Anyone weaning yet?

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Yall... Seems like every month I have this inner battle... Anastasia is 8 months and I want to make it to a year of breastfeeding. I don't despise it but I also don't just love it like some ladies do. The thing that gets me is I HATE pumping at work. And for the last month and a half she's been getting about 4 oz of formula a day to supplement so I am over the formula guilt by now. I just want to be done pumping. But I have this inner pressure to make it to one year... I feel like I would be a little sad to stop but also happy to be done. Anyone relate? I don't know what to do...I may continue but it is just taxing mentally. I guess I just want to know I'm not alone...and maybe if anybody has advice.

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Please do what is best for both of you! If your lo has no issues with formula and you’re going to feel better stopping, do what works for you!
If you do want to hang in and just focus on nursing, you could reduce pumping sessions and eventually see if you can just nurse a little without pumping 🤷🏻‍♀️
I went to a year with my first: ebf for the first 3 months, then I went back to work and pumped/supplemented (didn’t produce enough) through a year. At that point I decided to stop bf and pumping but even though I didn’t produce a lot by then,I found I still had to taper down over a few weeks to avoid mastitis. I dropped one pumping session at a time (started at 3) and still had to occasionally nurse at home before actually fully stopping. My point is that it might be a process for you too and if so, you can start it now and then see when you want to finalize it.
Ugh this was too long. Why can’t I just keep it simple? 🙄

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You do what you feel is best for you. I am one of those moms who love breastfeeding although I do hate pumping. Luckily I don’t have to do it too often as I have a flexible job. You could stop pumping at work and still nurse at home if you feel like that would be a good compromise.

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I feel the same way. We haven't given my son formula. But I feel so much pressure to pump enough milk for the next day.

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I weaned completely at 7 months. I started tapering off at 6 months. IT IS AWESOME. No mixed feelings at all. I feel like I have my body and life back.

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I weaned at 6.5 months. We were EBF till she was 4.5 months. Then had to supplement with formula because I couldn’t pump enough at work. Then we weaned completely. I couldn’t take the stress of not being able to pump enough so I stopped pumping but then my supply plummeted again and so I just completely weaned. My daughter has done fine with it but I feel guilty everyday and miss the bond even though I kind of hated breastfeeding. It’s mixed emotions for me I guess. I’m not a great example for ‘do what’s best for you’ because I thought stopping would be better and while I don’t regret weaning, it doesn’t feel better emotionally which is disappointing.

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I was forced into exclusively pumping bec my girl started not taking the breast. Now I’m getting constant blocked ducts abs might even have mastitis so my husband had I started supplementing and he is very supportive about me stopping. I want to make it to the ur mark (4months away) but I also can no longer live like this so I’m slowly trying to wean. Ironically I have to pump more frequently to help with my plugged ducts etc do i can’t wean anytime soon. Do whatever works for you and don’t be hard on yourself. You have done an amazing job so far!

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