How long do you plan to EP?

[anj_rn]

For all of you EPers out there, how long do you plan to keep it up?

A little background:  I did CLW with my DS and planned the same for DD, but she had a brain injury (due to a near-SIDS event) at 4 months and has been fed with a g-tube ever since. Yadda Yadda, I started saying I would wean her at 2, but now that is less than 2 months away and I am not sure how I feel about it.  I blend real foods with my breastmilk and feed it through her tube ( I refuse to feed her any type of formula).

So, for those of you who are EPing oral eaters, when do you plan on stopping and why?

[triskelion]

My DD is much younger than yours (7 weeks) and I'm EPing. I plan to get her through next winter so about 15-16 months. I'm very lucky to have a great supply so far so I will probably stop pumping around 12 months and feed her my frozen stash from there.

[Monarchgrrl]

Originally Posted by triskelion 

My DD is much younger than yours (7 weeks) and I'm EPing. I plan to get her through next winter so about 15-16 months. I'm very lucky to have a great supply so far so I will probably stop pumping around 12 months and feed her my frozen stash from there.

DD is only 3.5 months, but I plan to pump until 1 yr and then use my freezer stash until it runs out after that. I already have about 300 oz in the freezer after only 2.5 months, so I should have a lot by then to last awhile.

[bandgeek]

Hey, not a current EP'er but I wanted to tell you that I think it's great you've made it this long!  My goal was 2 years and I (sadly) fell shy of that by over a year.  And I was also devastated when I realized DD would never tolerate a blended diet.  You are awesome! 

[anj_rn]

Well I did it.  I have stopped pumping, we made it to 2 yrs old.  I am a little sad knowing I am done with this stage in my life, but I am enjoying the extra time not attached to the pump.  I would like to share a funny pumping story for the EPers out there.  I took my son to the livestock show, and they had a cow milking demonstartion.  When they hooked the cow up to the pump, my DS yells, look mommy that cow has a breast pump just like you.  I must admit I was a little jealous to know that the cow only has to be hooked up to the pump for 5-7 minutes 2-3 times a day and will pump more than their calf could ever drink in a day.