Ok, well actually 5months and 17 days.
I never thought I would make it this far, but it is still routine to me, and it's surreal how much it has faded into the background of my daily life. So little effort to reap such big rewards.
Between thanksgiving, black Friday, and Christmas, I was prepaired to be finished with my pumping, as I didn't think my supply would last through the long hour gaps. I was wrong. 7am thanksgiving was my last mercy pump. 5am black Friday, I returned home and out of curiosity decided to try a session. Same result as always, as if I had not almost gone 24 hours.
My schedule now is about 3-5 pumps a day, depending on when I have the extra time to fit in more if I feel it's better for me to do two short sessions rather then one longer session.
Typically I do about 8am when I wake, 2pm after lunch, 7-8 pm, and then 11-12 before bed. But sometimes its more like 11am, 5pm, and 11 pm.
I no longer count out my ounces daily, but I also no longer have enough to freeze which was intentional as I ran out of freezer space. So I shortened my pumps to about 5-6 minutes. I get about 3-4oz on both sides which is enough for about two bottles which keeps up with her feedings.
At 5.5 months her schedule is in this ballpark, give or take an hour depending on the day.
8am mixed cereal/rice cereal/oatmeal or granola with fruit and a 2oz bottle.
12-noon 4 oz bottle
2:30pm vegetables or a meat&fruit/vegetable mix. 2oz bottle.
4-5pm 4oz bottle
8pm cereal with fruit and 2oz bottle
11 5-6oz bottle
Occasionally she wakes up around 3am and will drink an ounce or two and head back to sleep. Sometimes her daily bottles vary by an ounce, I make them the smaller size and if she wants more I get her another ounce, as if I make her a 4oz bottle with her cereal, she usually doesn't drink it past 2 ounces and 2 are waisted.
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