https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:22:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals/page/2#post-958963 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 11:03:05 +0000 anbanan15 958963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cheert16: I only pumped once a day once my supply was established, right before bed. I did pump at work also, but that milk usually got used for the following day, unless I wasn't working the next day. I had a huge over supply and when my supply was at it's best I could overflow both bottles in one 15 minute pumping session... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals/page/2#post-958475 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 08:55:16 +0000 mrsjyw 958475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am constantly in rotation, I think we have a revolving 100-150 oz or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals/page/2#post-958410 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 08:35:45 +0000 cheert16 958410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anbanan15: how did you pump so much?? Are you pumping after every feeding? I just dont understand how to build such a big stash an feed LO </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals/page/2#post-958263 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 07:41:46 +0000 Adira 958263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This thread got me to finally count my stash and I have WAAAAY more than I thought. 180oz!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals/page/2#post-958215 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 07:28:05 +0000 anbanan15 958215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When DS was 6 mo old and I had to donate our freezer stash due to his food allergies I had 1,100+ to give.</p> <p>I rebuilt my freezer stash and we used it a few times a week when I worked during the rest of our nursing journey. When he self weaned at 21 mo I had enough milk for him to get ~12 oz a day for 3.5 mo so that's ~1,368 oz (12oz*114days). Phew! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals/page/2#post-958021 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 00:32:50 +0000 LaineysMom 958021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaisyMay: haha thanks! I'm currently cycling through it.. At this point, i only produce ~ 2 oz. more than her intake per day, so we've just been defrosting one 6 oz. bag every couple of days then I freeze ~30 oz. once a week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals/page/2#post-958005 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 00:14:18 +0000 MaisyMay 958005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LaineysMom: That is insane! Are you actively using it? That's really impressive! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals/page/2#post-957994 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 00:03:39 +0000 shopaholic 957994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just counted the other day! ~100 oz. I've never had to dip into the stash yet, but need to start using them soon before they go bad! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals/page/2#post-957991 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 00:00:32 +0000 LaineysMom 957991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just looked at my Milk Maid App and I have 1216 oz. I have been EPing for a while.. DD is 9.5 months so I'm thinking of dropping to 2 pumps soon, but I don't want my supply to completely tank. I'm still on the fence with how long I plan on pumping.. 12 mo.? 18 mo.? Not sure yet. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals#post-957856 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 21:50:54 +0000 cheert16 957856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@purrpletulips: thanks so much for the link! I totally think my flanges are too big! Checking some out on amazon right now!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals#post-957755 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 21:15:33 +0000 dagret 957755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm this thread is making me think I need smaller flanges. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals#post-957684 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 20:46:21 +0000 swedishfish 957684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Espion: Thanks! </p> <p>@Pepper: Right now, I pump once a day right after LO's morning feed. But I'm waiting on new flanges and I'm probably going to switch to exclusively pumping four or five times a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals#post-957453 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 19:25:23 +0000 purrpletulips 957453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cheert16: I knew the fit wasn't right because my breasts hurt all the time and a lot of my breast was being pulled into the flange when I pumped. It is possible that you may need different flange sizes for each breast, one of the LLL leaders in the group I attend is a postpartum doula and said that she often finds that mothers need two different sizes. There are a few websites that have pictures of what a too big, too small and just right flange fit should look like. I liked his one <a href="http://www.medela.com/IW/en/breastfeeding/good-to-know/right-size-of-breastshield.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.medela.com/IW/en/breastfeeding/good-to-know/right-size-of-breastshield.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals#post-957421 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 18:58:46 +0000 SleepyMonkey 957421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm. I've probably donated 700+ oz and have 400 oz left. I also threw 200 oz out in the beginning before I knew about donating and was running out of room in my freezer. I was really crazy about pumping early on so I produce about 10oz extra per day. I'm trying to cut down the time I pump because I'm getting a little sick of it and hopefully my body will respond and not produce as much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals#post-957393 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 18:41:44 +0000 sunshineandsushi 957393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cheert16: I just dropped from 6 to 5 sessions. I EP, though. Thinking about dropping down to 4 soon. Before my boys started solids, they were eating 30 oz each a day, so I was always nervous to drop any sessions. Now they eat 20-25 oz/day plus solids. I probably produce around 65 oz a day. DH calls me a mama cow, haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals#post-957287 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:45:30 +0000 Pepper 957287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: You're inspiring me to work on my stash since our LOs share a birthday! How often do you pump? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals#post-957279 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:40:48 +0000 Espion 957279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: I am ridiculously jealous! You go, lady!! :)</p> <p>I have a measly 16 ounces. But I'm nursing, then pumping. Then what I pump goes into a bottle (at least an ounce or two) to be mixed in with formula to total 4 ounces, which E gets 3-4 times a day. Anything beyond that gets saved.</p> <p>I wish I knew how much he was getting with nursing to try and decrease the number of supplemental bottles we're giving him, but our household stuff (and baby scale) doesn't get here until Monday. :/ It would be nice to exclusively pump for stash alone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals#post-957214 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:05:00 +0000 cheert16 957214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@highwire: that's still good! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals#post-957206 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:00:00 +0000 cheert16 957206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaisyMay: ohh fancy well fitting bras! That sounds great!! I bought myself a couple nursing bras- but I am looking toward to nice regular bras! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals#post-957203 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 16:58:53 +0000 cheert16 957203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coacheswife123: holy moly!!! That's great!!<br /> @autumnlove: wow!!!<br /> @sunshineandsushi: that's crazy!!! 700oz!how often do you pump!<br /> @purrpletulips: how do you know if the fit is correct? One side I get about 5oz from and the other is about 1 oz when I pump- maybe that side is too big/ small? How do I know which one to get!?</p> <p>Ladies with huge stashes- how often are you pumping? I only pump at 2am, should I pump one side while LO eats on the other to add to my supply? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals#post-957152 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 16:37:47 +0000 Anagram 957152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have almost 50 oz, and my baby is only 10 days old! Having a bit of oversupply problem I think.....but I figure that's okay if I can stop pumping/Bfing early and still have a lot left to give LO one day, </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals#post-957094 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 16:15:16 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 957094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not sure, but it's taking up half my deep freezer so I'm guesstimating about 300+ oz now? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals#post-956962 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 15:23:18 +0000 mrskc 956962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no clue but my guess is around 150-200. My freezer is getting overtaken by milk! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals#post-956953 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 15:20:37 +0000 Bookish 956953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@purrpletulips: I had tried a couple sizes, but your response promoted me to try another...and I tried doing some massaging while pumping as well...and holy crap, I got 3.5oz!!! In one session! Wheee! Thanks for your advice, it was a good push to try harder at this :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals#post-955950 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 11:46:39 +0000 heartonastring 955950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At this very moment I have 65 oz but I'm pumping as I type, so should be up to 69 oz shortly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals#post-955947 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 11:46:29 +0000 swedishfish 955947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have 60 oz. in the freezer right now but LO is only four weeks old today. I'm also waiting for bigger flanges to arrive because I'm pretty certain I need bigger ones! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals#post-955927 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 11:41:57 +0000 purrpletulips 955927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bookworm: are you pumping after nursing? Are your flanges the right size? When my flanges were too big, aside from pain, I didn't pump nearly as much as once I got the flange size corrected (I had to go down in size not up like most people). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals#post-955850 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 11:29:39 +0000 MaisyMay 955850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@highwire: Yeah! Oh how I want the girls to sit where they belong, filling the cups properly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals#post-955729 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:59:42 +0000 dagret 955729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>about 150-ish? Now that I"m back to work I only pump during the day at work, or in the evening if I need to reach the output for the next day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freezer-stash-share-your-totals#post-955723 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:58:14 +0000 DillonLion 955723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaisyMay: OMG I haven't worn a correctly fitting bra in ages! </p>