pumping for a toddler?

[rivkah]

Forgive me if this has been answered, but has anyone pumped for a toddler? If so, how long? I can't seem to stop and my DD is 15 months. Still pumping 2xs per day.

[JMJ]

I have a friend who pumped until right about 24 months.

[rivkah]

It is good to know I am not the only one! It has been hard to go from 3xs a day to 2! It just seems like most people do it for a year, even if they continue nursing. Pumping is not my favorite thing, but DD really enjoys her bottle before nap time, and I can't seem to make it for more than a few hours without getting pretty full!

[mambera]

I stopped pumping at 13 months (couldn't stand it any longer) but I have continued to hand express a couple oz at lunchtime.

I have the opposite issue of you - low supply and I was worried it would tank completely if I regularly went 8-10 h without emptying.

I find hand expression much much easier, more comfortable, and more discreet than the pumping. I can just put a bottle in my pocket and run to the restroom, or wash my hands and do it in my office. I hated dragging the pump around, setting up, taking down, washing the parts. This is so much better for me.

[emilysmama]

I pumped until 3 years of age. Once my dd weaned herself, I pumped a month more just in case she thought she might still want to nurse. Then I stopped pumping. For me, pumping was not that hard, so it wasn't that much effort to keep pumping even as my child grew older.