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I have two responses (before dreamfeed weaning and after), so here goes:

Before (12 weeks - 8 months)
How often do you pump: 3x/day (unless I didn't pump enough, usually once before work and twice at work)
How long: 20-30 minutes
How many ounces do you get at work: 10-14 oz (but 14-16 total usually)
How many ounces does your LO take while you are at work: 15 oz
Do you have to pump evenings/weekends to make enough: If I wasn't able to pump enough at work, I'll pump in the evenings - I also pump on the weekends to keep my supply up and have a little buffer for the week

After ( 8+ months)
How often do you pump: 4x/day (once before work, twice at work, once before bed)
How long: 20-30 minutes
How many ounces do you get at work: 10-14 oz (but 18-20 total for the day)
How many ounces does your LO take while you are at work: 19 oz
Do you have to pump evenings/weekends to make enough: I pump before bed since dreamfeed weaning and I need to to have enough for the next day. I don't need to pump on the weekend, but I do before bed just to keep my supply up and not to be engorged in the morning

How often do you pump: I pumped 5x a day. Once before work (strapless pump bra while getting ready), 3x at work, and once before bed. (I left for work before he got up though)
How long: 20-30 minutes
How many ounces do you get at work: I got a total of about 15-18oz for the day.
How many ounces does your LO take while you are at work: He took between 15-20oz
Do you have to pump evenings/weekends to make enough: I needed to still pump before bed on the weekends to give myself a little cushion for the week. At one point he was drinking 20oz while I was gone and I never pumped that much, so I would have to top up with what I pumped in the morning before I left for work. I barely ever got to put anything in the freezer, but we limped along and made it to a year without having to supplement.

How often do you pump: twice at work and once at night. Sometimes extra on the weekend or I'll squeeze in a quick pump before work if I'm on the low side.
How long: about 20 minutes
How many ounces do you get at work: 10-15 oz (lately I've been getting about 10 oz at work but extra on a good day)
How many ounces does your LO take while you are at work: 15-20 oz (depending on if he gets his 'extra' bottle) 5oz bottles
Do you have to pump evenings/weekends to make enough: Usually I have to pump in the evenings and only on the weekends if I am away from him and he needs to take a bottle from what I pump on Fridays.

When he was still little & I just started back at work I pumped 4x a day for 20 min each time - 3x at work & 1x in the evening. I never pumped weekends. I got 15-16ish oz & that's what he took at daycare. We also nursed a TON when together.

As he got older I dropped the evening pump & started sending 12-14oz to daycare. I made up for it with evening/night nursing sessions. Our pediatrician said sending fewer oz during the day (as long as he wasn't acting hungry) was okay if I didn't mind middle of the night nursing. We co-bed so I took the trade off

Months 4 (when I went back to work) through 8, I pumped three times a day (every three hours) at work - for 10-15 minutes each time - and got 14-16 ounces total. My baby got 12-14 ounces while I was at work (3-3.5 ounce bottles every two hours).

After about 8 months, when she was getting three good solids meals per day, my production *really* dropped and I am struggling to pump 8-10 ounces in those same three sessions. For a while, I was adding pumping sessions at night to keep up with what I had been leaving in bottles... but at my daughter's 9 month appointment, her pediatrician reminded me that the weaning process starts when your baby starts solids, and that my baby is getting enough milk. She said I should leave what I pump and that I could start my baby on up to 4 oz. of cow's milk a day if I wanted. We are also trying to stretch her time between bottles so she only gets milk every 3 hours.

Now, at 9.5 months, I still pump 3x/day at work, but only get about 8-9 ounces/day. My daughter gets three bottles of about 3 ounces while I am at work + breakfast (fruit and oatmeal) and lunch.