Working mommies how long did you breastfeed?

Question

My babe is 6 months old and has been exclusively breastfed. Started solids this month. I love nursing him when I’m home but I can’t say I love to pump. I’ve been back at work since 9 weeks pp and I pump 3 times a day at work. I’m gone about 11 to 12 hours per day. I have a stressful demanding job so finding the time to pump each day adds to my stress. I work at a few different locations so I’m always carrying around a huge bag of stuff since I can’t leave anything at work. I want to keep breastfeeding but not sure how long I can keep pumping for without going crazy. I push through every day for my son. How long did you mommies breastfeed for? I’m wondering if at some point I can drop to two pumps per work day and then eventually one?

Answer

9 1/2 months only because I had to go away for two week for the Army 😩

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I had a very similar situation. I travel to multiple work sites in day, and I was hauling everything from one place to the next. It’s exhausting. I made it to 7 months pumping. I starting cutting one pump at a time. Then I started cutting out the nursing slowly when I was home. I think I was completely done by 8 months. It was a slow  process, bc my hormones went bonkers when I started to wean. I had some emotional days switching to formula, and the guilt was real, but in the end my son was fine with the switch, and I was much happier not having to pump all the time while gone.

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Hi! I’ve been working and breastfeeding/pumping for a little over a year now. My goal was originally 6 months then 1 year but, like you, I also love nursing my son and neither of us are ready to stop. I hate pumping, I’ve hated it since day one. Around 10/11 months I was able to naturally drop down to 2 pump sessions at work and now I sometimes only pump once a day. I try to do two but I get busy and sometimes can’t get to the second.  Eating has helped a lot and if I can’t get to that second session it’s really not a big deal anymore. 
It’s tough but if you want to continue hang in there! It does get a lot better. On harder days, when I’m ready to give up, I try to read articles on why breastfeeding is so great to remind myself why I keep doing it. We’re really giving our kiddos something so special!

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I was able to pump/nurse for a year. I would nurse right before work, pump on my lunch break and right after work. I was working 10-12 hour shifts. If the patient flow would slow down I was able to squeeze in an extra session or 2. It was definitely pretty stressful, but doable

Working mommies how long did you breastfeed?

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