Continue breastfeeding?

[oukapu]

Since she started eating table food at daycare two weeks ago, she is not interested in nursing and drinks 12 oz at daycare. I missed a few pumps at work and I can tell my supply has really gone done. She is 10 months. I have 300-400 oz frozen.
Do I continue to pump what I can and pull the frozen stuff until I run out or be more aggressive with trying fenugreek (have some), more water, and making sure I keep to a pumping schedule? Is there any hope to bring it back this late?
I really hate pumping now, but feel compelled to make it to a year.

[curbsideprophet]

I would try to continue nursing. I would also keep pumping. I would think your supply would go back up.

[bunch]

If you have 400 oz and she only takes 12 oz, that would almost get you to a year. I'd probably keep one pump at work and nurse at home.

[ijack]

We ran into a similar issue around that time. So we just nursed when I was home and I stopped pumping. Now that she's 11.5 months she's self weaned to just nursing before bed and even that's on it's way out. She will get BM until she's one though.

[atouchofklasse]

I wouldn't.

[froggy76]

If I were you, I wouldn't kill myself to increase supply. I'd probably pump once a day at work for another month maybe, and nurse am and pm. But I despise pumping.

[Deleted]

It's up to you. You're far enough along that if you nurse when together (morning/night, after work) your supply will probably keep up at that level indefinitely. I never pumped when I went back to work at a year, but we're still nursing when together.

My baby is a boobaholic, though.

[nonsenseabound]

I would try to Moderately continue pumping. Drink some Gatorade and eat healthy meals. Your supply can rebound. Give it two weeks and if it continues to tank, call it a day and be done. By then you should have more than enough to get to a year.

[Deleted]

It's really up to you. But at that point I don't think I would go through with trying to up my supply.