I have 100+oz of frozen BM

SJBride05

That's enough of a stash to go back to work, right?

Also, does anyone have any good references I can print out for my mom on how to bottle-feed a breastfed baby?

xmasBFP

well done mama and ta-tas.

fjaril

That is a great stash!

(edited b/c i'm a dork and sleep deprived)

 

NCSW

I would print out the KellyMom guidelines to handling/freezing/combining/refrigerating the milk.

Great job on the stash!! That's awesome!! 

futrkingsley

That is a really great stash.  Here's a link to kelly mom's advice on bottle feeding a breastfed infant.  I posted it on my fridge for my Dh and mom.  https://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/bottle-feeding.html

One thing to keep in mind with a large stash is that the more you use it to make up a daily deficit in pumping, the bigger gap between your actual supply and your babies intake, which can make a bad thing worse.  It's best to use the frozen stash for urgent rather than daily needs like when mama gets home late for some reason or needs to be apart from baby for something other than usual day to day work (date night, girls day out, etc.).

I went back to work with a 20 oz stash and used all of it for the first day of work.  From then on DS drank what I pumped and our fall back for emergencies (bad traffic, etc.) was a can of formula.  It wasn't my first choice but we needed something on hand.

Good luck! 

kittylove

futrkingsley:

That is a really great stash.  Here's a link to kelly mom's advice on bottle feeding a breastfed infant.  I posted it on my fridge for my Dh and mom.  https://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/bottle-feeding.html

One thing to keep in mind with a large stash is that the more you use it to make up a daily deficit in pumping, the bigger gap between your actual supply and your babies intake, which can make a bad thing worse.  It's best to use the frozen stash for urgent rather than daily needs like when mama gets home late for some reason or needs to be apart from baby for something other than usual day to day work (date night, girls day out, etc.).

I went back to work with a 20 oz stash and used all of it for the first day of work.  From then on DS drank what I pumped and our fall back for emergencies (bad traffic, etc.) was a can of formula.  It wasn't my first choice but we needed something on hand.

Good luck! 

I was going to say this, about having a freezer stash. However if you are already making more than he needs it sounds like this won't be much of an issue because your supply is amped up.

Great job on pumping so much already for the little guy. Good luck going back to work!

My.ABC.Life

Good job Mama!  Good luck back at work!