Stopping pumping to exclusively breastfeed

I mostly breastfeed but pump once a day first thing in the morning whilst baby feeds because she sleeps through the night and I feel extremely full in both breasts. I also make a lot of milk. My baby never fully empties me and we have no issues. She only drinks from one breast per feed and I alternate each time. She feeds until she’s done. I only really feel full first thing in the morning or if she’s gone a bit longer between feeds because her dad has given her a bottle. I don’t pump when he feeds her as she goes on the breast straight after to go to sleep. Although I don’t often feel full besides first thing in the morning, my boobs do feel kinda harder and fuller than usual a lot of the time - if that makes any sense. My LG feeds for around 5 mins, is burped and then feeds for another 5 mins roughly

Not in the same situation but I do BF and BF my first. From my experience, your body will adjust to what your baby needs. Whether that is more is less, can just take a few days sometimes. Supplies regulate around 3 months and then you don’t feel as full but can still feel engorged if your routine changes or long gap between usual feedings. I alternative between feeds, so R for one feed, L for the other. I track it on an app to make sure it’s even time but usually is. My son feeds for about 5-15 min each session, but my first born was on there for ages (comfort I think!) so it really differs between babies. I was told if baby is on for more than 40 min then to offer your other boob x

I didnt use the pump at all and I have just enough milk to feed my baby. For the first month, I also used the all to ensure I was feeding evenly from both breasts. Now, I’m feeing from the breast that feels fuller. It also depends on how hungry my little one is; sometimes I will give her the left side, and she is done, but other times I’ll give her both sides in one feeding. Occasionally, I feel full in the morning if she sleeps longer than usual, but overall I have no issues.

Thankyou all so much! Been super helpful 🥹🩷

Some things are tricky to answer as every baby is slightly different. It’s recommended to offer both breasts at each feed but I don’t think most people end up doing this all the time. Sometimes baby wants a quick feed and it’s maybe 10 mins each side, sometimes he’s attached to one side for 30-45 mins and then falls asleep. I don’t then wake him to offer the other side, just start the next feed from the other side. You might find if baby struggles to latch when you are super full that it’s worth pumping for a couple of mins to deflate a little then putting baby to breast but try latching first as every baby is different. Your supply will adjust but it’ll take a couple of days at least 😊 you can still get that full feeling for example overnight if baby normally feeds every 3 hours and suddenly goes for 5 then you would feel full. I know you said you produce a lot, is your flow fast? If it is and baby is struggling try leaning back when feeding so that baby can set the pace a bit more

She latches on just fine! But she clicks?? Not sure what that means? & also when I feed her from the breast my other breast it literally pouring out with milk, I get absolutely drenched 😫😫 does this stop over time?

@Steph clicking usually just means a shallow latch. The noise comes from the suction seal between babys tongue and your breast being broken. You can keep trying for a deeper latch. I always go with chin against breast first. YouTube is brilliant for tutorials (I’m rubbish at explaining - I blame the baby brain). The leaking should slow down. I only leak from the other side if in the mornings if it takes too long to get baby attached whilst I’m pumping the other side. I’ve found that applying pressure to the other side helps stop the leak

@Donna Woods you’re a life save, clicking stopped when put chin first!! & the pressure on the other side helped massively on my last feed! Thankyou so much!!🫶🏼🫶🏼