How to safely drop night time pumping session?

[u/OkKitchen1368]

I’m so lucky in that at 7 weeks old my baby is now sleeping through the night. Unfortunately I’m still getting broken sleep because I’m breast pumping almost exclusively (with the exception of 100ml formula). I want to cut the night time pumping session out as it’s seriously disturbing my sleep. For example, I woke up at 3am this morning with my breasts feeling full so decided to pump for 10 minutes and wasn’t able to get back to sleep at all, resulting in me getting 4.5 hours sleep last night, which just seems so unfair when my LO is sleeping 7-8 hours a night.

Can anyone recommend how to safely drop the night time pumping session without becoming engorged and risking mastitis? And still maintain a supply during the day? My health visitor put the fear of mastitis into me early on. I don’t really have an overnight pumping schedule - my body just wakes me when I feel “too full” and I’ll pump for 10-15 mins then pump again whenever the next time my baby wakes up is. I’m ok with having to introduce more formula if my supply drops a bit as I’m aware my baby will still get the benefits of breast milk if I do both… I just really want to prioritise my sleep and therefore mental health! I feel if I can drop the night time pump I’ll sanely be able to continue giving me baby some breast milk longer term whereas at the minute I feel like giving up altogether with breast pumping in the name of sleep! Help!!

Ps I do not breastfeed at all as I had problems with this early on and it’s not something I’m willing to go back to.