https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:54:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-from-weekend-to-work-week#post-2143289 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 10:20:14 +0000 Adira 2143289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: He weaned on his own at 14.5 months, though I suspect it had something to do with the fact that I was pregnant.</p> <p>Pumping this time around, I'm only 7 weeks in back at work, but it's sooooooooooooooooooooo much easier!!!! My supply has been AWESOME this time around and I get more than plenty at my pump sessions! I haven't had to pump after nursing in the evening or right before bed and I only pump once on the weekend (after his first feed because he only nurses one side and the other side is SO FULL). I know my supply will probably diminish as he gets older, but currently, it's been EASY. I also don't have to pump for as long to get a decent amount out. I pump only 10-15 minutes (I used to pump 30 with Xander). Although things didn't get really rough with Xander until the end, so I'm guessing that could happen this time too. But this time I have an AWESOME freezer stash, so I think even if my supply does diminish, I will probably be able to get by by supplementing with my freezer stash. I'm really hoping I don't have to pump a gazillion times a day like I did with Xander at the end... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-from-weekend-to-work-week#post-2143276 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 10:12:04 +0000 LovelyPlum 2143276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Applesandbananas: thanks for giving me some hope! I'm not sure what we will do yet, but it is good to know that we may have options.</p> <p>@PurplePeony: good point about the nursing experience, as opposed to just the milk. I hadn't considered that.</p> <p>@Adira: how old was he when he weaned on his own? Also, completely OT: how is pumping going this time around? I know that you had to pump on a crazy schedule with X!</p> <p>@Pirouette: I know, it's crazy how fast that year went! Also, thanks. I hope that it doesn't take too long to even out. We've had super similar nursing journeys thus far, here's hoping it continues in this good way!</p> <p>@jetsa: thanks :)</p> <p>@gilmoregirl: she totally does best when I'm not around. Bottles, she could take or leave, and the same with a sippy. When Mama's here, though, forget it. It is milk, milk, milk!!!</p> <p>@rolypoly: thanks! good luck to you , too. Also, I'm with you and @PurplePeony: G wants to nurse when I see her in the evening. Or at least, that has been the case up until now. I think that is her way of transitioning, because she does the same thing when she first wakes up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-from-weekend-to-work-week#post-2142441 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 16:03:18 +0000 PurplePeony 2142441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rolypoly: my DD wants to nurse the minute she sees me at the end of the day, too. I actually think that will be the last feeding she drops when she weans. I walk into daycare and as soon as she spots me, she comes flying at me yelling "milk! milk! milk" and doing the hand sign. Usually I have to take her to the staff room/"living room" to nurse her before I can even sign her out and gather her things. Sigh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-from-weekend-to-work-week#post-2142032 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:55:03 +0000 rolypoly 2142032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kiddo is 14 months, and while I pump weaned at 12 months (hoorah!), I'm usually nursing once during the day on the weekends. It seems to be working OK right now, as on the work days I nurse: morning, 5pm (home from work), 8pm (bedtime). On the weekends I usually do morning, 3pm (afternap), 8 pm (bedtime). So I'm nursing the same amount, just at different times. I'd like to cut out the 5pm nursing session, but he has a one track mind when I get home from work and wants to NURSE NURSE NURSE immediately. I'm sure it's just his way of wanting to reconnect after me being away all day, but it's hard because he doesn't even give me 5 minutes to decompress and catch up with our nanny!</p> <p>Anyway, I'm hoping to somehow get to just morning/night in the next month. Right there with ya :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-from-weekend-to-work-week#post-2142016 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:42:25 +0000 gilmoregirl 2142016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We day weaned on weekends. It took a couple of weeks to be ok though - this weekend was actually the first that I successfully did not nurse during the day. We still nurse at bedtime, sometimes overnight and sometimes first thing in the am. I leave really early for work and I haven't been waking him to nurse. He does best when I'm not around. Distraction and consistency were helpful in getting to this point though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-from-weekend-to-work-week#post-2141973 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:05:15 +0000 PurplePeony 2141973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a similar experience to @Pirouette. I cut down on weekend daytime sessions but didn't cut them out entirely -- she would usually nurse when she woke up and I'd try to keep her busy through the morning, then would let her nurse once in the early afternoon and again around dinner time. I didn't stop pumping at work until 13mo, though, and I also got my period back not long afterward and my supply tanked, so I never really got too full. Now that my hormones have leveled out, she can pretty much nurse whenever she wants and it's fine, she might not be getting that much but I think she wants the nursing experience more than the actual milk anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-from-weekend-to-work-week#post-2141929 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:47:21 +0000 Applesandbananas 2141929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I still nurse on demand but stopped pumping at work over a year ago. LO is 2 and there's enough there when he wants to nurse. I felt really full in the beginning but after a week or so, my body adjusted. </p> <p>If you can, do some hand expressing and use nursing pads for the next week or so and hopefully your body will adjust! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-from-weekend-to-work-week#post-2141922 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:43:28 +0000 jetsa 2141922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did the same as @Pirouette and never had any issues but I also got pregnant shortly after and I think that may have helped to dry up my milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-from-weekend-to-work-week#post-2141896 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:22:33 +0000 Pirouette 2141896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OMG how is she one already?! :)</p> <p>My body regulated after a few weeks, but I never really had a leaking issue. I had slight pains and felt full after a full day. but i pump weaned very gradually and kept up a short lunchtime pump session for a while just to keep things a little even. I'm still nursing on occasion on the weekends (though definitely not regularly) and never ever pump. So it's possible! it just might take a while to regulate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-from-weekend-to-work-week#post-2141877 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:06:31 +0000 Adira 2141877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I day weaned at the same time I pump weaned. It was hard at first because Xander would ask for it and I would turn him down, but he got over it pretty quickly (was never a boob monster though). And then we continued to nurse just in the morning for a couple more months before he completely weaned on his own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-from-weekend-to-work-week#post-2141870 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:03:02 +0000 LovelyPlum 2141870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: @MrsKoala: thanks...it's hard to hear, but I'm pretty sure that is what I need to do. I am so over being so freakin full all of the time. I actually had to go buy nursing pads, but I always forget to wear them. I just have this feeling that we might be done nursing soon. She doesn't nurse much before bed, and sometimes she nurses in the morning. The sessions she will not shake are midnight and 5 am. I won't lie, I don't hate them, even if it means less sleep. She loves to nurse then, and I love the sleepy cuddles! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-from-weekend-to-work-week#post-2141858 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 09:57:56 +0000 MrsKoala 2141858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I day weaned at the same time... probably not what you want to hear. I just didn't like feeling so full at work when I was trying so hard not to pump so I just said eff it and stopped nursing on the weekends. Now we're down to just the mornings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-from-weekend-to-work-week#post-2141856 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 09:57:25 +0000 avivoca 2141856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I day weaned completely. She dropped her bedtime session on her own a few months after she turned one, and we are still nursing in the morning, though I think we may be coming up to the end of our nursing relationship. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-from-weekend-to-work-week#post-2141845 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 09:50:04 +0000 LovelyPlum 2141845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did you struggle with this?</p> <p>LO turned one on Friday (!!!!!) and I'm trying to navigate pump weaning while still nursing when we're together. I've been pump weaned for about 3 weeks now, using hand expression for a little relief when I feel full. I leaked all over the place the first week to 10 days while my body adjusted. I thought it was getting better, but today is not going well.</p> <p>We were together for three days this past weekend, and so when LO asked, I nursed on demand. Of course, it now dawns on me that she wanted milk when she normally gets a bottle at daycare before her morning nap. This would all be fine, except my body now thinks that someone is hungry around 10:30 a.m., and my shirt is soaking wet from leaking. Awesome.</p> <p>So, what do I do? Should I day wean her when we're together? She still nurses at night and first thing in the morning, so I'm assuming I'll still have milk then. It is hard to refuse her, especially when I don't want to wean completely. But I have class in an hour, and I'm covered in milk. I can't have that, either. Help!! </p>