How to get to 1x?
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How to get to 1x?
| Wed, 10-14-2009 - 9:23pm |
I've gotten down to 2x, 15 min each. I've been doing that for about a week now and still getting about 22oz a day. So how do I get to pumping once a day?
Do I just keep trying to increase the time between pumps? I feel like that would end up with me needing to pump at very inconvenient times at night and during work.
Should I just cut down the pumping time of one of the pumps? Or both pumps?
I feel kind of stuck. I really would like to be done ASAP (want to TTC #2) but feel like I'm not making much progress.
Any suggestions?
TIA
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When I was pumping 2x, I used to pump 30 mins each. So I just started dropping minutes in the evening pump. I would drop about 2-3 minutes every other day. I would stop pumping even if I was spraying (it was hard!). Then when I was down to about 15 mins, I was making about 8 oz in that pump but I didnt really used to be engorged. Then one day we were at a baby shower and by the time we got back I was about an hour late for my pump. And I said this is it and didnt do my evening pump. Fortunately it went really well.
Now if you are still making a lot at 15 mins, I would pump 10 mins for 2-3 days, then maybe 5 mins and stop.