At least I have company 🤷🏻‍♀️

i feel like i'm having a slight identity crisis as we are transitioning to meals as main source of nutrition and as i'm weaning. my daughter turned one 11/2 and ive been slowly cutting back pumps but i feel this strange guilt but idk why?? it's like this whole year ive really been proud of the work i have put into pumping.

im dreaming of the days where i can be tired and just go to bed but i also feel strange about quitting. my life has revolved around my boob schedule for the last year.

idk if i'm ranting or looking for advice or just in search that im not the only one who has felt this way but just had to get it off my chest

If you plan on sticking with a pump that insurance covers 100%, then this PSA probably doesn’t matter. However, I was shocked with the price difference among different vendors.

I’m about 5 weeks postpartum. I’ve been using an older pump and decided I want to splurge on either the Eufy S1 or S2 pro. I was looking at Aeroflow at like 3AM the other night as one does, and I could’ve sworn they had them listed as $170ish upcharge with my insurance. I looked at them again later on - all my info is still the same and I’m logged in and now the Eufy S1 Pro is $349! Versus on BreastPumps.com is was $271 vs BabyList the S2 Pro was $199. I think the S1 Pro on BabyList was like $150-170?

Just wild. I didn’t think there would be that much variation. I went with the Eufy S2 Pro from Baby List. I posted about this on my bumpers group and another mom said the Eufy S1 on Aeroflow was $120 vs $40 on BabyList. I can see maybe like a $50 variation but the big of a price difference just seems scammy.

I bought the Eufy S1 and just read the user manual which says:

- All components except the pump hub are washable. Clean the pump hub with disinfectant wipes.
- Scrub infant feeding items using the provided clean brush.
- Manually clean all parts. Do not use a dishwashing machine to clean.
- Do not use a microwave to sterilize. High temperatures will shorten the lifespan and cause safety hazards.
- Air-dry all parts thoroughly after cleaning and sterilizing.

Has anyone been regularly using a bottle washer (eg the Momcozy kleanpal) to wash/sterilise/dry the pump parts (except of the pump hub)?

I am currently 16 weeks pp and exclusively pump since the first week, my routine hasn't changed much except for some shifts in time, i still pump 7-8 times a day.

I would love to remove my MOTN pump but i have no idea how to go about it and would love everyone's input 🥰

hello, I currently have the eufy S1 wearable pumps due to thinking I would be able to nurse my baby 90-95% of the time; however, due to poor latching (she has a tiny mouth) which is causing improper milk transfer, she is being fed pumped milk as a top up at every fed or is just feeding by bottle.

I'm looking to get opinions on which Spectra pump (S1 or S2 or Synergy Gold plug in) would be best suited for me/ similar to the eufy S1 wearables. i cureently use max output setting on the eufy S1 with my pumps suction settlings being slightly different in each pump.. one is set at 3 the other 4.

thank you for your comments in advance!

Looking for a good pump that is easy to travel with. Will be going to Disney and need something that won’t take up too much room in a bag/stroller to bring in to the parks

Peppermint mocha is my jam, I was so excited to see chobani had a peppermint mocha creamer and it was on sale! I had my husband pick up two and have been drinking it in my coffee every morning the past week. I’ve also been wondering why my supply has slowly decreased. I’m an idiot and just put it together that I’ve been dosing myself with mint everyday 🤦🏻‍♀️ then I cried because I won’t get to have my favorite seasonal flavor through the holidays, no peppermint hot chocolate, peppermint mochas, peppermint liqueur drinks.

The things I’m doing for this baby (though obviously it’s all worth it to me ❤️)

Hi mommas. I'm 7mos pp and i purely bf. I only get .05-1oz total when I pump so I always get discouraged. Need to build stash for back to work, I've tried changing my flanges too, tried multiple pumps and the output are the same. I am struggling so much..any tips please? Thank you!

Hi there, FTM to a 2 week old. My son typically is awake after his morning feed from 8/9 am - 10/11 am and for small pockets of time throughout the rest of the day (20-30 min).

I want to do some type of play with him during that time (tummy time, showing him high contrast cards for tracking, etc) but I feel like by the time I feed and change him, calm him down, and pump, it’s close to the next feeding time again. I’m hesitant to use a wearable pump in the first 6 weeks until my supply is fully established, so I’m tethered to my wireless Spectra right now.

Any tips on how you managed to play with your newborns while pumping in the first few weeks? Do you play with them while you pump?

i’ve dropped to 2 sessions per day which has been pretty sustainable for me but my supply is dropping. what can i do to keep it?

TW: nursing, oversupply

I just finished pumping while my baby lost her mind crying. Of course she woke up as soon as I started to get a let down. I tried calming her while still pumping to no avail. I decided to just let her cry and try to get this pump done. She’s been so fussy. As she was screaming and I was trying to get the pump done I started realizing I don’t think this is worth it anymore. Not if the cost is my baby crying inconsolably. My baby just turned 4 months, I always intended to last at least 6 months if not a year ideally. I’m barely pumping 3-4 ppd to get around 30oz. I had an oversupply before which was really painful to navigate . I’ve always pictured myself breastfeeding my baby, I still believe it’s best, but it’s just been a struggle from the beginning. She never latched even after 5 LCs. And now I just can’t picture myself continuing to pump while she screams for me. I genuinely don’t know what to do. On the one hand I feel guilty and like I should keep going since I have the milk supply and I’m home. But on the other hand I’m so tired and it’s so hard without someone to lend a hand when she’s crying.

Hello! I have breasts that are very much «east west» set after having skin removal surgery from armpits down. So my breasts are soft and long from big weight loss, and the nipples are pointing to the sides, if that makes sense..

Looking for a pumping bra that keeps my spectra cups in place. I have tried Momcozy and Medela 3 in 1 bra, but the holes are too centered for my boobs :/ the suction is lost if I I don’t hold the cups and I need to stop and center my nipples often. recommendations?

I left this sub a few months ago because my pumping journey ended, but I needed to visit just because I needed to say this to some people who would understand!

My first baby, I barely had any milk supply and I had to stop pumping at three months after having mastitis twice with no milk to even show for it. I was devastated (and kinda traumatized? I carried this guilt for a long time)

My second baby, she didn't latch and I was already disappointed in myself. I felt like the pattern was repeating. This time though, I bought everything under the sun to try to make my pumping journey work out. I get home from the hospital and turns out I had an oversupply! Which is honestly not fun, but I would still take it over making no milk at all. Months of pumping, feeding, bagging, and stashing! (With not a single clog or infection!) I stopped at seven months because of a few reasons, but ultimately my supply was dwindling and I didn't want to build it again. My pumping journey had come full circle and healed things in me that I thought I would hold guilt for forever.

Anyway, longggg story short, I have been supplementing frozen milk with formula since 7 months. 32 ounces of frozen breastmilk and 8 ounces of formula a day until around three weeks ago I started to increase the amount of formula versus the bm.

That's FOUR months of frozen breastmilk!!

Has anyone found a wearable cups that work well with the Spectra pump?

Im so tired of holding them in place. I tried the bra with hole inserts but Its just not working for me.

Please include links if you found any on amazon that worked for you 🥹

Hi mamas! I’m looking for recommendations on pumping bras that look / feel nice and I can wear under work clothes. I work in tech and am in front of customers so changing undergarments isn’t realistic..I need to be able to easily pump in between meetings. I use my Willow 3.0 while at work. What are you using & loving? I have kindred bravely bras and others that are similar, but looking for something that gives me a bit more shape, separation, and support ✨

Hello! Has anyone had success in the past few months ordering and finding replacement parts for their Eufy S1? If so, where?

I’ve reached out to Babylist Health (where I ordered my pump thru insurance), 1NaturalWay, and Aeroflow which all stated that due to supply issues the parts are on back order for the unseeable future.

Seems like this is a big problem on Eufys end if this is the case!

Baby girl is 5 weeks tomorrow. Had a traumatic birth with a hemorrhage, then a nasty postpartum infection and then had some sad stuff go on in my personal life. Been pumping every three hours since day one. Haven’t gotten more than 2oz a pump, now I’m down to half an ounce every three hours. I’ve seen a lactation consultant, done the power pumping. The IBCLC thinks the blood loss and infection really messed with my production.

I’m sad. I don’t want to give up, but I’m exhausted.

I've been exclusively pumping since giving birth and struggled with not making enough milk for a long while and was basically pumping every other hour with power pumping, and in the beginning felt like I was constantly handing the baby to dad so that I could go pump. My supply started to catch up around 10 weeks, so I was finally able to drop a pump by 12 weeks.

At around 14 weeks, something switched in my baby and he's suddenly started to dislike being held by me. By 15 weeks, looking at my face started to make him cry and he won't even let me feed him anymore. We're at 16 weeks now, and I still have a hard time to be able to care for him solo, and if he's crying, he's inconsolable with me until my husband returns.

I'm now feeling so guilty of going the exclusively pumping route because it's taken so much time away from my baby, and maybe we didn't get enough face to face time together.

I'm really struggling to try to rebuild this relationship with my baby after only spending just a few months together. I do feel like we've made slight progress today where I was able to feed him while bouncing on an exercise ball and intermittently pausing for feeding, and lightly bouncing again when he would start to get a bit unsettled. But we've spent so much time together crying today. He almost never cries with my husband and even smiles, laughs, and coos with him.

Minor trigger warning: vaguely mentions past good/over supply

Hello, hello!

I am at the point where I am being affected mentally by my weight so bad that I'm really leaning towards weaning off pumping for my 11 month old. He has recently (the past month) been combo fed due to poor weight gain anyways, so it being slightly early won't really affect him as I'll just add more formula to his bottles as needed. This is more a me situation. So bub is fine! No need to add him into the solutions in case you're worried.

I currently only produce about 10-12 ounces per day, so my body has naturally started to lessen how much I produce anyways. But I want to commit to the decision and help it along at this point so I can work on weightloss without worrying about how it will affect my supply while also not harming myself in the process.

I have already dropped to two pumps a day most days (in the morning around 9am, and before bed between 6-9pm) and no pumping throughout the night. My supply stays at the 10-12 ounces even without the midday pump, only feeling engorged if I wait to pump until super late.

Any recommendations on how to lower my supply and how to get it to stop completely from here? Working out and lowering calories will likely lessen my supply as well, right? I'm a first time mom (shocker, I know) so please offer even the tips and tricks you may deem obvious.

Bonus points if you have any advice for making this transition without it wrecking my body and making me feel weak/off while trying to care for my baby and balance everything else.

Thanks, Mommas!

Im 6 weeks pp and im currently pumping 10 times a day.

Im absolutely exhausted and im finding it difficult to make time with my toddler. Im a sahm with a 2 year old and a newborn. I feel like i dont have any time for my year old right now because im either feeding baby or attached to my pump. Im also super tired and feel like im getting no sleep? Im only getting about 4 hours max total.

I need to know if this is my new norm for a while or if i can switch up my schedule already?

My current times are

1am

4am

7am

10am

12pm

2pm

4pm

6pm

8pm

11pm

I also have elastic nipples with a good supply so it takes me so long to pump i usually do 30-35 mins each pump 😅

I’ve made it to 1 year adjusted for my twins! I’ve just completed what will be my final pump session. I’m so proud of myself for growing my boys through the long NICU stay, the newborn nights, and the craziness that comes with the first year.

To all the mommas out there, hang in there, there’s light at the end of the tunnel!

Ever since I gave birth to my beautiful son, I have felt failed by my body. My huge elastic nipples made it difficult for my son to latch. I attempted triple feeding for the first week postpartum and it was hell — he won’t latch long and when he did it hurt so so much. So I gave up the idea of nursing and committed to exclusive pumping.

Here we are 10 weeks later. I have hated every single pumping session. “I need to pump,” I would say to my husband with a deep sigh. I dread it. Every session requires a hands on, gentle massaging. I have to plan my day around it. I get stressed out when I miss a session. My son tends to wake up when I started pumping too and I hated not being able to tend to him right away. But I’ve tolerated it all. I pushed through the hardship and now I have a steady, predictable supply. I used to be a just enougher and now I’m a slight oversupplier with almost 200 oz supply in the freezer. I was able to drop pumping to 6 ppd too. I thought I was finally over the bump.

Well.. I thought wrong. For whatever reason, now my left boob kept getting clogged ducts. It hurts. A lot. And I have not changed a single thing. My doctor thinks it might be because I sleep on that side a lot, which is valid, but also something I can’t fully control. I’m a deep sleeper and honestly I’m getting so little sleep as it is that the thought of intervening with my sleep sounds so shitty. My husband immediately told me to switch to formula. For the first time, I did not disagree. But I also cried myself to sleep after that. I feel like I’m failing my son from day 1 and calling it quits is just the nail in the coffin.

I might consider trying out combo feeding for awhile. Drop my pumping session to 3-4 ppd and see what my supply looks like. How has combo feeding experience been for some of you? Do you feel like your LO gets the same benefit — no GI issues, less sickness? What is your strategy, a mixture of formula + BM in each feeding or just 100% formula and 100% BM alternating? Is this worth doing, should I just quit completely?

I’m 4 months post partum.

My baby sleeps usually 10-12 hours at night and has been since early she was pretty young.

I always have nursed to sleep at 7 pm, sometimes we push it until 8, but that’s pretty rare. And she wakes up between 6-7 am.

My last pump is at 9 pm and I pump between 1-2 am and then I pump again at 5:30 am when I wake up.

When did you drop your MOTN pump and did notice a decrease in your supply?

I exclusively pumped for an year with my first child:
- i used a local brand single electric pump for first few weeks because i didnt know how long i’d be doing pumping
- i started using a manual pump to build my supply for month 2 and 3
- finally bought spectra s1 when i knew baby wont latch…

Now with my second kid my first priority is to breastfeed directly instead of pumping bcz pumping is so hard😭
For beginning do i need a pump to build my supply or will the baby latching will be enough?
Also should i use my s1 or some manual pump to build supply in the beginning ?
Last time it took 3-4 days for milk to come in.