfa_lady 2810098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: LOL you are awesome </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bf-ing-after-one-do-you-pump#post-2810095 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 13:32:15 +0000 themrsgoff 2810095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 17 mos and I honestly can't remember the last time I pumped... probably around 11,12 mos. He still nurses probably 4-7 times a day, but I'm pregnant and not producing like I was even a month ago, so I would probably only pump once at night and call it good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bf-ing-after-one-do-you-pump#post-2810024 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 08:33:19 +0000 avivoca 2810024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, I dropped my pump off at Goodwill the day I stopped pumping at work (closed circuit pump). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bf-ing-after-one-do-you-pump#post-2810019 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 07:58:24 +0000 mfa_lady 2810019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great advice, everyone! Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bf-ing-after-one-do-you-pump#post-2809971 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 19:27:59 +0000 winniebee 2809971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did until I realized it was only like 2 oz! For that amount of milk—-noooope! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bf-ing-after-one-do-you-pump#post-2809969 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 19:26:08 +0000 Amorini 2809969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: Hey! Miss our FB group! </p> <p>I’m in a similar boat with DS (17m). We are just nursing morning/night and I’m surprised he’s getting anything, but he loves, loves, loves it! I stopped pumping around 12 months and he gets WCM at daycare — no issues. I’m going away for two nights in April and was thinking it was going to be a good time to wean. But as it get closer to April — and I talk with DS about someday not having mamma’s milk — I can tell that he’s not too into that idea. So if he’s not ready before I leave, I probably need to pump 1x day while gone. The only trouble is that my Spectra pump no longer works — any very cheap suggestions? I assume a hand pump but I don’t know what is good and cheap. I’ll probably never use it again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bf-ing-after-one-do-you-pump#post-2809960 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 18:46:37 +0000 nana87 2809960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With lo1 I stopped pumping around 17m but still nursed til 22m.</p> <p>Lo2 is 13m and until last week I was pumping 2x/day during the work day, now I dropped to 1x. On weekends I still nurse about 4-6x/day </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bf-ing-after-one-do-you-pump#post-2809907 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:28 +0000 MrsADS 2809907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did, but more for comfort, not supply. I went away for 2 days at 20 months and pumped AM and PM. I had a big supply though and I would have been engorged and uncomfortable. If I wasn't engorged, I would probably just pump like once a day and call it good. Now when my son was closer to one (like 12-16 months) he was still nursing a lot and couldn't have dairy, etc. so I would have pumped more (and my supply was higher at that point). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bf-ing-after-one-do-you-pump#post-2809902 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:07:20 +0000 birdofafeather 2809902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once we were down to twice a day, I could skip the nighttime pump if I was away. But I tested it out first before fully skipping. More for my comfort than having more milk! The last thing I would want is to wake up engorged. And I had a lot of leaking, especially with my first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bf-ing-after-one-do-you-pump#post-2809860 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 12:59:50 +0000 IRunForFun 2809860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is almost 14 months and nursing morning, midday, and before bed. If I'm going to miss the morning or bedtime session, I pump, but if it's just the midday session I'll miss, I don't pump and I wait till bedtime. I'm more worried about plugged ducts than my supply. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bf-ing-after-one-do-you-pump#post-2809841 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 12:16:44 +0000 DesertDreams88 2809841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would pump if I had to skip a session conpletely, but not if I could just delay it (like feed hours later than normal).</p> <p>I'd be worried about getting a clog or engorged, not about losing supply. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bf-ing-after-one-do-you-pump#post-2809828 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 11:42:38 +0000 petitenoisette 2809828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did after 1 but I definitely had to and was nursing more frequently still (LO couldn’t have cows milk so that was part of it). </p> <p>However by the time I was down to twice a day I could go a night without pumping. I can’t remember when that was but I think that was closer to 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bf-ing-after-one-do-you-pump#post-2809797 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 10:42:10 +0000 kiddosc 2809797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would pump for a multi-day trip, but didn't if it was just one night. I nursed #2 to sleep until 21 months, but after she turned one if I wasn't there she didn't get any milk at bedtime. I don't think she was really getting much by then anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bf-ing-after-one-do-you-pump#post-2809792 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 10:34:50 +0000 Becky 2809792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would, in the evening and in the morning. If it was just one night maybe not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bf-ing-after-one-do-you-pump#post-2809768 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 09:49:20 +0000 Mama Bird 2809768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Very rarely and only if I was uncomfortable! It was mostly a slow slide of declining supply and declining demand, and eventually I got to the point where I could skip the morning or evening feeding and not be super miserable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bf-ing-after-one-do-you-pump#post-2809765 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 09:36:29 +0000 snowjewelz 2809765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No waaaaay. I stopped pumping at 1 with DD2 and with just okay supply, I am surprised I still have milk! She's 15 mo and I nurse morning/night (overnight) and on weekends if we're home she wants the boob all the time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bf-ing-after-one-do-you-pump#post-2809761 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 09:30:22 +0000 mfa_lady 2809761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My youngest is 16.5 months and still nursing 2x/day (wakeup and bedtime). I stopped pumping at work 3 months ago and she drinks bottles/sippies during the day on the weekends. </p> <p>So my question is, if you nursed past one year, did you pump when you were away from baby? I have a work trip in May and will be away from her for a few days so I'll definitely plan to pump then if we're still going....but last night I took some clients to dinner and missed one session and was too chicken not to pump when I got home. </p> <p>WWYD/what did you do? </p>