Milk does change as your baby grows to suit their needs, as you would have seen from the early colustrum to the milk coming in. Just pump what you need as you go (with a couple bottles of back up).
If you can, try to breast feed when either you or tour baby is sick. When you are sick, your body will respond and produce antibodies which passes through the milk and essentially 'immunising' your baby. Also, when breastfeeding your body will respond to your babies saliva and pick up if baby is sick and respond with antibodies.
And babies/toddlers don't use teeth when sucking, just like you don't use teeth when drinking through a straw
Good on you for breastfeeding when it already makes you uncomfortable, all the best! I hope you make it to 1 year, but for now, take each day as it comes
Haha thanks lady neon but I'm not worried about the biting, well a little bit thanks to other breastfeeding friends but that's not my main concern and I didn't know about the antibodies coming through the saliva I'll definitely keep that in mind
In my experience it sounds like you are managing to express a huge amount! I had the same oversupply issues. I was EE my DS for four months as he had a heart condition and was in the hospital fed through a tube for a long time. The nurses used to joke that I could feed the entire ICU! I was getting about 200 mls each pump and would pump every three hours.
I agree with not overstocking your freezer, I ended up with a huge amount stored in my freezer as we would go long periods with him not having much or any milk at all due to surgeries etc but of course I had to keep pumping for supply. I was lucky enough to be able to donate it but I can imagine how devastating it would be to have to dispose of it. he night of his final surgery I was so stressed I had a couple of drinks and then "pumped and dumped" my next pump. Even just tipping that little amount down the sink broke my heart.
Unfortunately I never produced enough EBM to be able to freeze, but I wanted to add one thing to the advice that's been given above - the ABA advise that EBM should only be stored in the freezer (at -18degC) for 3 months. It's less if you have a freezer within the fridge, and longer if you have a deep freezer (-20degC).
Well done with all you are doing for your little one. I eed for one baby for 12 months and bfd the next for 12 months. Eeing is about 10 times harder. I really don't recommend it unless absolutely necessary. My personal opinion (and it's just an opinion) is that if you don't want to bf past 12 months just stop. You can always be giving your baby lots of really nutritious and wholesome food.
Your baby sounds like he's feeding an awful lot. I wonder if you could try to push him out to 2.5/3 hours between feeds? I just wonder if he's maybe feeding for leisure rather than need? I'm no expert though. I would think you'll easily be able to leave him to go out for a couple of hours in a few more weeks (feed just before you leave then when you get home).
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and I didn't know about the antibodies coming through the saliva I'll definitely keep that in mind
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