Does anyone plan to pump still after the one year mark?

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I’ve exclusively breastfed my daughter but I’m going back to work at 14 months and plan to pump at work so she can have my milk at daycare...I want to breastfeed until 2 years without giving any other milk (cows, etc)

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I'm practically counting down the days at this point. my daughter won't take formula unless it's 50/50 with my milk (and not a drop more, I've tried 😧) so I HAVE to keep pumping until the year mark. I'm taking fenugreek and trying my hardest to get a freezer stash so I can move her to regular milk slowly but I only have 20oz in the freezer atm 😑 sooo if I cut it 50/50 with formula that's only 2 days worth! and I'm sure the next time af shows her ugly face I'll have to use at least one of the bottles I have stored. it's a never ending cycle of feeling defeated for me. I actually calculated the other day a VERY rough estimate of how long I've been hooked to this stupid pump in the past 10 months. I assumed I only pumped 2 hours per day on average, which is obviously an underestimate but I figure it probably evens out from the times I was pumping 6-8 times a day to now only 3-4 times.. I've been sitting hooked up to this machine for nearly a month 😭 26 days. 500 some odd hours. most days I feel proud of what I've been able to accomplish but I guess the final countdown has me feeling more bitter about it the last few days bc when I think of all the time I've spent attached to the outlet I just want to cry!     I've already decided that if my next child won't breastfeed, I'll introduce them to formula early so that I have the option of quitting if I want to save my sanity.

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I need a "maybe" option. I HATE pumping, but I haven't decided what to do. I thought about maybe just pumping less after my son turns a year old. I pump 3 times while I'm at work and my son just turned 10 months.

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I’m just hoping to make it to 6 months lol

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I’m almost at one year and I’m conflicted. I guess because I’ve been spending the whole year attached to the pump and worried about supple for the past 6 months. I’ve started supplementing formula at 10 months pp. I make about 15-17oz a day now and my baby is going to be one next week. What would you do?

Does anyone plan to pump still after the one year mark?

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