https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 06:08:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-continued-to-pump-after-your-lo-turned-one#post-1071866 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 15:57:26 +0000 pregnantbee 1071866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 14.5 mo and I'm dying to stop pumping. In fact, I'm actively trying to stop and am down to 1 12-min pump per day and morning/night nursing session for a total of 3x per day. I'm really scared to stop the final mid-day pump bc I'm afraid it will be too physically painful for me. My body seems to take its sweet time getting used to the decreased request for milk. I never thought I'd still be pumping past 1 yr!</p> <p>I always find transition times the hardest - introducing food at 6 mo, when to give chunkier foods, stopping breastfeeding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-continued-to-pump-after-your-lo-turned-one#post-1071838 Sat, 07 Sep 2013 15:36:09 +0000 Giraffe 1071838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaCate: @lemondrop: @purrpletulips: @locavore_mama: @Mrs. Bee: interesting that you all stopped right around the point where I am now! The more I think about not doing it anymore, the more exciting I find it. Did you introduce cow's milk when you stopped pumping? I don't have much of a freezer stash, so I'd need to think about that after the first couple of weeks.</p> <p>@HabesBabe: thanks! I have had such an easy time of it, I really can't take any credit - one of the reasons I'm reluctant to stop. 1000+ ounces in six months is amazing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-continued-to-pump-after-your-lo-turned-one#post-1071228 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 22:36:45 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1071228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i stopped at 15 months because she rejected the bottle completely anyway after christmas break. i was so glad to stop! and she's still nursing at 23 months, so no regrets! (other than not weaning sooner!!!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-continued-to-pump-after-your-lo-turned-one#post-1071221 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 22:32:07 +0000 MamaCate 1071221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HabesBabe: thanks! I am really glad we were able to make it work. i am so impressed with how much you pumped so quickly! I have to say day weaning and night nursing has been such a nice combo which in part is why we are still doing it 8 months later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-continued-to-pump-after-your-lo-turned-one#post-1070481 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 13:19:20 +0000 lemondrop 1070481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HabesBabe: I am happy to still have a small frozen supply, especially since we are done nursing now (once I got pregnant, you couldn't have paid me to nurse, it was so uncomfortable!)- I give him a sippy of pumped milk every few days. He had a fever not long ago, and it was one of the few things he would drink. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-continued-to-pump-after-your-lo-turned-one#post-1070389 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:46:44 +0000 regberadaisy 1070389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped around 13-14 months because I was getting barely anything. :( I finally admitted defeat to the pump. Had I gotten more I would have kept going.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-continued-to-pump-after-your-lo-turned-one#post-1070383 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:45:57 +0000 purrpletulips 1070383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With DD, I pumped until she was 13m and nursed morning/bedtime until she was 14 1/2m when she self-weaned. DS turns 1 on Monday and I'm still pumping 3x/day so I plan to continue for a while longer but am going to slowly wean from pumping with the hopes of maintaining a nursing relationship at minimum of morning/bedtime until he wants to self-wean (which may happen when I have to be out of town for 3 days in December for work). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-continued-to-pump-after-your-lo-turned-one#post-1070365 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:39:29 +0000 HabesBabe 1070365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't pumped in months (I had an oversupply issue, so I was able to pump 1,000+ oz in less than 6 months) but I might start again-- LO still nurses several times a day, but I feel like my supply is REALLY low. I was taking MMP but I read it's not safe for pregnant women... sooooo we'll have to see what other options I have are.</p> <p>Kudos for keeping it up this long, @Giraffe: @MamaCate: @lemondrop: ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-continued-to-pump-after-your-lo-turned-one#post-1069278 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 23:21:41 +0000 lemondrop 1069278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I quit pumping around 13-14 months. I just had enough and decided to stop. I knew I wanted to wean by 18 months, so I wasn't worried about keeping up supply. I didn't notice a huge decline right away, but I was only pumping once a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-continued-to-pump-after-your-lo-turned-one#post-1069222 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 22:51:13 +0000 MamaCate 1069222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pumped until 13 months because LO turned 1 in December and we were traveling for the holidays and I just didn't want to mess with it. Ironically I moved from a shared office to a private office around her birthday so it was easier. I just felt like it was time, and both my output and her intake during the day were decreasing. </p> <p>I did feel like I had a lot more time once I quit pumping!</p> <p>Fwiw I day weaned at that point but am still nursing first thing in the morning and at bedtime at 21 months! Supply has kept up with LO so far... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-continued-to-pump-after-your-lo-turned-one#post-1069203 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 22:40:41 +0000 Giraffe 1069203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Why, and for how long? And how did you decide when to stop?</p> <p>My son is 13 months old and I'm still pumping twice a day at work - he still nurses on demand when we're together. I'm very fortunate to have a private, locking office and a supportive boss who would never tell me to stop. I don't look forward to pumping, but I don't dread it either. It would be nice to have the extra time at work so that I didn't have to bring so much home, but I'm not sure that's a good enough reason to stop and I really want to keep my supply up for as long as possible.</p> <p>Am I crazy to keep doing this? Any other long-term pumpers out there? </p>