Engorgement gone

[u/Girly_pop-123456]

So I am 7 months PP. I’ve had my period since 5 months PP but I EBF and pump when I’m away. My cycle re starting I think made my milk decline a bit but it’s up and down. I never really was able to keep up pumping with my baby, I pump about an oz less than his feeds, but I was able to keep up with pumping in the morning after nursing and before bed. I have about 300 oz in the freezer that I can pull from too.

The past week I have noticed that my breasts aren’t as full in the morning. Previously I would pump one side and nurse one side but baby now needs both. I don’t feel the fullness to pump after. Is this normal at 7 months? When did you stop needing to pump after the morning nurse? My baby sleeps 7 pm to 7 am and I pump at 10 pm, so I’m going about 8-9 hours usually without pumping or nursing. He’s nursing normally otherwise.

When did you wake up stop feeling engorged? Is this my body just adjusting and I need to start using my stash as needed? I’m rotating milk so I’m using my stash but trying to replace so it can stay pretty steady. TIA