https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:08:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epers-how-did-you-wean-from-pumping#post-2070891 Sun, 15 Feb 2015 18:36:40 +0000 AmandaB8 2070891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I dropped sessions. I think the weaning experience definitely depends on your output - I was producing 65 oz a day at my peak, and wrapping myself wouldn't have done a thing. ;) </p> <p>I would suggest dropping to 4 pumps a day, wait a few days until you're comfortable, then 3, then 2. </p> <p>When you get to two, start dropping time off your pumps. When you get to 5 min a pump, you should be fine to just stop. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epers-how-did-you-wean-from-pumping#post-2070233 Sat, 14 Feb 2015 22:10:01 +0000 Mrs. Detour 2070233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Your baby can drink the milk if you take Sudafed. My OB put me on Zyrtec D (the kind with Sudafed) to cut my supply since I was producing waaaayyy too much each day. I'll likely be on it for as long as I BF since ice, cabbage, and Sage Tea didn't work for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epers-how-did-you-wean-from-pumping#post-2069085 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:57:17 +0000 LuLu Mom 2069085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meridian: the antihistamine pretty much dries you up in days, so the milk is gone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epers-how-did-you-wean-from-pumping#post-2069039 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:29:55 +0000 cranberry 2069039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gradually decreased the number of times that I pumped per day, usually dropping one session per week (so if I was pumping 5x/day this week, next week I would do 4x/day). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epers-how-did-you-wean-from-pumping#post-2068995 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:03:40 +0000 Meridian 2068995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LuLu Mom: Yes, trying to stop! Figure it will take a few weeks</p> <p>@blackbird: If you take Sudafed, does that mean the milk goes to waste? Or can LO still drink the milk? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epers-how-did-you-wean-from-pumping#post-2068986 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:56:39 +0000 MrsLonghorn 2068986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>following this for the future - not ready to stop yet, but dreaming of that day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epers-how-did-you-wean-from-pumping#post-2068953 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:39:26 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 2068953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I increased the number of hours between sessions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epers-how-did-you-wean-from-pumping#post-2068902 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:14:37 +0000 blackbird 2068902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would drop a pump if you could. I was down to pumping 3x a day when I stopped, then went to 2...and then was just like "fuck it, ice the boobies!" and popped a bunch of Sudafed. It took me a week to totally dry up. I started the process on Tuesday maybe? Started back at work on a Wednesday and they were so tender/sore, i was so glad I wasn't home with a kicking infant all day. Every day, they got gradually less sore, although i'd have a really swollen and sore spot or two that i'd hand express in the shower just to relieve some pressure. I did a lot of ice/cold cabbage/sudafed meds.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epers-how-did-you-wean-from-pumping#post-2068871 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:51:40 +0000 LuLu Mom 2068871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was an EP for 10 weeks, I just stopped cold turkey (I wanted to dry up.) I didn't wean because I heard it can prolong it, so I just wrapped ace bandages around myself as tight as possible and it sucked for a week but then eventually they stopped feeling engorged and dried up. If the pain got really bad I would take a shower and let them run a little bit, but I heard this is bad to do...however it helped me feel a little relief.</p> <p>Edit: I guess I might have read this wrong, are you trying t stop or just cut a session? My advice was if you want to completely stop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epers-how-did-you-wean-from-pumping#post-2068870 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:51:11 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2068870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I decreased by a session. I couldn't really drop the time because I always needed a full 30 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/epers-how-did-you-wean-from-pumping#post-2068856 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:47:43 +0000 Meridian 2068856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>4 months in, and I am ready to be DONE! I currently pump 5x a day for 20 mins each (roughly 6:30AM, 12PM, 5PM, 9PM, 2:30AM). I have enough frozen milk for maybe another 2 months. </p> <p>What is/was your pump weaning strategy? Did you start by dropping a pump session entirely? Or decreased the amount of time at each pump, keeping the same number of pumps? Or something else? Trying to figure out which way to go... </p>