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I think I had about 100oz. I was SO HAPPY to have it when my supply dipped during sicknesses and other problem times.

i'm guessing that i had about 120 oz (estimating 20 6-oz bags). at some point, maybe when LO was 5 months, he started needing more and i wasn't producing enough so my stash was getting depleted. i added an extra pumping session to help increase my supply, which seemed to work. although around the 9 month mark i was overproducing by a little because he was eating purees/solids (mostly purees) a bit more regularly.

we're at 11 months so we'll see how the next month or so plays out, but at this point i feel like if my stash gets depleted, it's okay because we're close to using cow's milk or we could use formula.

I had maybe about 40-50 oz. Now, at 10.5 months, I have about 5 spare oz.

Just some unsolicited advice: I wouldn't worry too much about your stash. It's nice to have some extra BM for mixing with oatmeal/food and for when you need a bottle and just really don't want to pump (date night, etc.). But it's really dangerous to supplement your regular pumped milk with milk from your freezer stash because it doesn't send the message to your body to make more milk. See here for some good info: http://www.workandpump.com/freezerstash.htm

I had maybe 50oz, 10 bags or so. I never had a supply issue so in the end I actually ended up building up even more while working/pumping, and had to throw it all away at the end because it wasn't enough to donate.

so if your supply is keeping up now, I wouldn't stress too much about having a huge stash. if you get to the #s you mentioned I think you will have more than enough!

I had 0. ZERO. NADDA. ZIP. ZILCH. I got thrush a few weeks before I went back to work so I had to throw everything out. We still did just fine, we just had to supplement a little earlier than I wanted to, but we still did just fine.

I didn't really count it all, but it filled up half my deep freezer so I'm guessing I had at least 300-400 ounces. Even now that DS is 10 months, every time I pump I get at least double the amount that I need to replace a feeding, so my stash doesn't seem to be dwindling. I need to figure out what to do with it soon or else all that milk is going to go to waste!

I had 300 ounces. I still pump about 20 ounces extra a week, so we haven't really touched it! I'd say the amount you're shooting for is plenty

I can't echo enough what @septca: said. Using the freezer stash is a very slippery slope if you don't want to end up supplementing. I had about 85 oz when I went back, and have actually built that up to close to 200 oz now at 6 months. I rotate through the frozen milk on Mondays. I pump a lot and on the weekends to keep up with LOs needs and to add a little bit here and there to the freezer. I try not to use it to make up ounces day to day unless it's the odd day where meetings keep me from pumping or we go out at night or something.

All that said, my freezer stash is like my security blanket! I love knowing it's there and I think it has allowed me to stress less about pumping. I think your 250 ounces is an ample freezer stash, but I'd feel equally comfortable with the 115 you have now. I always figure if I end up with a huge stash at 9 or 10 months I can try to drop a pump.

I didn't have a freezer stash until after I went back to work. It was a little stressful at times.

@Jennimac: I have always heard the same thing as your LC told you.

@danda: so, let's say I'm sending 4 4 oz. bottles, send two from frozen and two fresh? I'm not sure how much she will need just yet.

I had about 100 oz. I am still pumping extra most weeks...and if not, at least just enough for my LO at daycare so I have barely dipped into it. I did donate to someone locally through HM4HB when I had a huge surplus!