https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:08:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-your-breastmilk#post-201263 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:38:26 +0000 Weagle 201263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I store 4 oz right now. She started taking 4 oz from a bottle at 5 weeks... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-your-breastmilk#post-201239 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:09:50 +0000 banana 201239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stored 2 ozs at a time in the beginning, then gradually worked up to 4 ozs. I'd rather store them in small quantities so that you can have options for making bottles. Sometimes, after my son would finish his bottle, he'd cry (especially during those growth spurts) because he was still hungry! So thankfully I had a few smaller oz bags (like 1 or 2 oz) that I can quickly defrost and feed him, without having to defrost an entire 4 or 5 oz bag and then waste the rest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-your-breastmilk#post-201221 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:50:12 +0000 Mrs. Bee 201221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i freeze in 4-5 ounces since that's how much she takes in a feeding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-your-breastmilk#post-201210 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:36:57 +0000 LivsMama 201210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually pump, scald (I have excess lipase,) and see how many total oz I have. I usually freeze in 4-6oz increments, but I keep about 10 1-ounce bags frozen in case she needed a top off at a feeding. Shes 11 months now, so she is down to 2 4-6oz bottles a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-your-breastmilk#post-201181 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:16:01 +0000 lavender 201181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll freeze anywhere from 6-8 oz a bag, pretty much getting as much use of the bag as possible and then I'll mark how many ounces are in it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-your-breastmilk#post-201163 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:06:48 +0000 mrsjazz 201163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I store my milk in 1, 2, 3, and 4 oz. bags. I basically store exactly what I pump except now that I have more output, I only store as much as 4 oz. at a time. If I get 5 or 6 oz. in a session, then I split it--4 in one bag and 1-2 in another. Right now I'm only pumping one side once a day since she is still at the breast, but I go back to work on Monday so I'll be double pumping 3 times a day at work.</p> <p>I also store my frozen bags in a gift bag with a slot cut out at the bottom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-your-breastmilk#post-201137 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:47:01 +0000 brownie 201137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you want to do 1 oz portions, you could put them into ice cube trays freeze them and store the ice cubes all together in one bag. This may be useful when you start solids too because you can use one ice cube at a time. I usually just stored it as I pumped it but we never went through our stash for a number of reasons. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-your-breastmilk#post-201078 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:06:01 +0000 KT326 201078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now I do 2oz portions since that is usually all I pump. Once he gets bigger hopefully it will be more. I'm still on maternity leave so I haven't gotten into a pumping routine yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-your-breastmilk#post-201038 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:53:16 +0000 lemondrop 201038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I freeze 5-6 oz portions- you can fit more in, but the bags freeze flatter with 5-6 oz's in them, so it is easier to store. Also at 5+ months, that is about how much I put in each bottle when feeding him anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-your-breastmilk#post-201033 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:52:16 +0000 kokobee 201033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i stored them with 2oz at first then gradually went to 4oz, 5oz and 6oz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-your-breastmilk#post-201023 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:48:51 +0000 T.H.O.U. 201023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1 ounce portions would take up a TON of bags which can get expensive (Lansinoh are the best BTW). </p> <p>I would go ahead and do 3 ounce portions. Over time as she ate more I increased to 4-5 ounce portions.</p> <p>Once I dethawed milk I tried to use it within 24 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-your-breastmilk#post-201022 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:48:46 +0000 Mrsbells 201022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I store it the way i pump it. Whatever I get from each side I pump I store it that way so if I get 4oz from the left side and 5 oz from the right side I 'll freeze one bag of 4oz and one bag of 5oz </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-your-breastmilk#post-201019 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:47:14 +0000 autumnlove 201019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I store mine in 6 ounce portions and make however many bottles I need. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-store-your-breastmilk#post-201015 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:45:00 +0000 BeachMama 201015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd like to start building a stash. My pediatrician said LO probably needs about 3oz per feeding. I'm wondering how to store my pumped breastmilk - in 1 oz portions? 3 oz portions? What do you all do? </p>