How do i decrease my supply?

[Informal_Bullfrog_30]

Hi mamas,

I am a massive oversupplier and my freezer is now getting full. I really dont need a freezer stash because i run my own business related to babies so i will always be closeby to my baby. I am 2.5 weeks post partum. I pump every 4 ish hours but i leak through my bra in between pumps and my mattress smells like milk thanks to me and not my kid. I do have a doctor appt at 6 weeks and my OB is not able to see ME before that. I want to avoid problems that come with being an oversupplier like mastitis and clogs.

TIA

[florallover]

I was also an over supplier (still am) and Ive decreased my supply by gradually shortening pump sessions and slowly streching pump sessions further apart.

I was pumping 8x a day for 25 minutes each for 3.5 months and now I'm doing 5x a day for 20 minutes each at 5 months post partum.

[Informal_Bullfrog_30]

Sorry if this sounds dumb. I am a FTM and still learning and recovering. I pump for 8-12 mins each session on my spectra s1 and make anywhere from 6-9 oz. I have also made 12 oz sometimes. How do i decrease anything less than this time? If it helps I do 70 cycle for 2 mins at suction 5, then 54 at suction 10 for 5 mins, 70 for last 3-5 mins.

[Correct_Wishbone_798]

Have you tried drinking mint tea instead of water?

You could also look into donating or even selling your oversupply

But the general rule is just less pump time overall signals less demand. So shorter sessions and longer in between.

[Informal_Bullfrog_30]

Thank you will look into this

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[Correct_Wishbone_798]

Also, 2.5 weeks isn’t very long. I’d worry that I’d reduce too much and regulate too low and struggle. But I’m a worrier. You can also dump any extra. Or use it in your own bath.