Is it worth it to keep pumping ?

Question

At what point do you decide to throw in the towel on pumping because the amount of time spent isn’t worth the output?
My baby is 10 months and I wanted to give her breast milk as long as possible, but with my supply lowering, I wonder what amount of milk is worth continuing to pump for. 
at what level (e.g.,  5 ounces a day? 10?oz) is it no longer really giving baby any benefits above formula?

Answer

Your breast milk changes to meet the needs of the baby and help develop their immune system. Formula does have many nutrients for baby but it’s not custom made for your baby like breastmilk is. I almost threw in the towel at 2 months cause I was just having a hard time with it being painful and him being gassy whenever I ate anything new, but I didn’t cause it’s free food lol, I don’t have to spend so much on formula and I don’t have to get out of bed in the middle of the night to heat water and make formula. I do half and half now so he gets both breastmilk and formula but I don’t have to pump as often, if my milk dries up it dries up but for now I’ll just keep going until it does

Is it worth it to keep pumping ?

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