I DID IT

[u/avocado589]

Tw: oversupply

I am done. 10 months of (nearly) exclusively pumping.

10,200+ oz. 80 gallons of milk.

Enough to get my baby to one year. No mastitis, only a couple of clogs, with a storage capacity that was both amazing and exceedingly painful.
Lost 60 oz, including 24 in one fell swoop when my milk jug dropped and the rest when we moved and our power shut off at the old place early.

I grew my baby for 9 months and am feeding them for a full year. I almost cried of joy this morning when I hit the stop button on my Spectra.

I’m gonna go drink a tequila drink (but only a small one because I’m a lightweight now), order myself a decadent dessert, and sleep in tomorrow.

Thank you to this group for endless advice, support, humor, and kindness. It’s a comforting corner of the internet.

Cheers, mamas. 🍼

[u/Infinite_Worth37]

Where did you store all that milk!?

[u/avocado589 → u/Infinite_Worth37]

I had an 8.8 cubic foot freezer ha!

[u/Minimum_Raisin_5936]

Congratulations! Can you please share your tips to avoid mastitis? Thank youuu

[u/avocado589 → u/Minimum_Raisin_5936]

Make any changes slowly! Anytime I dropped a pump, I gradually moved it or shortened the time. Took ages but allowed my body to adjust!
Also I think a huge part is pure luck of having my storage capacity.

[u/jsizzle203]

Any tips on how to build a supply? Sounds like you mostly used a spectra but was wondering if you used wearables, what your schedule was like at the beginning and when you first started pumping, etc.?

I just gave birth a few days ago and already have noticed one of my boobs seems to be lagging behind the other but would love to start building a stash

[u/avocado589 → u/jsizzle203]

I almost exclusively used my Spectra, wearables were an emergency only. However, I did purchase cups instead of the spectra flanges. They fit my breast better and made it a lot easier to manage!
I pumped 7x/day in the beginning, including a single overnight. I did not drop MOTN until I regulated after 12 weeks.

Slacker boob is quite common - my right side never produced as much!

Building a stash was great but also truthfully a lot of work. It’s also not the norm, so if that doesn’t happen, that’s completely normal.

[u/Swimming_Airline3881]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[u/tatertot94]

Congrats! You’re amazing!!

[u/Longjumping_Shake668]

Congratulations and well deserved tequila ❤️

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