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I would wait a few more weeks, maybe a month, then try it. Right now you have about 24 days of milk in the freezer.

Btw it's really nice of you to pump a bottle so your husband can feed the baby. I hated pumping and worked to aggressively minimize the amount I had to do. So there is no way I would have pumped when I could have just nursed!

I say yes! When I was around that many I got the same number of ounces from fewer sessions. Once I was under 4 total feeds then my supply started to drop. But either way, with that much milk saved I'd say for sure do it.

@mfa_lady: I would start trying to drop a session. I did not anticipate how long it would take me to drop a session. Maybe I did it way too slow, but when I started dropping sessions at 9 months it took me about 2 weeks for the first session (quicker for subsequent sessions). I had more than you in the freezer at 9 mos (2000 ounces), but I quit pumping all together at 10.5 months and I still have about 600 ounces in the freezer (he's 14 months and I was down to 1 session at 11 months and 0 sessions at 12 months). I didn't anticipate he would start moving down his milk intake as he neared 12 months.

I would calculate what 600oz equates to day/month wise for you (leave a lil room for error like date night or spillage (knock on wood)). If you're close to a year or even 11 months, you can start introducing/mixing WCM (or whatever milk you choose) with your BM!

@mfa_lady: I think that makes sense. I was amazed at what a difference having that extra time in the morning made! The feed / pump that was the hardest for me was the evening, as it kept me from going to dinner with my husband and/or friends. I will say that dropping that feed made the biggest impact on my quality of life. If the morning session is the shortest, I would say that one will be easy to drop.

I'd drop one of the work pumps and go down to one or the one in the morning after her first feed.

@mfa_lady: I was in a similar situation with my first. I was a WOH mom and nursed in the morning, at night, and I had an enormous freezer stash. At 9 months, I consolidated my pumping schedule at work first - so I pumped once instead of twice. (instead of pumping at 10 and 2, I gradually changed my schedule so I only pumped at 11:30). I felt so much more productive at work without having to start and stop all the time. I eventually go to the point where I was just nursing morning and night (and not pumping)!!! It was so wonderful!

I would absolutely drop a session!