Pamela, I know of a mother, a friend of ours, who pumped for a baby for a whole year. She is diabetic, had several complications in pregnancy, baby in NICU for several weeks, and just wouldn't latch to her breast. She breastfed two babies before this one, and one after, and believes in the importance of bf in preventing diabetes, so she fed this baby only breastmilk. She used to pump after every feed for the next feed, and besides had some bottles stored. Another mother I talked to recently has a baby who just wouldn't latch after a normal birth. She has already pumped and bottlefed for three months, and has a freezer full of breastmilk which she hopes will last for another three months. She decided she wants the baby to have breastmilk for 6 months, and will soon stop pumping. She might be giving some formula feeds during the day, I'm not sure. She pumps about 4 times a day and gets more than a litre (!!) every day. So it can be done! Mira Leibovich, MD Family Physician mailto:[log in to unmask]