freezing bm question?

xoashleigh4ox

i froze my first bag yesterday.. wooo hoo!! but how many oz do you put in each bag?? and do u lay them down or stand the bags up?? i have the lansionsh bags.. TIA xo

XCrissCrossX

No more than 6oz. For convenience, you may want to do 4oz (one bottle). They take up less space if you lay them down.

xoashleigh4ox

oh ok.. i filled up the bag 6 oz.. how long after thawing do u have to  use that milk?

katlor9

i've only done 2 bags so far. and i did 4 oz each. my supply isnt great and its been sooo tempting to take them out of the freezer! but i need to start a stash.

nadinethequeen01

I usually put between 2-3 ounces in each bag. J is only eating about 3-4 ounces each feeding so if she is still hungry after 3 oz then I heat up a 2 oz. I stand mine up also. 

nadinethequeen01

xoashleigh4ox:

oh ok.. i filled up the bag 6 oz.. how long after thawing do u have to  use that milk?

4 hours 

starb4long

xoashleigh4ox:

oh ok.. i filled up the bag 6 oz.. how long after thawing do u have to  use that milk?

Kellymom says 24 hours.

https://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/milkstorage.html

Carilyn

nadinethequeen01:

xoashleigh4ox:

oh ok.. i filled up the bag 6 oz.. how long after thawing do u have to  use that milk?

4 hours 

It's good for 24hours after thawing if it is kept in the fridge.  OK for 4hrs out of the fridge.  These are the rules we go by in both NICUs I work in (I'm an RN).

LemonBlush

I have a large variety of sizes frozen. 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, and 4. She eats 3 oz at a time now. At your baby's age, she was eating 2 so I was freezing that amount. I guess I make the variety bc I can always put 2 sizes for 2 bottles (like now I'll grab a 4 and 2 when I'm away).

Erin RN

Carilyn:

nadinethequeen01:

xoashleigh4ox:

oh ok.. i filled up the bag 6 oz.. how long after thawing do u have to  use that milk?

4 hours 

It's good for 24hours after thawing if it is kept in the fridge.  OK for 4hrs out of the fridge.  These are the rules we go by in both NICUs I work in (I'm an RN).

Our hospital says the same. I put no more than 6 oz in each bag cause thats what the bag recommend if you are freezing. I lay mine down cause they take up less space that way.

Erin RN

Carilyn:

nadinethequeen01:

xoashleigh4ox:

oh ok.. i filled up the bag 6 oz.. how long after thawing do u have to  use that milk?

4 hours 

It's good for 24hours after thawing if it is kept in the fridge.  OK for 4hrs out of the fridge.  These are the rules we go by in both NICUs I work in (I'm an RN).

Our hospital says the same. I put no more than 6 oz in each bag cause thats what the bag recommend if you are freezing. I lay mine down cause they take up less space that way.