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I removed one pump session a week. Prior to removing that session, I pumped less and less each day. I also shifted my pumps so that I was spreading them out to be even.

So for example, if I was pumping:

11:00 a.m. for 30 minutes
3:00 p.m. for 30 minutes

To remove one, I would decrease both by a couple minutes each day and then the following week, I'd only pump at 1:00 p.m. for 30 minutes. Then that week, I'd probably pump for 5 minutes less each day until it was gone.

Hope that was clear! Good luck!

I currently pump at 9:30 and 2:30, My plan is to go down to one session at noon 9/8-9/11 and then we're going on vaca 9/15-9-18 and then the next week I don't intend to pump at all during the day unless I'm in pain.

I'm super nervous about vaca being in the middle bc I know he'll nurse during the day but I'm ready to be done with the pump!

DS is already on a sippy and will take WCM fine so we just use it to supplement if he wants more than 6 -8 oz at daycare. I don't mix bc he'll take it either way and I don't want to confuse him.

I started removing one pumping session each week, and splitting the time difference in half to relieve my engorgement. When I stopped pumping, the engorgement was pretty uncomfortable come evening time so I'd hand express a little in the shower where I felt clogs forming. That helped tremendously, but didn't signal my body to produce more. Took me about 3 weeks from start to finish for my body to adjust.

@Boheme: interesting, hopefully j is the same way! So that week at the beach I should probably offer milk before boob during work hours, I guess?

@avivoca: no advice but i'm about to do this too, so just wanted to wish you good luck! i have dropped from 3 to 2, and am preparing to drop to one, but LO is only 8 months, so you're a rockstar for making it this long

Just wanted to chime in and say that LO still nurses whenever he wants, without complaint, even though I pump weaned at 10.5m. I think during the day, there's certainly less than morning/night but for nursing to sleep before a nap or whatever on a random day off, there's enough that he's content, so maybe it won't be an issue for you either!