https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:56:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hb-post-suggestion-creating-a-milk-stash-101#post-106804 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:53:36 +0000 mrs. wagon 106804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Clementine: I never kept track, but I would say I had at least 60 bags of 6 oz each... so I guess that'd be 360 oz? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hb-post-suggestion-creating-a-milk-stash-101#post-106787 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:47:03 +0000 banana 106787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would love to see a post on this too. I didn't really have a strategy for creating a stash so I just pumped whenever I could, which probably wasn't a very efficient use of my time. I'd like to find a smarter way of doing this for baby #2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hb-post-suggestion-creating-a-milk-stash-101#post-106773 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:41:05 +0000 enjollah 106773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just started pumping last week (5 weeks). I'm still experimenting as to when and how often but so far the most I've been able to pump is about 4oz twice a day. One in the middle of the afternoon and one around 3am after my LO nurses. I would also love to see a post on this :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hb-post-suggestion-creating-a-milk-stash-101#post-106768 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:38:30 +0000 Mrs. Bee 106768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i think there are a lot of variables though. some moms may be able to pump more often than others because they have more help/better sleeping baby, some may produce more milk and can pump less, etc. but there are general tips that would be helpful so i'll leave it up to mrs. jacks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hb-post-suggestion-creating-a-milk-stash-101#post-106753 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:27:27 +0000 Clementine 106753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: how much did you have in your stash? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hb-post-suggestion-creating-a-milk-stash-101#post-106692 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:05:00 +0000 T.H.O.U. 106692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here is my personal experience/story (background I returned to work at 3 months): </p> <p>When she was born, she nursed well, but just one or two times had a bad latch and she gave me a blister that bled on one side. Obviously it was VERY painful so after a week pp I started pumping that side. I just nursed her on the other side and started saving the pumped milk in the freezer (in storage bags in small quantities). After pumping for about a week or so, I had about 50 ounces in there (those early times I didn't get that much). </p> <p>About a month before I returned to work, the baby was sleeping in longer stretches (down at 8pm, up at 8 am with two feedings in between). Since you typically have more milk in the mornings I would either feed her at like 4 am, and then get up around 6-7 to pump, and then nurse her again at 8 am or just nurse her one side at 8 am and pump the other side. A few weeks of this gave me another 50 ounces or so. </p> <p>I've had to leave her for a few days here and there and honestly I wish I had more than 100 ounces in my stash. 200-300 ounces would give me much more peace of mind. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hb-post-suggestion-creating-a-milk-stash-101#post-106678 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:56:26 +0000 BananaPancakes 106678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is a great idea!!! I'm still trying to wrap my head around how this works, so any suggestions would be most helpful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hb-post-suggestion-creating-a-milk-stash-101#post-106601 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:56:08 +0000 mrs. wagon 106601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hehe maybe I will chime in as well! I had a GREAT stash that we used after RJ was weaned at 7 months-- it lasted him until he was 1 year old (one 6 oz bottle a day). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hb-post-suggestion-creating-a-milk-stash-101#post-106599 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:54:24 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 106599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe I could tackle this. When I had LJ, I thought I was only going to be able to nurse for 6 weeks, so I pumped like a maniac starting right away (even waking at night to pump!)... By the time we stopped feeding her breast milk, I had a stash of well over 300 oz in a chest freezer to donate.</p> <p>Most people will tell you not to start building your stash until at least 2-4 weeks post-partum, but that wasn't an option for me :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hb-post-suggestion-creating-a-milk-stash-101#post-106468 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:39:57 +0000 chopsuey 106468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I barely produced enough in the first 2 months, so I didn't save any milk until after my LO started sleeping longer stretches/through the night. I woke up in the middle of the night to pump and would freeze what I pumped (usually 8 ounces). Eventually I saved up a small stash.<br /> LO stopped taking the bottle so I stopped saving and ended up using my stash when I started making solids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hb-post-suggestion-creating-a-milk-stash-101#post-106447 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:34:48 +0000 Clementine 106447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It would be awesome of someone in HB would create an entry on how to create a milk stash. I'm not really sure where to begin and what I should aim for in terms of my stash let alone how to continue to keep it up.</p> <p>Thanks! </p>