How beneficial is breast milk really?
I’m 4.5 weeks postpartum and opting to better prioritize my mental health. This leaves me with two options:
1) Begin and complete weaning off pumping until I’m 100% formula. 2) Decrease to and maintain what I ascertain for myself to be a manageable 3-4 daytime pumps a day at 5-6oz total daily yield (60ml total).
The above amount currently means 1 to 1.5 of my LO’s 8 total daily bottles will be made up of breast milk (1 of 8 feedings will be breast milk and the rest formula).
I know the “any breast milk is beneficial” but let’s unpack that. My question: is one feeding a day of breast milk beneficial/impactful enough to keep up pumping, or is that amount so insignificant health-wise that it’s not worth the effort?