https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:32:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2838218 Mon, 06 Aug 2018 18:57:39 +0000 nana87 2838218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pajamas: I quit about 3 weeks ago now when I had a week-long workshop for work that would have made it hard to take a pumping break anyway, and it’s been great! Conveniently, daycare moved her from sleeping in a crib to a cot at the same time, and she started rejecting her pre-nap bottle anyway. She still loves nursing morning and night, and on weekends during the day too. I think my supply may have dipped, but she’s happy to nurse still and eats well so I think it’s fine. It’s so nice to have that time back in my work day!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2838210 Mon, 06 Aug 2018 18:03:50 +0000 Mrs. Pajamas 2838210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nana87: just wanted to check in and see if you made a decision. I'm still really struggling with quitting the pump and having so much anxiety about DD2 wanting to quit if I quit. I wish I knew how to just relax and go with the flow. Ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833777 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 10:41:25 +0000 LemonJack 2833777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both times I stopped pumping right at a year. It didn’t affect my supply and I was able to continue to nurse. I couldn’t wait to ditch the pump! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833752 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 08:43:19 +0000 nana87 2833752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kayla0416: when I stopped nursing lo1 it was because I was pregnant! I think my supply had totally dropped by then anyway, but it hurt like crazy </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833750 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 08:42:07 +0000 nana87 2833750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pajamas: haha, great minds!! it's so crazy how it seems like lo2 nurses so much on days we're together and then I pump so little, I so feel you at being frustrated w/ 2oz pumps!</p> <p>@MamaCate: thank you! :heart:</p> <p> @josina: lol these Feb 2017 babies with their opinions! ;) lo2 DEF knows what she wants and when she wants it, and it's usually whatever lo1 or I have! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833743 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 08:17:09 +0000 josina 2833743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I quit pumping just after 12 months, and have been slowly dropping nursing sessions. 16 months was 2-3 times a day.<br /> At 17 months we are down to just 1 night wake-up and I'm still hoping she quits on her own!<br /> I do have to give bottles of WCM instead of nursing (she's a very opinionated little girl, lol!) so weaning from bottles will be another issue I'm sure!</p> <p>~ So with that, quit pumping, you should still be able to nurse. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833736 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 07:41:16 +0000 kayla0416 2833736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped pumping at 12 months and nursed til 14 months, but my supply dropped pretty quickly and she self-weaned I think because there was no/very little milk left. But I also got pregnant again at 12 months, so I'm not sure if it was that or the pumping that affected my milk more. Probably the combination! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833715 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 22:38:21 +0000 MamaCate 2833715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nana87:<br /> 1. You are awesome for pumping that long! I was so ready to stop once I got to 12 months.</p> <p>2. It sounds to me that you know what you want to do. I would trust your gut.</p> <p>For more anecdotal support: I have two kids and stopped pumping/day weaned around 12/13 months. I nursed wake up and bedtime for both until about 22 months with the first and 24 months with the second. It was less about nutrition in the toddler year but it worked for us. I stopped nursing the little one almost exactly a year ago and I was definitely uncomfortable so I know there was still milk there! I just dealt with it and it passed in a couple days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833692 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 18:44:01 +0000 Mrs. Pajamas 2833692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nana87: thanks so much for posting...I was logging in to write the exact same post!! For DD1 I went down to 1 pump/day at 13 months and then quit pumping at 16 mo. She nursed until 22 months morning/bedtime. DD2 is 12 months and I just went back to work and am so frustrated with my pumping output (2oz/pump) that I'm considering stopping but also really sad that it could affect nursing. DD2 nurses a bit more frequently than DD2 did but she's so efficient and doesn't nurse to sleep so it is hard to compare. Others are assuring me it will be fine but wanted you to know I'm right there with you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833666 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 15:06:46 +0000 psw27 2833666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped pumping around 13 months and stopped nursing around 15 months. He was only nursing in the mornings and I think my supply stayed the same (I doubt he was getting much at that point!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833655 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 14:51:42 +0000 Becky 2833655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped pumping when DD was 10 months because she stopped taking bottles during the day. I was only working 2 days per week. I started back full time when she was 18 months and not nursing during the day didn’t impact her (or me). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833654 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 14:50:02 +0000 nana87 2833654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>thanks everyone! :heart: </p> <p>@petitenoisette: I had supply issues w/ lo1, but not lo2--I think I'm still hung up on how hard it was the first time. But it's been completely different w/ lo2, I just need to trust my body! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833649 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 14:39:56 +0000 petitenoisette 2833649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped pumping at 16 months when I went on summer vacation (teacher). My LO couldn’t do WCM so that was partly why I continued to pump past a year. My intent was to daywean her over that summer but it never really happened, went back to work in the fall and she did fine going cold turkey on milk during the day. We nursed am/pm (except more on weekends for a while) and eventually just pm from then on until she was about 2 years 3 months. No supply issues. </p> <p>Unless you’ve had a lot supply problems I would not worry at all about it affecting your supply. Mine always adjusted fine when we dropped down sessions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833639 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 14:12:58 +0000 mfa_lady 2833639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think your supply will be fine! I stopped pumping at just over a year with DD1, and nursed 1x/day from 12-15 months. I quit because she was over it (probably because I was pregnant) and I was going on a trip for three days so it was a fairly easy break. </p> <p>DD2 is still nursing 1x/day (at wakeup) at 20 months. I pumped 2x/day at work until she was a year, then 1x/day at work from 12-14 months, then stopped pumping. From 14-18 months she still nursed at wakeup and bedtime and got frozen milk during the day, and from 18 months til now she's been nursing at wakeup only. She doesn't seem to have any issue with what she's getting.</p> <p>Long-winded way to explain my first sentence: I think you're in the clear if you stop pumping!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833637 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 14:11:15 +0000 Ms.Mermaid 2833637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a friend who stopped pumping at a year and successfully nursed until almost 3. I stopped pumping at a year and weaned at 14 months but could have kept going. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833634 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 14:08:02 +0000 NorthStar 2833634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped pumping at 12 months as well and we are still nursing at almost 17 months. My supply has only really decreased to barely anything within the past few weeks, but I attribute that to working out more and other added life stress. I LOVE not pumping and not having to do that anymore. I am hoping to wean soon as I'm so over the night wakeups. lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833630 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 14:05:26 +0000 nana87 2833630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>thanks everyone, this is really helpful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833629 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 14:04:55 +0000 Salty 2833629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped pumping at 15 months but nursed my son at morning and bedtime until he was 38 months. I didn't notice a drop in supply and we transitioned gradually with my freezer stash to wcm for naps. It was so so so freeing. Also, I found that I could skip occasional bedtimes without problem, especially if I nursed him in the late-afternoon (for dates, classes, etc). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833624 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 14:03:19 +0000 maddyz 2833624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped pumping during the day at work around 15 months. and would only pump when i worked late (i would start to feel it). I stoped pumping at all around 18 or 19 months and I have not noticed any difference in supply from our nursing. We still nurse a lot when I am home and on work days we nurse evenings, night, twice in the am. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833617 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 13:30:08 +0000 snowjewelz 2833617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped pumping after DD2 turned 1 (happened to be around Christmas/New Years) so I was off work a lot anyway. She is almost 19 months and still nursing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833615 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 13:18:42 +0000 lilyofthewest 2833615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped pumping at 16mos. I'd been getting only 2-2.5oz when I pumped. I took a weeklong vacation with LO where he nursed on demand (or rather, mostly didn't) during the day. When I went back to work I got less than 1/2oz and quit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833605 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:25:51 +0000 MrsBucky 2833605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I nursed my son past two, but I stopped pumped after he turned one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833603 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:14:50 +0000 jennlin821 2833603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped pumping (3x per day) around 12 months, but continued to nurse for a few more months. My supply just adjusted to only when needed - morning/night, then just to night. </p> <p>It can be a little uncomfortable because you will still have boobs full of milk, I think I pumped a little to relieve pressure a few times that first week. So I would just have your pump handy just incase. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833599 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:06:21 +0000 MrsSCB 2833599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped pumping at exactly a year, and I kept nursing in the morning, at bedtime, and at naptime on the weekends until 20 months when he weaned himself. Totally possible, my supply adjusted fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833598 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:02:59 +0000 nana87 2833598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kiddosc: that's good to know, thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833597 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:58:43 +0000 kiddosc 2833597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped pumping right at a year for both of my kids and they transitioned to WCM during the day but only at meal times. #1 nursed until 15months, #2 until 21 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833596 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:58:40 +0000 nana87 2833596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: she does drink water and wcm from a straw or sippy cup (or an open cup, with lots of spilling lol). breastmilk is the only thing she gets in a bottle, and no bottles when she's home/with me. lo1 was a monster to wean from bottles since we used them way more-- she def preferred to drink from them over cups, so weaning her from them was so hard--worse than actual weaning! we've been more careful with lo2 and she definitely isn't as attached to the bottle as lo1 was </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833594 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:53:11 +0000 Mrsbells 2833594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nana87: DD was weaned at 14months but I stopped pumping at the 1 year mark. I dont think there is any right answer but I would consider offering the milk in a sippy instead of a bottle at this age </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-nursing-and-pumping-when-to-stop#post-2833583 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:22:31 +0000 nana87 2833583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you nursed into toddlerhood and worked out of the home, when did you stop pumping?</p> <p>Lo2 is 17 months and still nursing, and I still pump 1x/day; she takes what I pump (only 2.5-3oz) for a bottle before her nap. I don't think she needs the milk to sleep, as at home she will fall asleep with dh without it, and I have a decent freezer stash anyway that means she could still take a bottle at nap for two weeks or so. I don't want to mess up my supply, but those 3 oz aren't that big anyway! Next week I have a workshop from 9-3 each day, so it'll be tricky to pump. I kind of want to take the opportunity to stop pumping...</p> <p>With lo1, I stopped pumping regularly sometime around 1ish, but we had combo-fed so she took bottles of wcm still. We stopped bottles around 17m, and she still nursed until 22m. So, sort of comparable, but I really don't remember when I stopped pumping or how exactly I decided to stop.</p> <p>I know it's probably time to stop pumping, but I just worry about it affecting my supply! </p>