weaning from the pump?

How do you know when it's time to stop breastfeeding, or at least to stop pumping??? I have been agonizing over this for weeks! Here are some of the thoughts that run through my head:

* I hate my pump. Every time I use it, I curse it in my head because I hate it so much.

* But we worked so hard to be able to nurse (remember those first six weeks of "discomfort," and those near-daily meetings with Marta the lactation consultant?), do I really want to quit so easily now?

* Besides, WHO and AAP recommend exclusive breastfeeding for six months, following by (human) milk and solids until at least one year. Don't I want to follow the recommendations if I can?

* But six more months is a *really* long time, and it takes SO. MUCH. TIME. every day to breastfeed: three pumpings per day at 30 minutes each plus time washing all the parts in the evening and time reassembling everything each morning means at least two full hours every single day that's devoted just to pumping. Have I mentioned how much I'm starting to hate my pump?

* But I don't mind feeding Rose "directly from the source." In fact, I (usually) really enjoy our snuggle time on the weekends and in the evenings. Do I really want to give that up?

* But I really want more time to myself, especially at work! I originally thought I could get work done while I'm pumping, but I quickly discovered that's impossible. Now that I'm up to full (full!) speed with clients and with leadership responsibilities at work, it's getting harder and harder to take a full hour out of every day in order to pump.

* But isn't it selfish to want to stop pumping, just for my own convenience?

* But if I didn't pump I could sleep in an extra 30 minutes every morning, and maybe being more rested would make me a better mommy?

Gah! Hearing this dialogue running through my head all day long is just exhausting! So I'm curious, for any fellow moms who are reading this blog, how you decided to wean? When do you decide that you just can't take the pump any more and that you've done enough for your baby but your own happiness has to factor into the equation as well? Is there any middle ground so both Rose and I can be happy???