How to dry up milk supply

I’m looking to stop pumping and I’m already down to 2-3 pumps a day instead of every 3 hours, any recommendations to help?

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The best way is to just quit cold turkey, it’s uncomfortable but it’s really the best way unless you can get prescribed a birth control that will dry it up. When you stop taking it out of your body your body knows to stop producing it

I only pump when it’s uncomfortable, and only pump until they’re soft again. Eventually, your body will taper off. It may not be the fastest route, but you’ll have a lot of nutrient rich milk saved for whenever your baby is sick!

I would slowly decrease how many times you pump and then only pump to relieve the pressure and not empty. It will take a few weeks to completely dry but you will dry up

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