DD is 10.5 months old now. She'll turn one on April 24 and I go back to work May 1, so exactly one week after her birthday. Thus, I'm thinking that I'm going to start slowly dropping feeds/pumping sessions over the coming weeks. She's never been overly attached to the boob, and she's OBSESSED with solids, so I'm hoping the transition isn't too difficult. Planning to do don't offer, don't refuse.
Anyhow, does this plan seem reasonable?
Currently:
7:15 Nurse
9:00 Breakfast
10:30 Pump side she didn't nurse on
11:30 Nurse
1:30 Lunch
4:30 Nurse
7:30 DD gets bedtime bottle of pumped milk
9:00 Pump both sides
So, my plan is to start next week by dropping my 9:00 pm pumping session. The following week I plan to drop my morning pumping session (I have 230 oz in the freezer, so she'll continue to get her nighttime bottle from that stash).
Then, after I've dropped my pumping sessions, I'll drop one nursing session/week, starting with the 11:30 am session, then the 4:30 pm session. I'll replace with snack and straw cups of whatever milk we decide to use (currently debating between a few options). The 7:15 am session will be the last to go, and we may hang onto that one for awhile.
Does that make sense/seem reasonable?