When pumping, how many ounces do you freeze in a bag? I am trying to think of the most efficient way to freeze my milk so I don't waste a lot. But I also don't want to do 1 ounce at a time and waste all the bags. Thanks!
I freeze 5oz per bag-the most the bags will hold. I know people say to freeze smaller amounts but #1 the bags are expensive and #2 even if I don't use all 5oz, I know I will in a 24 hour period. Plus I plan on sending 15oz to the babysitter when I work so 5oz bags work out
I freeze 5oz per bag-the most the bags will hold. I know people say to freeze smaller amounts but #1 the bags are expensive and #2 even if I don't use all 5oz, I know I will in a 24 hour period. Plus I plan on sending 15oz to the babysitter when I work so 5oz bags work out
I freeze in 5 oz too.
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I freeze up to 8 ounces even though it's not recommended. I make sure to thaw it in a bowl so if it leaks I can salvage it. Just remember that once thawed you should use it all within 24 hours, so depending on what your back up needs are you may want to freeze smaller amounts. I'm already back to work a few days a week and my 4 week old baby usually drinks about 10-14 ounces when I'm gone.
I freeze 3-6 oz at a time. I used to just do 3 oz but then I realized that he would def. drink all of a 5-6oz bag within 24 hrs so I started doing more at a time.
I also do 4-6 oz a bag. It usually is around 5oz. I know I will use that in 24 hours once I go back and it's a pump session for me. I know they say smaller but I haven't started using my stash yet so I guess it just doesn't make sense to me yet.
If you sterilize am ice cub tray you could use it to freeze 1 ounce portions and then transfer those to a ziplock bag once frozen. Then you can defrost exactly what is needed. But I agree with other posters, if you know you will use it within 2 hours of thawing, 5-6 ounces makes sense, especially when your LO starts eating 4-5 ounces per feed.
I just had to unthaw freezer milk (thanks to eating dairy unintentionally), I found issue with freezing in larger increments. I usually just freeze whatever I pump which is anywhere from 3-5oz per breast. DD is currently eating about 4 oz per bottle, so I had to waste an oz if it was a 5 oz bottle and there wasn't enough in the 3 oz bottle, so if I were you, I'd freeze in several different increments.
I have bags ranging from 2oz to 6oz. I don't pump anymore since I got my oversupply under control and LO is exclusively at the breast, no bottles. Not a huge deal since I'm not returning to work this time!
I also freeze 2-3 oz per bag. I just freeze what I pump in two bags which usually comes to about 2.5 oz per bag since each side produces different amounts.
When I was pumping I would freeze 4oz in a bag. Now that LO is a month he eats 4oz in a feeding but before he did I would just pour 2oz into a bottle and save the rest for another feeding. As long as you used the thawed milk within 24 hours you're good
So far, I've only pumped for relief and have been able to store just what I've pumped each time. I have a 3 oz bag, 2oz, and 1 oz. I think it works out well to have a range.mi'd keep doing it in these increments since I don't know how much she'd need in one meal.
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