https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:26:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-quit-pumping-tonight#post-1074477 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 13:24:43 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1074477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: I know! I'm planning a first birthday party!<br /> @prettylizy: haha. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-quit-pumping-tonight#post-1073973 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 10:11:30 +0000 yin 1073973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats!! You have done a great job and should be very proud of yourself. I EP'ed with my first, and it was one of the hardest things I've even done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-quit-pumping-tonight#post-1073924 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 09:49:11 +0000 birdofafeather 1073924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You did so so great!! Truly an inspiration and awesome that he got so much good milk from his dedicated mama! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-quit-pumping-tonight#post-1073863 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 09:32:57 +0000 dagret 1073863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>congratulations! You did such a great job. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-quit-pumping-tonight#post-1073855 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 09:28:08 +0000 prettylizy 1073855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats!!! Seriously, when I saw this post title I wanted to give you a high five! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-quit-pumping-tonight#post-1073797 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 09:07:21 +0000 Pink Champagne 1073797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats! It feels so good to ditch the pump!</p> <p>And awesome for having such a good stash built up! I only had enough for a week once I stopped pumping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-quit-pumping-tonight#post-1073725 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 08:45:41 +0000 blackbird 1073725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dude. That's fantastic. I felt total freedom when I stopped EPing, lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-quit-pumping-tonight#post-1073690 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 08:25:55 +0000 littlek 1073690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Green Grass: You did great!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-quit-pumping-tonight#post-1073688 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 08:24:58 +0000 DillonLion 1073688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nice job!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-quit-pumping-tonight#post-1073683 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 08:22:40 +0000 purrpletulips 1073683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats on your accomplishment. It is perfectly fine to feel as you are. I'm starting the process of dropping pumping sessions to get down to stopping and have mixed feelings as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-quit-pumping-tonight#post-1073598 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 07:28:05 +0000 regberadaisy 1073598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Green Grass: #1 how is he 11 months already?!?!?!!?<br /> #2 that's where I was when I gave up the pump. :( Getting nothing and dry spots on boobies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-quit-pumping-tonight#post-1073586 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 07:20:51 +0000 Adira 1073586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Girl, you are an inspiration for EPing for as long as you did!!!! Pumping is sooooooo much work and so time consuming and so draining, you're AMAZING for doing it as long as you did!!! And YAY for not having to be attached to the pump anymore!!!! &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-quit-pumping-tonight#post-1073585 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 07:20:51 +0000 edelweiss 1073585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>WOW you did it! you are amazing, mama! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-quit-pumping-tonight#post-1073555 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 06:50:16 +0000 MrsF 1073555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations on pumping for so long! I'm in awe of EPers :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-quit-pumping-tonight#post-1073491 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 03:07:43 +0000 Pepper 1073491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You did amazingly well!! Congrats on making it so long! You should be very proud of yourself :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-quit-pumping-tonight#post-1073487 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 02:53:11 +0000 Smurfette 1073487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You did awesome for pumping as long as you did!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-quit-pumping-tonight#post-1073485 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 02:47:06 +0000 Kemma 1073485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You're a pumping rock star! HB royalty even :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-quit-pumping-tonight#post-1073480 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 02:35:12 +0000 MaisyMay 1073480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good for you! I quit pumping about a month ago and can't figure out now how I spent all of that time doing it. It's so nice not having to carry the pump everywhere and plan your day around it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-quit-pumping-tonight#post-1073466 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 00:58:29 +0000 runsyellowlites 1073466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think regardless of how long one bf's (whether nursing or pumping) there's a sadness to stopping. It's the end of a chapter that was a huge part of you life! You have done such an amazing job &amp; should be uber proud of yourself! I know P &amp; I had our struggles but my heart really goes out to ep'ing moms, that's a whole ball game I don't think I could play!! Congrats on making it a year (I know not adjusted but 12 months is still a year. ;) ). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-quit-pumping-tonight#post-1073461 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 00:35:30 +0000 LaineysMom 1073461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yaaaaayyy! Congrats! We've been EPing the same amount of time, although I think you have been much more dedicated than me.. :). 11 months is a long LONG time. The fact that your LO will get breastmilk past his first birthday is such an accomplishment! </p> <p>I feel you on the being sad part though.. Pumping is such a pain, but I truly enjoy being able to provide breastmilk to my daughter so, I don't want to stop! I know ill be sad when i pump wean... Still, I'm jealous of your newfound freedom. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-quit-pumping-tonight#post-1073456 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 00:19:43 +0000 lemondrop 1073456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats with making it this far! You certainly have not had an easy road to get here, you can be very proud of yourself! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-quit-pumping-tonight#post-1073452 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 00:14:14 +0000 ALV91711 1073452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You did awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-quit-pumping-tonight#post-1073448 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 00:01:06 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1073448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And I feel so ambivalent about it...mostly sad, but a little relieved. D turned 11 months this weekend. I EP'd the entire time although he's been getting 50% formula since 4 months because of his reflux. I have enough frozen milk to get through two maybe three months, but I don't have enough to get to one year adjusted in January (he was born at 25 weeks). I dropped to one pump about 3 weeks ago so that I didn't have to pump at work when I went back to school (HS teacher). Lately I've only been getting about 3 ounces and it takes nearly an hour including lots of hand-expressing to get it. I have dry patches on each side where my thins squeeze! </p> <p>I've been preparing for this for awhile, but didn't know that to iffy was the night until it was... :/. </p>