We have been Eping for 7 months now. I pump 4 -5 times a day.... I usually freeze 1 -1.5 sessions a day. I am trying to build a stash so that I can continue to give BM after I hang up the horns sometime after her 1st birthday. I'm not sure how much she will be drinking after 12 months so I am struggling with when I can drop a pump. It takes me an hour to pump so I would really like to drop one but I know that it will mess with my supply. Any advice from my fellow Epers?
I have to say while this has definitely had a huge impact on our lives & we have had to adapt, I would not change anything. I have a 3 yr old son that was formula fed because I couldn't breastfeeding and had no idea I could EP. While I know every baby is different, it is amazing to see how healthy & happy my daughter is & I truly believe the majority of it has to do with her nutrition. I am not knocking formula because it truly saved my son and he is healthy & happy NOW... However the 1st 2 years were VERY rough & I can only wonder if I had known about EPing if things might have been different. But "hindsight is 20/20" as they say, and I am grateful to have a healthy little boy and to have been able to pump for my daughter.
Like I said she is 7 months now. I hope to go another 7 months or so and then have my stash carry her hopefully to 18 months.
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