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I did what you are doing... cut from 3-2 at a year, then a few months later to 1 pump/day. I started out still nursing on weekends, until one Saturday morning she was nursing and I started to feel a little uncomfortable because I don't think any milk was coming out and she was just sucking on my nipple That was our last session. I guess it just sort of happened organically.

Wow, that's a great stash! I dropped one session per week over three weeks to cut mine out completely. On weekends, we switched from nursing to using bottles/cups and she did fine with that since she was so used to it from daycare during the week anyway. So within a month, we got down to morning and nighttime nursing sessions only, and no pumping. I thought she'd drop the remaining sessions on her own pretty quickly but after about 6 months, I weaned her from the morning one, and now, another 6 months later, I am preparing to finally wean her altogether. So we did a full year of AM/PM or just PM sessions. There were also times during the past year when she was sick and I managed to nurse her more frequently during the day and my supply held up.

Like PP, I dropped a pumping session a week and readjusted my schedule as needed. I nursed at night and MOTN only. I quit pumping at 11 months, and quit nursing at 12 months.

I also did a slow decrease in pumps per day! Congrats- you've done great!

@josina: I loved the morning/ night nursing after 12 months! It felt like the reward for all the pumping and washing bottles and pump parts and stressing over supply of the first year! And as toddlers get bigger and busier, it is nice to maintain that quiet cuddly time.