https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:12:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-pump-wean#post-2307567 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 11:54:42 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2307567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with just reducing your time. </p> <p>One day I was just busy during lunch and realized it was 3pm and I hadn't pumped. I felt like I could make it until I got home and it worked fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-pump-wean#post-2307566 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 11:53:27 +0000 MrsLonghorn 2307566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ditto the previous posters. </p> <p>I EP'd so I didn't have morning or evening nursing sessions, but I timed all of my pumps and would just reduce by a few (like, 2-3) minutes every few days. I would be engorged for 3-4 days after a reduction. After things had settled down a bit, then I would reduce the time again. I stopped pumping all together when I got &lt; 3 ounces per session. I had to hand express every few days (since I wasn't nursing), but then I was done! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-pump-wean#post-2307564 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 11:53:10 +0000 Adira 2307564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: So I basically did it over a week. Each day was 5 minutes less than the day before. So Monday was 30 minutes, Tuesday 25, Wednesday 20, etc. I was done by Sunday (actually, I probably didn't pump/nurse on Saturday either). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-pump-wean#post-2307563 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 11:51:49 +0000 winniebee 2307563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: I think I just reduced by five mins each time. I could see my output getting less and less. The last few days I pimped only to relieve engorgement. And then just stopped. I was paranoid about mastitis. It wa over 3 years ago though so I'm not totally sure how long it took. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-pump-wean#post-2307560 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 11:49:20 +0000 regberadaisy 2307560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: oh, so you're not emptying? I hadn't thought of that. What did you do when you were down to just one session?</p> <p>@Adira: so each day you reduced by 5 minutes? How long did it take you to completely not need that last session?</p> <p>With my first, my pump output was nil at the end, so it was easy to get rid of the sessions! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-pump-wean#post-2307556 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 11:47:05 +0000 Adira 2307556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I pump weaned and was down to one pump a day, I just reduced how long I pumped each day by about 5 minutes (at the time, I was pumping for 30 minutes), until I was done. My body seemed to regulate pretty quickly to the change and I don't remember feeling too engorged after I cut the session completely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-pump-wean#post-2307554 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 11:46:10 +0000 winniebee 2307554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Start pumping for a shorter amount of time - I weaned from the pump (was an EPer) and it took me almost month. I eliminated one pump session a week by pumping for only 10 mins a session and spacing the sessions WAY out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-pump-wean#post-2307549 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 11:42:43 +0000 regberadaisy 2307549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know why I'm having such issues with this. But I want to wean from the pump and I'm just at a loss on how to do this without being engorged. Currently I pump once a day around 12:30-1:00 pm. We nurse in the morning then again when we get home around 5:30-6:00pm, bedtime and any MOTN wakeups.</p> <p>Should I start pushing the time I pump later? How many days should I pump at each new time before pushing the time again? Most days I am engorged by the time I pump. Part of the problem is she is very easily distracted and doesn't nurse well in the morning.<br /> And there is some guilt too because she isn't a great eater lately so I like knowing she's getting nutrition from nursing and pumped BM in bottles. </p> <p>We will still nurse together when I stop pumping.</p> <p>Thank you! </p>