Pump weaning?

[tangerinetart]

LO is 11 months. Can I pump wean and still nurse him when we are together - Bedtime, 1 MOTN and morning during the week and also a couple of daytime sessions on weekends? I'm so ready to dump my pump. I have about 150oz in the big freezer. Pump output is wayyy down now, too. Any thoughts or suggestions?

Oh! I used to be inluv4life on TB but I changed names. Hi again, y'all!

[ellabee]

Following! LO is 10 months today and I've started to think about this...

[axisofsymmetry]

My LO is 10mo and since October I pump once in the am while getting ready for work. Then I nurse him in the evenings to sleep and over night as he wants it. On the weekends I nurse him when I feel full enough but the majority comes from a bottle. I'm still going strong at this pace since October BUT I was producing LOTS of milk beforehand and it took me a few weeks of reducing my pumping to get to this point and maintain comfortably.
Ps I pump in the am instead of nurse because he likes to play and I work at 7 am.
It is possible, good luck!

[tangerinetart]

Thanks axis!

[theresat858]

Yes. I stopped pumping at work at 12months and nursed DD1 morning and night until she turned 2. I did have to limit weekend sessions to avoid being too engorged during the week.

[casey]

Absolutely! I dropped pump at 13m and am still feeding on demand at 18m. It's so freeing. Also check out extended BF check-in. We are almost all in the same boat.

[tarheelmom]

Yes, definitely. I stopped pumping right at 12 months and DD still nurses on demand (25 months old).

I had the advantage of a 10 day break with daycare closed for the holidays, so I was able to gradually space out her mid-day feeding and introduce WCM at the same time. By the time she went back to daycare, I wasn't producing enough during the day to need to pump. You may need to just cut back how much you pump for a couple of weeks to keep from being uncomfortable.

[puffandstuff]

I nursed morning and night and ditched the pump when DD1 was 14 months. If I felt engorged I hand expressed a little.