So I'm new to EP'ing and trying to figure out a balance between pumping and output. Basically I already have low supply so LO gets supplemented-- freezer stash is a pipe dream-- and I'm SAH so pumping can be really challenging. DH and I decided that I'll only EP so long as it doesn't stress me out too much with being home alone all the time... which is why we decided I'd pump just 5 times/day rather than 8 and just deal with the consequences of whatever that did to my supply.

Surprisingly my supply didn't drop at all. I pump between 17 and 18 ounces every single day, and it has been 10 days since I dropped to 5 pumps. So it seems (I think?) like my supply is stable at 5 pumps.

I'm curious to try dropping to 4 pumpings and seeing what that does. It seems that for me storage is not my supply issue, but rather how fast I make milk is. Because the longer I wait to pump the more I pump... so I wonder if I would then just pump a bit more at each session but stay around 17-18 oz.

I'm worried about further dropping my supply though, and I'm curious how fast that happens and whether it is generally reversible? So the question is-- as you dropped pumpings (when you were weaning)... if your supply dropped was it immediate? Or did it take a few days at a certain number of pumps for your supply to drop? And if you ever tried to go back up, did you make more again?