Welcome to our little thread. My first goal was definitely 3 months. At that point I was only setting a goal a month ahead. Sometimes only a week ahead. 900mls at 3 months is great. My supply took a dive around 9 weeks when I finally stopped trying to attach my son and had some stress about his feeding issues. I went on Motilium which meant I could keep my sanity be expressing 8 times a day to cover the basic feeds and a bit to store. I'm 6.5 months in and still doing the 2.30am express and this week slowly trying to wind this one back. I've been wanting to do it for ages but because of the supply issues I had have been scared to take that jump. My DS is now on 3 solid meals a day and his need for milk has cut back so I'm biting the bullet now.
I don't particularly enjoy expressing either and it makes me a bit sad too about not being able to BF. Nearly every time I get on the pump it's after some procrastination. At the end of the day I am glad that I am giving my son BM and that's what keeps me going. I try and use the time to get on the computer or do some paperwork and that makes the time go quicker and keeps my mind occupied.
As my son has gotten more mobile I think the expressing has gotten easier. I now do it when he is having his day sleeps or often he is happy enough to play with a toy on the floor. I definitely prefer to do it when he is sleeping so I don't run the risk of having to bend down and spill the milk when supervising him.
My new goal is 9 months and I think I will call it a day then, particularly as my son has a milk protein allergy which means I'm off all dairy which has been a huge lifestyle change for me.
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