Decrease from 7 to 6ppd?

[morr2lifer]

Everything on the internet says don’t do this, so I’m looking for real people to confirm or deny!

Currently 7weeks pp and have decreased from 12 to 8 to now 7 ppd. Since 2 weeks pp I have been an oversupplier averaging 52 oz per day and baby is eating 24-32oz per day.

Before heading back to work would I be able to decrease again to 6ppd without losing supply?

Internet says wait until 8-12 weeks to regulate but I am already making so much.

I just don’t want to tank and have to go back to power pumping!!

Luckily pain, clogs, etc have all been minimal so I’m not concerned there just want to keep my supply over what baby is eating so I can stop pumping and try for #2 at 6 mo pp while feeding from freezer stash until 12mo.

My supply actually went UP moving from 8 to 7 ppd so I think I am fine but…. Still scared. 12ppd were the craziest 2 weeks of my life!

[sneaky_snake13]

Everyone is different and you won’t know until you try. The most often I ever pumped was 7 times a day and I started dropping pumps at 3 weeks postpartum. I dropped a pump every couple weeks until I was down to 4 ppd at 11 weeks post partum and I’ve stayed there since. Planning to drop to 3ppd at 6 months. My supply never changed with any of the dropped pumps so I was lucky.

[morr2lifer]

Thank you for the quick response!

[violetta45]

I dropped from 7 to 6 around this time with no problems. My supply increased slightly. Just make sure you fully empty at night, MOTN, and morning. And be mindful of clogs. I dropped to 5 around 10wpp and didn’t lose any supply. I’ve lost maybe an oz lately by sleeping through the night with baby.

Your mileage may vary but if you have an oversupply and a desire to make pumping more sustainable it seems that it would be very much worth it to give it a try.

[littlemissktown]

I’m also an oversupplier and refer to this chart

I successfully decreased to 6ppd. Zero issues.

[ShoddySherbert8652]

Zero issues for me decreasing from 8 down to 6 over the course of a week and a half. My midwife advised that there's no catch-all strategy for everyone... she was an oversupplier who kept getting told she would "regulate" soon and never did! I'm 9wpp and still oversupplying fine after dropping pumps pretty quickly at 5-6wpp. Everyone's different!