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If you set your mind to it and it's a priority for you...then you can do it mama! It's been really hard for me too (WOH part-time/WAHM part-time), but I make a point of putting it on my calendar and sticking to it because it's a priority for me. It can be hard and stressful, but if it's what you want to do then you *can* do it!

Kudos for you for doing it that long! That can't be easy! I know you asked for encouragement going forward, but I would just be proud of myself for making it that long!

Wow great job mama! 10 months is a real accomplishment! I just passed a month of pumping at work and already so sick of it too. You are right... You are soooo close to the goal. YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!

I hated pumping and quit early on and was glad to give it up lol. I'm not a fan of making myself do things I loathe. So if you quit, it's ok! It is SUCH a damn hassle

10 months is awesome! well done mama!
@CakeLady: can you cut a session to free up more time? then less stress, but your LO is still getting BM? then just supplement when needed?

I know you have EBF'd for the past ten months but since you dropped a pump would you consider supplementing. if your against formula you could discuss with your ped introducing milk or a milk sub. that way you are relieved of the stress of meeting your "quota" for the day.

I pumped until LO was 13 months, but had low supply we supplemented with formula starting around 5 months and introduced WCM at 11 months. By the time she turned 1 was lucky if i got 2oz each session and she was easily drinking 15oz daily at daycare. That last month i only pumped to relieve engorgement as I dropped sessions.

ETA: I never pumped at home, once every thing was cleaned and packed I was done until i got to work the next day.

You can do it! I hated pumping, too! If you think about it, you only have 2 months left or about 8 weeks. If you assume that you have 5 workdays per week, you only have 40 more days that you have to pump. Initiate a countdown. It will go by faster than you know!

Month 10-11 is the hardest!! it seems like you've been going for so long and you still have so much longer to go. I promise once your LO hits 11 months you will be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel and it won't seem so daunting. YOU CAN DO IT!

Making it 10 months is great! I'm with you on the pumping being a hassle, but what helped me was thinking about it as a little break in my day where I could read things for me without feeling guilty. I also noticed a dip in supply then so I started to eat more foods that would help (for me, that meant avocados, oatmeal, flaxseed pancakes, and tons of water).

Great job on making it this far, and if you want to stop pumping, that's totally okay!

I'm at the exact same place. I asked my pedi about introducing WCM early and he wasn't really supportive but it seems silly to introduce formula this late in the game. I think I am going to do the countdown as someone suggested. Good luck Mama!

wow, 10 months that is awesome! only a couple more months. on the other hand, if you are going to hate those couple of months, then don't do it. your LO is going to be great whether he has breastmilk, formula or a combination of both. while moms should be proud of being able to provide breastmilk for however long they want, i think it often crosses the line into too much pressure that implicates that it's somehow "bad" to choose something else.

i guess what i'm trying to say is that i support you wholeheartedly either way.

I think you can make it or do WCM at 11 months but I think supplementing has saved my sanity in terms of pumping this long. I am 7 months into the pumping game (DS is a sucky nurser) but we do one bottle of formula at bedtime. I'm able to pump once (22 mins) when I wake up, one shorter 15 minute pump around 5pm and once more before bed (22). That gives me everything I need for DS' 3 BM bottles for the next day plus a little bit extra. If I was working that would mean just having to pump once in the afternoon or waiting until I got home. One bottle of formula a day is cheap and really I cannot imagine having pumped this long without that break.

Just do some formula! You've done such a great job, adding in some formula will make it a lot less stressful.

@CakeLady: I would also add on formula and give yourself a break! You've done great mama!!

@CakeLady: I'd do some formula for now! You have done a really great job! With all the different situations I think you've already done your best to keep at it and it's time to put away that pump for good!