https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:31:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-stored-when-returning-to-work#post-442138 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:27:55 +0000 banana 442138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JessLC: Yes! Pump the other side and freeze! Not only is it good for your freezer stash, you'll empty out your breast which will make more milk AND you won't get mastitis! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-stored-when-returning-to-work#post-442134 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:26:15 +0000 SleepyMonkey 442134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: she just started sleeping 6 hours (yay!) and only feeds on one side, so i started pumping the other. in the last couple of weeks, she usually only feeds on one side during a nursing session, so i think i should start pumping the other side every time. i probably should have started earlier! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-stored-when-returning-to-work#post-442131 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:24:51 +0000 mamabolt 442131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So much depends on how much you are able to pump and how much your LO drinks while away from you. I have always been able to pump more than LO drinks, so it's not as big a deal for me to have a huge freezer stash, though I had maybe 100 oz? I freeze whatever I have leftover every Friday and thaw the oldest frozen milk for her on Monday to cycle through my stash. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-stored-when-returning-to-work#post-442117 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:21:00 +0000 matador84 442117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had about 60 oz and that lasted like a week at daycare. My supply has dropped since and I'm only pumping like 4 oz a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-stored-when-returning-to-work#post-442116 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:19:31 +0000 banana 442116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JessLC: Does your LO sleep one long stretch at night? My DD slept a 6-7 hour stretch when she was a newborn and that's when I was able to really save some milk. Also, there were a lot of times when she didn't finish emptying one side. So I would pump the full side and save that. Every ounce counts! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-stored-when-returning-to-work#post-442105 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:14:31 +0000 yellowbird 442105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had around 200oz when I went back. I haven't used any of it, and I add about 30-40oz a week. I just send what I pump day. It's so much easier. It is nice to have a backup just in case though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-stored-when-returning-to-work#post-442101 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:14:02 +0000 SleepyMonkey 442101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: i needed someone to lay out all the math for me - that was really helpful, thank you!! i'm 2 months away from returning to work, so i guess i better get crackin' on building up my stash!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-stored-when-returning-to-work#post-442068 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:05:43 +0000 banana 442068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JessLC: It took me 3 months to build that up. </p> <p>So if your LO drinks, say, 30 oz a day, you would need 210 oz a week. But that's assuming you're not replenishing your stash. My LO drinks 28-30 oz a day. But I BF her in the morning and at night and all weekend. So I only really need 18 oz a day, while I"m at work. I pump 14 oz at work so I'm minus 4 oz. I have 300 oz in my freezer so that's 75 days worth of milk that I have in my freezer, which is around 3 1/2 months worth (not including weekends). </p> <p>Sorry for all the math. Gives me a headache. I had to do math to figure this out because I was afraid of being low on supply again this time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-stored-when-returning-to-work#post-442059 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:00:54 +0000 SleepyMonkey 442059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: i'm thinking i'll need to supplement with formula too. i can't imagine pumping enough the day before for the next day. </p> <p>@autumnlove: so you think 3 weeks worth was way too much and unnecessary? how much do you think would be a good amount?</p> <p>@banana: wow. 300 oz?? that is incredible. how long did it take you to build up that stash? </p> <p>@littlek: was the 2 week stash enough?</p> <p>ok this is a stupid question... how many ounces = 1 week stash? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-stored-when-returning-to-work#post-441894 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:49:55 +0000 banana 441894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my son, I had like a week's supply. But I made barely enough to feed the next day. I think I pumped 24 oz a day and he was eating around 28 oz a day. I still need 4 oz a day extra so I got up in the middle of the night (3am) to pump so that I would have enough for him. It was exhausting. So I decided this time around, I would pump earlier so now I have around 300oz in my freezer. Either way works, but at least this way, I don't have to wake up in the middle of the night to pump anymore! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-stored-when-returning-to-work#post-441872 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:36:33 +0000 autumnlove 441872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a lot...maybe a 3 week supply? I won't pump as much next time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-stored-when-returning-to-work#post-441870 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:34:56 +0000 littlek 441870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had about a two week stash. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-stored-when-returning-to-work#post-441853 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:20:56 +0000 T-Mom 441853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did not have a huge stash built up before going back to work. I would estimate that it was a few days worth. Pumping at work 3x a day enabled me to keep up just fine, and I did an extra pump at night when I was able to in order to make up for any shortfalls for whatever reason, and also to keep the stash growing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-stored-when-returning-to-work#post-441846 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:17:49 +0000 ninja 441846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Subscribing! I return to work on Wednesday and have 80 ounces on my freezer stash and worry it's not enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-stored-when-returning-to-work#post-441688 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:15:13 +0000 Mrsbells 441688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JessLC: I had a freezer stash in the begining but I worked hard ot get ride of the stash because its not good to keep the milk in there too long. Right now I usually pump enough each day for the next day. I do somtimes add anywhere from 1oz to 2oz of formula to each bottle if necessary </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-stored-when-returning-to-work#post-441682 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:11:38 +0000 SleepyMonkey 441682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For WOHMs that breastfeed, how much milk did you have stored up in the freezer when you returned to work? Is it necessary to have a big stash to keep up with your LOs needs, or was pumping at work enough? This is so confusing. I need some sort of milk calculator. Thanks in advance! </p>