https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:56:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-drop-to-pumping-once-at-work#post-2383076 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 13:47:40 +0000 MrsBrewer 2383076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: ohh gotcha! So true about breast milk having a longer expiration too. I forget about that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-drop-to-pumping-once-at-work#post-2383068 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 13:44:55 +0000 cascademom 2383068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: I'm not the one offering it. It's at daycare. I provide them with a 9 oz. bottle. Since it's breastmilk, it has a bit longer time expiration than the formula. He drinks it all. It's part of his 32 ounces of formula and milk that I send him there with each day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-drop-to-pumping-once-at-work#post-2383057 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 13:40:55 +0000 MrsBrewer 2383057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: that's so great! I beet it is a ton less stressful too! Hmm I guess I've never offered J more than 5 oz of breastmilk in one sitting....did your LO just seem to be really hungry still? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-drop-to-pumping-once-at-work#post-2383053 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 13:38:55 +0000 cascademom 2383053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: Yeah, thereabouts. I fill one 9 ounce bottle and sometimes fill a smaller one up. Lately, I've been pumping 12 ounces or so. The 3 remaining ounces I freeze for later use. I'm freezing milk now that I'm working instead of when I was on maternity leave. J is growing great with the combo feeding of formula/breastmilk. Doing it this way has eliminated a lot of the stress I felt with my first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-drop-to-pumping-once-at-work#post-2383043 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 13:35:59 +0000 MrsBrewer 2383043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I should add that I only work 2 full days and 1 half day a week, so other than that I just nurse. I haven't noticed a decrease in my supply either on the days I pump 2x per day at work </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-drop-to-pumping-once-at-work#post-2383040 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 13:34:54 +0000 MrsBrewer 2383040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: wow your LO eats a 10-12 oz bottle??? I'm impressed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-drop-to-pumping-once-at-work#post-2382959 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 12:55:00 +0000 catlady 2382959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 11.5 months. I was pump weaning so I only did it for about 2 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-drop-to-pumping-once-at-work#post-2382944 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 12:44:03 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2382944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I forget, but I was only able to sustain doing it for a month or so before my supply tanked. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-drop-to-pumping-once-at-work#post-2382929 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 12:33:30 +0000 Adira 2382929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I dropped at 12 months, but I'm pump weaning. One pump a day gets me enough for one bottle. I'm using my freezer stash for the rest of his bottles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-drop-to-pumping-once-at-work#post-2382921 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 12:23:23 +0000 PawPrints 2382921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Still doing 3x/day, LO is 8 months old. I hadn't really considered doing fewer than three pumps a day, though I guess I typically get enough milk from the first two pumps to feed her for the next day, so maybe I could drop the third. I've just been adding to my freezer stash whenever I'm ahead of her consumption. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-drop-to-pumping-once-at-work#post-2382917 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 12:21:14 +0000 DenverMom 2382917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh I'm so looking forward to dropping down to 1 pump session while at work! My LO is also 6 months and I pump 3x a day while at work, plus right before bed. My supply though is easily diminished, so if I don't keep up with the pumping I lose my supply real fast. So I think I'm going to have to stay at the current rate until 1 year, which is when I plan to switch her to WCM for her daytime feeds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-drop-to-pumping-once-at-work#post-2382916 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 12:20:19 +0000 mfa_lady 2382916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 11 months (last week!). It is glorious.</p> <p>ETA: Was able to do this (and drop my post-feed, pre-work morning session) because of my freezer stash. Now that I'm only feeding/pumping 3x a day on weekdays, my supply has gone WAY down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-drop-to-pumping-once-at-work#post-2382914 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 12:19:04 +0000 dc yoga bee 2382914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hey! DD is 6.5months old, EBF, and I'm still pumping 3-4x a day! I want to make sure she has enough milk, so I don't see myself stopping anytime soon if I'm able to do breastmilk until a year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-drop-to-pumping-once-at-work#post-2382910 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 12:17:03 +0000 Mrs. Cheesecake 2382910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With DD I dropped to pumping once at work at around 10 months but I would pump once in the morning and once at night while at home. Now that she is almost a year I no longer pump at all, but still nurse her when I am at home. I have an ample milk stash so I am not worried about her not getting any bm. DD is my 2nd child and with my first my supply couldn't keep up with his needs so I dropped to pumping once a day earlier and supplemented with formula. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-drop-to-pumping-once-at-work#post-2382909 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 12:16:25 +0000 bushelandapeck 2382909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 14 mos and I just cut back to once a day this week. I would love to be done pumping but she won't take any other type of milk so I feel stuck. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-drop-to-pumping-once-at-work#post-2382878 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 11:49:00 +0000 cascademom 2382878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With LO #1, we waited until we weaned him off of breastmilk at 8 months old. I still did morning and night feedings, but after that, he was on formula until a year old.</p> <p>With LO #2, I'm still pumping twice a day at 6 months old. I'm getting about 10-12 ounces a day. It's about a bottle's worth for him. The rest of his calories come from formula while he plays with solids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-drop-to-pumping-once-at-work#post-2382873 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 11:46:18 +0000 josina 2382873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 11 months. At one year I'm working on not-pumping at all but depends on the day/how much LO nursed overnight. Sooo nice to not have to pump anymore (although I miss the breaks!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-drop-to-pumping-once-at-work#post-2382866 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 11:40:13 +0000 ElbieKay 2382866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once per day was never enough to maintain my supply. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-drop-to-pumping-once-at-work#post-2382861 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 11:38:26 +0000 yellowbird 2382861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ive been pumping once at work since Ds was 4 months old. It just worked better for my schedule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-drop-to-pumping-once-at-work#post-2382843 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 11:27:59 +0000 avivoca 2382843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I dropped to once at work around 11 months. I was pump weaning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-drop-to-pumping-once-at-work#post-2382840 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 11:22:52 +0000 MrsBrewer 2382840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How old was your LO when you dropped down to only pumping once at work? My LO is EBF and 6 months old. I still pump twice at work, but I can't wait until I can drop it down to once a day! </p>