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At 3-wks LO only needed about 2.5 oz so I would give that amount in a bottle and freeze the rest to start building a stash!

Since you're home for awhile, I'd start by giving just a bottle a day, and nurse the rest of the time... And if you want to keep building your stash I would pump after some of those nursing sessions.

To answer your specific questions...

When you first started pumping, did you just keep milk on the fridge and then give it to your LO within the same day or couple if days? Nope, I froze it all except what I needed for one feeding. If you go to Kellymom (sorry not on comp or else I'd link it), most breast fed babies take in about 25 ounces per day, so the general rule is to divide that with how many times you're nursing. If you're nursing 10x/day, then each feeding is estimated to be about 2.5 oz. There is fluctuation sometimes, but that's the general rule. LO may need more during growth spurt times too.

Did you immediately start a freezer stash? Yes.

How do you know how much expressed milk to give LO? What I wrote above. Lots of great info on Kellymom. Also look through the threads filed under "pumping" - great info here from HBers!

And how long before you established a comfortable routine? I started pumping right away this time around when LO was 1-2 weeks old, and I think it took me about another week or two to find my rhythm and figure out what worked best for me.

You can do this! Good luck!

@MrsRoo: you can do it !!