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Pumping three times a day was way too much for me. I usually ended up pumping twice with a total of 45 minutes spent from cleaning parts, bathroom break, and pumping. I stopped this recently at about 8.5 months old when he showed signs of weaning. He's now getting formula and solids. I lasted about 5 months of pumping at work.

Just the first month at work. It was taking too much time so I pumped 2x at the office and once during my drive home.

@highwire: you pump for 90 minutes?!

I never pumped 3x; it's just not feasible. I would not have gotten lunch time or had to stay late. I pumped 51 weeks 2x a day at work and occasionally at nights as well.

When I first went back to work I was pumping about 4x a day. I only did this for a month or two (ages 3-4 months) though until I got a good routine and knew how much she was taking in a bottle at daycare.

I pumped 3x a day just about until she turned one, so a duration of another 8 months.

@highwire: oh haha whew. How do you make up that time?

@highwire: I plan to stick with 3x a day until she's a year old. That's what my coworker has done. For me each session is only 20 minutes so it's a total of an hour in a day and no one seems to have a problem with me doing that. For me it seems like I get 4-5 ounces per session no matter how far apart they are so I just don't think that two pumping sessions would do it.

I pump 4 times a day at work for 15-20 minutes each time. Sometimes i add a 5th pumping session on my lunch. I plan on doing this for a year.

I just want to add that I hate pumping, lol!

I'm 8 months out and still pumping 3x daily. It sucks! I would love to drop to two but I can get an extra oz or two with that 3rd session.

I'm at 8.5 months and still pumping 3X. I'll probably cut down around 10.5-11 months. Can't wait!

Pretty much until my son was 11 months old and i knew I had enough frozen milk to make it to the year mark -- at that point I started cutting down to two, then one. It's my plan for this baby too (now 7 mo). Sometimes it's annoying but I also kind of enjoy my little breaks! Now I know what it's like for smokers who have an excuse to get out of the office every couple of hours!

I only made it about 2 months being back to work pumping 3x a day. I am doing 2x now, and it's fine -- but I could probably use the third pump.

I am definitely not making as much, but don't have the time to get in for another session. We are having to do a bottle of formula now as we've burned through our freezer stash and I make just enough for him to have while he's at daycare.

LO is 20 weeks and I'm still pumping 3x a day at work and once in the morning on the side she doesn't feed on and once before I go to bed. Don't plan on dropping it to 2x at work anytime soon. I barely make enough for her bottles the next day and my freezer stash is at an all time low. I. Must. Pump.