https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:14:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/retiring-the-pump#post-292737 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:30:33 +0000 pinkcupcake 292737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: That's awesome you made it so long! Congrats!!! Breast feeding is so challenging -- yay for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/retiring-the-pump#post-292735 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:16:05 +0000 irene 292735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: Hugsss to you -- I have the same issue as you do but recently LO has gone back to normal *knock on wood*. I think his is related to teething. So I'd probably quit when it comes to the next wave of teething....</p> <p>We are at 7.5 months now... I hope I can make it to 8 months too because I have thoughts of quitting every day when I go get my pump.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/retiring-the-pump#post-291328 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:57:11 +0000 regberadaisy 291328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: aww I think I will feel the same way too!!! 8 months is a great accomplishment! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/retiring-the-pump#post-291326 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:56:34 +0000 photojane 291326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>awesome job making it this far! i hope that i'm able to last that long!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/retiring-the-pump#post-291323 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:53:55 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 291323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you, ladies! I guess I need to look at it as an accomplishment instead of giving up early. I see all these other women that make it to a year or more and I wished I could. Oh well.... Maybe next baby :-P</p> <p>@regberadaisy: It started around that time but I don't think that ess the reason. She takes bottles like a champ still, as long as she is facing away from us. I think it's her way of becoming mire independent. It makes me sad and proud at the same time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/retiring-the-pump#post-291287 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:27:56 +0000 pastemoo 291287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats for lasting so long! Good work, mama. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/retiring-the-pump#post-291270 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:11:55 +0000 autumnlove 291270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great job! I am going to hang up the horns soon as well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/retiring-the-pump#post-291269 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:11:21 +0000 regberadaisy 291269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: do you think starting solids has anything to do with it? I have this fear that when M starts solid she won't want to BF any more either! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/retiring-the-pump#post-291263 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:57:15 +0000 Andrea 291263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's great - 8 months of breastmilk is awesome!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/retiring-the-pump#post-291261 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:55:56 +0000 BananaPancakes 291261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: I think you've done an awesome job! My son stopped at 11 weeks in a similar manner and after 2 weeks of exclusively pumping I quit. You went 2 months already! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/retiring-the-pump#post-291250 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:21:04 +0000 Shimmer 291250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats on 8 months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/retiring-the-pump#post-291248 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:15:45 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 291248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: I have no idea why she did. One day she just decided that she didn't want to. I kept offering it and tried all sorts of positions, but ultimately she couldn't be bothered to do it anymore. I guess there's just too much to see and do than to be tied down to a boob for 5 min. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/retiring-the-pump#post-291233 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:49:03 +0000 Sammyfab 291233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kudos to you for nursing/pumping for 8 months! My LO is 6.5 months and some days I consider switching...I could never exclusively pump though. I totally admire moms that EP! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/retiring-the-pump#post-291213 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:30:36 +0000 regberadaisy 291213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great job mama!</p> <p>Can I ask why your daughter stopped nursing? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/retiring-the-pump#post-291207 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:26:36 +0000 tequiero21 291207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>congrats for lasting this long! i know many women who quit after 3 months! i will be sad but greatly relieved when i get to retire my pump haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/retiring-the-pump#post-291185 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:37:06 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 291185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I finally decided to quit pumping (DD quit nursing almost 2 months ago). I really wanted to make it to at least 9 months but I'm burned out on all things pumping. I figure it will take 2-3 weeks to dry up if I do it gradually, so that will give her 8 full months of breastmilk.</p> <p>I have mixed feelings about it but I know I've stuck it out as long as I personally can. Kudos to you exclusive pumpers! </p>