How long will supply last with just 2-3 feedings a day?

[scoobydrlp]

Looking into the future a little here, but when LO is a year old I'm considering letting her have cow's milk when I'm not around (when she's a daycare or if DH watches her while I'm working) but still breast feeding in the morning when she wakes up and also right before she goes to bed. Maybe when I get home from work too. This is my plan because pumping at work is a HUGE hassle for me. I don't have a desk job where I can just take a break every 3 hours without fail, I really have to sneak my sessions in and it is often at the inconvenience of my coworkers, who I might add have been very understanding about it. I do want my LO to continue to get some breastmilk because of the effects it has on the immune system.

So this leads me to my real question...how long will I still have a sufficient supply if we drop all those daytime feeds/pumps? If we keep up 2 feeds at the same time each day, will that be enough to keep things going?

 

[Berri]

Yep, your supply should continue indefinitely, your body will naturally adjust. I decided to quit pumping at 12mths too (just too hard). I am still breastfeeding once a day and we've had no issues (even able to add in the occasional night feed or extra days when DS has been unwell).

 

[minties]

Thomas only nursed twice per 24 hours from 13 months and I never noticed there being a lack of milk for him. We only stopped as I was pregnant with Sophie and had an aversion to nursing.

 

[scoobydrlp]

Yay!! Thanks ladies, this makes me feel so much better!

 

[Emily Roses M]

I was wondering this as well.