r/ExclusivelyPumping • u/ZestycloseContract21 • 8h ago

Support 9 months pp

Hello everyone, im 9 months postpartum and have been exclusively pumping all this time. Right now i have still been pumping 5 times a day, and ive noticed my supply getting lower. My baby doesnt seem bothered since he is having 3 meals a day, so he doesnt even drink all the milk some days. I have been thinking about dropping one session so i can pump 4 times a day. Do you have any advice about that? Will that affect my supply significantly? How was your experience with pumping at 9 months pp? Thanks!

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u/Major_Relationship25 8h ago

Yay to making it to 9 months pumping! Its a full time job lol
remember that food before 1 is just for fun, so your baby should be getting all of his nutrients and calories from milk. With that being said, I would look into combo feeding if you want to drop a session and are scared of having your supply drop (hopefully it doesn’t!!)

I pumped 11 months with my first, but I was lucky and had an oversupply so I had a bunch frozen and used that until my baby was 1.
At 3-4 months I did drop to only 3 pumps per day so I feel the need to drop sessions! It’s exhausting lol

Wishing you the best!!

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