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I am in awe of mamas that exclusively pump! You've done awesome! I would probably just pump as often as convenient for me and my family, whether that was 1, 2, 4 times a day because I would want to give LO breast milk. But supplement as much as you like! Or give yourself the space to stop and give yourself a clap for a job well done!

I pumped for 6 months and I stopped because I felt like I was going crazy. My DS never latched well despite having a frenulectomy for his posterior tongue-tie. I hated taking time to pump when I could have been hanging out with my son!

I weened myself from the pump st 6 months and never looked back! I had major guilt over not being able to breastfeed, but I gave 1000% and it just didn't work.

I felt great after weening from the pump! Formula is a wonderful invention and I hope weening goes well for you, whenever you decide to do it. Just remember you have done an amazing job so far!

I EPed both of my girls for 6 months. By then I was over it and switched to formula. Both girls are super happy, healthy, bonded, etc.

For me, the main reason I EPed was to save $$. I personally think the benefits of breastmilk are exaggerated, so I had no real qualms or guilt stopping when pumping got to be too much of a logistical nightmare.

Do what you gotta (and wanna) do - your baby will be fine either way

I ep'd with DS2 because of heart condition and barely made it to one year. Thankfully, like you, I had an oversupply to start so out freezer was full to help once my supply started to dwindle.
You need to do what feels right and as hard as it is to make true, don't feel guilty. You have done wonderful by your baby so far! I would suggest cutting out the most inconvenient pump first and see what happens. Your supply may stay the same or may drop but either way your body will start to tell you what the right thing to do is.
Exclusive pumping is HARD ! Good luck figuring it out.

I exclusively pumped for about 7 months for my daughter. I also wanted to go a year, but it just got too difficult once she became mobile. Personally, I started to enjoy motherhood so much more when I stopped. So much more freedom! I felt really guilty at first, but my baby was still happy and fed and we got to spend more time together so I forgave myself. No matter what you decide, you've done a great job! Eping is hard work.

I EPd for my first until she was 13 months. I nursed LO2 until she was 6 months (pumping at work), but because of her continuing latch issues, I switched to EPing after she turned 6 months. She's 9 months now and just in the last month, I've had a big supply drop even though I'm not doing anything different.

She has a dairy sensitivity, so at first we started using frozen and then that stash became so low, I introduced a little bit of formula just so I wouldn't stress about what I'm not producing. She's currently getting 5 oz BM and 1 oz Alimentum in every bottle. It takes a lot of stress off of me, and I'm down to 4 pumps a day.

I'm going to continue until she's a year because now I feel like I'm on a downward slide to 12 months. But introducing the formula has made it mentally easier and less stressful.