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Yes, I think it's very normal to get more from your first morning pump session than any other. Back when I was pumping at work, in the heyday of my oversupply days, I could sometimes get 10-12 oz...

As far as deciding when to pump wean, I remember angsting over it much the way that you are now. But my DS did eat some solids, just not a lot. If your child is still eating basically no solids at 12...

From my experience, I was uncomfortable by the end of the day the first 2 or 3 days I didn't pump at all, but after that my body adjusted and a week after I stopped pumping I was completely...

I wouldn't suggest pushing the solids or trying to scale back on the breastfeeding at this point; your baby isn't even 9 months old yet. Solids should not start to replace breastmilk until sometime...

Agree with PP :ita It's not necessary to pump in the first few weeks, if everything is going well. As far as waking baby to feed, I was told to wake every 2-3 hours until baby was back to...

I think others have given good advice. I'm sorry you have gotten off to such a rough start with the emergency c-section, preemie, etc. :( Given all that, I think the fact that you are still hanging...

Yes, sounds very normal. My DS was up 6-7 times a night at that age...it was hard. But around 12 months, he started sleeping through the night (some of the time; other times he's up 1-2x) all on his...

Honestly, I would NOT drop a pumping session at this point :( I know that's probably not what you want to hear. But I had oversupply while pumping at work (bringing home an extra 4-6 oz per day)...

I'm not sure if I'm understanding you correctly but if your question is, can you go 9 hours without pumping when up until now you've been pumping frequently, no, I wouldn't recommend it. Try dropping...

Night-weaning won't necessarily result in fewer night wakings, unfortunately. It MIGHT, but then again, it might not, and if it doesn't you've just removed the most effective tool in your arsenal to...

It could well be the nine-month slump. Or it could be that your period is about to return. My pump output dropped by half the week before I got my period back. That also coincided with the 9 month...

I'm just confused by this--your husband must speak his parents' language well enough to talk to them, or they must speak English well enough to talk to them in English, right? Unless he was not...

Thanks for the advice, LLLadies. Mommal, I appreciate the description of dinnertime at your house when your kids were my son's age. I told my DH that I'd been 'talking' to the ladies on the LLL...

Thanks mommal. We seem to have a new problem now--my DH is getting upset that DS still nurses so much and has been saying how he 'can't wait for him to wean' :( I've told DH that I am not willing to...

So, I posted about a month ago about how my 16 month old DS has majorly ramped up his nursing as of late. He's in the process of getting his one-year molars, and I'm sure that's part of it. He can...

If you're worried about zinc and iron, you could always just give a vitamin supplement :) We did BLS with DS and he ended up becoming anemic by his one-year check-up :( I think that had more to do...

I remember feeling anxious, and maybe a little bit guilty, about pump-weaning. I ended up pumping until DS was 14.5 months, for just this reason. I wanted to be sure he'd do fine without my milk...

How cute wigglebug!

My little guy now enjoys playing peekaboo while nursing. He'll cover his eyes while I ask 'where's Josh? Where did he go? He was right here a minute ago.' Then he 'reappears'...

I remember feeling the way you're feeling back when we started solids :hug Looking back now, it seems silly, because my DS is 16 months and still nurses like crazy, probably at least 8x/day. Just...

Personally, I have the Mirena IUD (the hormonal one). I got it at my 6 week post-partum appointment and am still BF'ing my 15 month old son. It doesn't seem to have had any effect on supply...

I agree with the other posters. I had oversupply for months and months but it wasn't very bad and was never really a problem for us. In fact, I think it was a benefit to me as a pumping mom. I only...

If you need to wean, there are several approaches you can take. One is to pump only enough to relieve some pressure/discomfort. So you go as long as you can stand and then pump off just enough milk...

You're welcome! Just remember, petite can be perfectly healthy too. As long as he's growing along his growth curve--whether that's in the 5th percentile or the 95th--and isn't dropping in...

Agree with what others have said re: your husband being silly and needing to grow up. The baby isn't trying to hurt his feelings. The baby has no idea that anybody else even HAS feelings. That will...