Category: Weaning

Week 8 is done!  I knew this was going to take awhile, since I’m purposefully going slow, but for some reason, I did not expect 2 months to fly by. It’s been slow and fast all at once! I’m still at 2 pumps, but I’m working to reduce both pumps at the same time because… Read more

Week 7, bay-beeeee!!!  We’re down to TWO PUMPS!!!!! And finally, finally, finally seeing a reduction in output which is PHEW – big relief. I honestly thought I was going to be pumping for the rest of my life. Not really, but you know that feeling. It seems to be greatly tied to postpartum and it’s… Read more

Week 6 is done!  And we are still sick. I’ve congested for what felt like 900 years. It wasn’t but I don’t know what it is about NOT being able to breathe through your nose but I could not kick this congestion. It also feels like the time between Christmas and New Years is a… Read more

Week 5 of weaning is done and it was ROUGH! But not for the reasons you think. I dropped a pump at the end of week 3 and spent all of week 4 letting my body adjust. I did finally see a small reduction in my overall production so I was working on being thankful… Read more

Week four is done, SON! Not much to say about this week! I did drop a pump on the very last day of Week 3 so Week 4 has been spent letting my body adjust to only pumping for 90 minutes total – three 30 minute sessions. I now pump at 7:00 am, 2:00 pm,… Read more

Weaning Week 3 is complete! And with it there was a dropped pump session! You read that right – I took 3 whole weeks to drop one pump session. I am an overproducer and each of my pump sessions is around 30 minutes as I have super late letdowns so I trimmed my third pump… Read more

Weaning Week 2, has come and gone! I don’t think much has changed between week one and week two. Overall output seems to be the same. I’ve really only lost a couple of ounces and I mean like one to two – nothing major. I have been DRAGGING my feet this week. I’m having a… Read more

Week 1 of weaning is in the books! I am currently feeling very solid about my decision to wean. After the chaos of planning and hosting my son’s first birthday and having to pump right as everyone showed up, I realized it was time and I was officially “there”.  Before we dive all the way,… Read more