Will my supply survive if I feed once a day?

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My son is 7 months old, we recently started combi feeding alongside weaning, we are now down to only 1-2 feeds a day, 5am and usually about 7am. The 5am one is everyday sometimes a bit earlier but he always seems to get something (he is not a comfort feeder AT ALL, so I know he wouldn't stay on if there wasn't anything there) I understand the 7am feed might not last as he doesn't always want it so my supply could be affected there. But if I am only feeding him once a day, but it happens everyday without fail, will my body continue to produce this? I am happy to keep this feed going (especially as I am too lazy to make a bottle in the night lol) I just worry it's such a small amount my body will stop altogether...
 
My dd1 was older 18 months when I dropped from 2 to 1 feed a day and did this successfully for a few months. Hope it works for you too
 
My dd1 was older 18 months when I dropped from 2 to 1 feed a day and did this successfully for a few months. Hope it works for you too

same here.
we got it down to 3 feeds a day around 16 months and soon after 2 feeds a day.

Now at nearly 22 months, she still feeds either once or twice a day, before her nap (sometimes we skip it if she doesn't nap) and before bed. So far no problem with the supply, even for the feed before her nap. I even had an oversupply a few weeks ago when lo decided to drink less in one feeding.

I wouldn't worry, especially if your lo is feeding at the same time every day.
 
I did this with a night feed with dd1 and it only lasted about a month (ish) but she wasn't feeding at the same predictable time, just sometime in the night so maybe that had something to do with it.
 

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