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Kellymom.com is a great resource. Here's an article on nursing/pumping. http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/pumping/pumping-while-nursing/

And here's a list of articles she has on pumping in general: http://kellymom.com/category/bf/pumpingmoms/pumping/

As I'm reading through these, I don't think they specifically answer your questions. But when I was nursing, I would let my LO eat from both sides and pump after to get anything that was left. And yes, I would just put whatever I got into one bag... but I was a cow and I'd pump about 6 oz (total) after nursing, so the bag was mostly full.

It depends on your goal. I was pumping early on just cause I was super engorged when DD would only drink one side. I ended up with a crazy oversupply. Foremilk for days... Gassy forest green poop...

If your building a stash, I'd suggest pumping after baby goes to sleep for the night. 3-4hrs after your last feed. You'll get less milk but it is less likely to give you crazy oversupply if baby is STTN.

To build supply, pump after or in between feeds. Be cautious though. If you do this regularly you will NEED to keep doing it or your boobs will explode.

J nurses on one side and I pump both sides immediately after his first morning feed. I have the most milk at that time. I've been pumping at that time every day so my body is used to making extra milk then. I store it in 6 oz bags so I store it in the fridge and combine two days if I need to. If you only want to give the occasional bottle then you might want to store in smaller increments.

I pump and nurse. I got started when we were at the hospital because T was dehydrated and it's what the nurses had me do so I could monitor intake.

I don't think the suction is great when I pump on one side. Plus I like cross craft and cuddle time. So I pump after my first feed where I'm up for the day and after my last feed before we go to bed. I don't have supply issues so I find this really easy since I'm already in nursing mode and the milk has already been moving. But I get about 6-7 oz each time I pump. As time went on I got much more. I started by pumping after every feed and sometimes would only get an oz. so I skipped the MOTN feed, then went down to 5, then 3 now 2 and I'm getting close to the same amount. But I'm working with a LC.

I guess it depends what your goals are. I feed T about 9 oz a day but will start cutting it down to one bottle now that she's gaining. So I may cut down to one pump or keep pumping to donate.

Long answer

@ShootingStar: I knew this even when I froze my milk, I just didn't think I had this problem at the time. By the time I figured out it was an issue I was pregnant and didn't have enough supply to pump anyway

With my first I would feed him one side in the morning and then pump the other and once his schedule git pretty regular I knew I could pump both breasts about an hour after the first feeding and still have enough time to refill by when he woke up. I saved my milk in the bags no matter how much, however when I pumped at work I'd just pump into the same bottle all day and then bag it at the end.

1) do you pump the other side while nursing on one side? Or do you pump the same side you nursed on after they finish?
** I never could master the pump & nurse... I would just pump both after

2) do you pump every time you nurse?
** Depends how badly you want to up your supply/build a stash! When I was home I didn't really b/c I was lazy!

3) if you only pump small amounts (esp if you pump on the side you nursed on after it's mostly empty) do you use a whole freezer milk bag for just an ounce or so, or do you try to consolidate multiple pumpings into one bag?
** Consolidate one or two day's pumping into one bag. Ok to mix as long as milk is the same temp

1) I always pump both sides!

2) This depends on your goal. If you're trying to build up a large stash or increase your supply, I'd pump after every nursing session (or at least the ones in the morning/afternoon). But if you're just trying to slowly build a stash for emergencies, I'd just pump once a day.

3) I always freeze in 2 oz increments, so I'll combine pumps if I have to make up a freezer bag.