https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:09:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/three-pumps-to-two#post-2374638 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:29:14 +0000 Raindrop 2374638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit7: *big hugs* Yeah I hear you on the mommy guilt. Yup I agree, you just have to remember that you did so good for this long! You are doing great!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/three-pumps-to-two#post-2374631 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:25:52 +0000 Littlebit7 2374631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: thank you that is super helpful. I've started to push my midday pump back almost by accident Today i moved it to 4 and wasn't uncomfortable at all. It has gotten so hard midday; her naps are unpredictable or don't happen (and it's so hard to pump now that she is more active).<br /> I'm having some guilt over dropping it since I will likely have to supplement. Which I am totally ok with but still am having a hard time actually doing it!! But I have to remind myself how long I've succeeded in sticking with pumping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/three-pumps-to-two#post-2374609 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:16:36 +0000 Raindrop 2374609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am an EPing since the start. I was pumping 25ish ounces a day (3 pumps a day) at 5 months, just enough to keep LO on mostly breast milk and supplementing before sleeping. My schedule for 3 pumps a day was 6 am / 1pm / 10 pm.</p> <p>Then at 7 months I dropped to 2 pumps a day which resulted in about 20 ounces a day. </p> <p>I have 8am / 9pm pumping schedule. I just dropped my 1pm pump and pumped at 9pm that day. It hurt a bit but I was able to make it. </p> <p>I don't know about you but my weekends aren't that busy so I dropped the pump at the start of the weekend so if I needed to I could pump if it was too painful.</p> <p>Edit: as a side note when I switched to 2 pumps a day... my period came back and every time it has showed up it has decreased my pump supply. FYI. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/three-pumps-to-two#post-2374587 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:00:30 +0000 Littlebit7 2374587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElbieKay: thank! Yeah I think it was a day I was either rushed or was not paying attention and had the flange off center and suction too high (?) ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/three-pumps-to-two#post-2373777 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 22:45:03 +0000 ElbieKay 2373777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no idea about EP.</p> <p>But I needed to use the Pumpin Pals shields AND lubricate them with olive oil in order to pump "comfortably". Just putting that out there in case it helps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/three-pumps-to-two#post-2373725 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 21:28:11 +0000 Littlebit7 2373725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I'm going back and forth on dropping a pump. I exclusively pump (I have since LO was about 4 months). She is 8 months now. I pump only slightly more than she eats, 24-28 oz over three pumps. I haven't really bothered with a freezer stash because I have a lipase issue and my milk tastes God-awful (and honestly scalding was just another thing, ugh). Anyway, I'm considering dropping to two pumps. I have an awful open blister on one side which won't go away because it keeps getting re-irritated.<br /> Has anyone dropped to two pumps? Did your supply tank? What was your schedule? 7a/7p?</p> <p>Or a more general question: is it better to drop that third pump more gradually (i.e. Push it 30 min a day) or just move it to the evening and get on with life?</p> <p>I'm going to change the flanges to hopefully help with the blister (when I say blister, I don't mean a bleb). It's about 1cm away from the nipple itself ) </p>