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Breastfeeding/pumping Weaning advice
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petvet
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Member since 5/08 1238 total posts
Name: Meredith
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Breastfeeding/pumping Weaning advice
So I am trying to embark on this weaning thing and completely clueless!! Any help would be appreciated. I currently BF 4-5 feedings on days I don't work. When I work I pump once on half days and twice on full days. I wanted to drop the pumping sessions first obviously and am wondering how this works. 1. Do I just stop pumping @ 11-12 ish and then breasfeed him at his next time which would be 3ish? If so I will be going from 7a to 3 which seems like a long time. Is that ok or will I end up with mastitis??? (As it is I only pump for about 7 minutes at work so should I try to cut down on the legnth of pumping each day?) 2. On days I don't work aka weekends/mondays when I would normally BF instead of pump, do I give him a bottle/sippy at the time I used to just breastfeed him? 3. When do I go to cutting out the next session? Will my supply keep up eventually for just am/pm sessions Completely clueless.....help!
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Posted 5/15/13 9:20 PM |
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Member since 1/11 2918 total posts
Name: Rose
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Re: Breastfeeding/pumping Weaning advice
I e pumped for my preemie twins. I dropped each pump by lessening the amount of time that I pumped. so If I were dropping my noon pump and normally pumped for 40 min, I would do 30min for 2/3 days, 20 min for 2/3 days, 10 min for 2/3 days and then be done. I did this for each pump.
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Posted 5/15/13 9:39 PM |
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FergieK
Loving my girls

Member since 7/09 2533 total posts
Name: Fergie
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Re: Breastfeeding/pumping Weaning advice
I used to BF in the morning and then pumped at work every three hours until I got home. I kept the am BF and then slowly i stretched out the 3hrs to 4ish hours and kept the night BF. I think it took a month or so but it worked out ok. I think in the begining I was engorged but it worked itself out.
Good luck
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Posted 5/15/13 9:49 PM |
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