Does anyone exclusively pump just twice a day?

How has ur supply been? No breastfeeding in between.

I’m looking to drop from 3-2 sessions and just don’t know how this will affect me. Baby is 7monyhs old and I no longer want to pump 3 times but want to still maintain most of his bottles. I over supply so from 3 pumps can currently make his bottles of approx 35oz a day.

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Following as I want to drop to 2 sessions a day when my LO turns one.

I would recommend you extending your pump sessions by an hour. After a week, if it doesn’t change, increase it by another hour. If your supply drops, then you need to decide it the drop is worth it. If you drop a pump session, there is a high chance of your supply dropping significantly.

I wouldn't drop below 3 just yet... but if you are confident that you will have enough then go for it? Have you saved any from your oversupply? If it drops below what he needs will you give stored breastmilk or formula, just because if it drops it can take a few weeks to get it back up!

it’s so hard to know isn’t it and work out I’m just finding my third one in the middle of the day is in the way of everything and not working. I do have 2 freezer drawers full of frozen milk which I can use to keep us going and I have spelt done a half bottle of formula to ensure he would take it should I need. I just can’t decide if it’s worth loosing it completely or keep ploughing on for a bit more xx

@Becky ultimately, its entirely up to you, pumping is hard work, I've exclusively pumped with mine for different reasons, so I really understand, I did the same thing with my first and my supply plummeted, then I felt awful, my first wouldn't touch frozen milk either so the entire stash was pointless! I've got them momcosy handsfree pumps, which admittedly, aren't the best, but are good enough when I just want a quick pump because I'm not home or whatever, I usually just do one cycle with them, I don't massage or anything, I maybe get 4oz out but it's something, then I just pump properly when I'm done whatever it is. I found I got a lot more freedom this way, x

yea I think I will have to re evaluate when I did 4 I felt I worked it well as I did morning and last thing then 1 o’clock and 6 o’clock which was when baby was napping or settled but I was getting mentally fed up so dropped to 3 and my supply didn’t falter but now I’m finding that third one is making me like arghh and again not wanting to do it. Iv exclusively pumped right up till now and was hoping if I just did morning and night it would be something but if my supply completely stops I’m not sure I’m ready for that either xx

Iv never done 120mins apart from the very beginning I only do 15mins 3 times a day to get what I do so was wondering I did two longer sessions when I have time if that would balance the same xx

literally this - I think it’s the mental thought of it the sitting and just doing it. It’s exhausting and limiting xx

I use a spectra but I do have one fraupow hands free which the output isn’t as good and does one boob at a time but I guess I could revert back to that for my middle one to make it bit more laxed - that would be a good idea actually xx

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