Weaning-ish question

[anna7602]

I can't remember what I did with DD. I am not pumping anymore and DS is down to nursing 3x/day- wake up, pre-nap and bedtime. I have a new nanny starting tomorrow. I may or may not still nurse him before his nap (I WAH), but if i skip it here and there, what the heck do I do to prevent engorgement? The last time I went 8+ Hours without nursing, about a month ago, I got a plugged duct and a fever. It was miserable.

Ditto for date nights. I haven't had a date night since he started consistently STTN. If he keeps sleeping well, I could be looking at nursing at 11am and not nursing again until 7 the next morning if someone else puts him to bed. Just thinking of that makes my boobs hurt.

I have always had crazy supply and issues with plugged ducts. I vaguely remember drinking sage tea to reduce supply when DD was nursing less, but I still had ridiculous engorgement issues at the end, when she was only nursing once/day.

[rootbeerfloat]

If I missed a session here or there, I just dealt with the engorgement, but I wasn't prone to plugs. In your case, I might pump a little for comfort.