I am sorry if question has already been asked but I cannot find the answer. When I return to work and pump 3 to 4 times at work, I do not want to have 6 to 8 different bottles. What do you do? My Medela bottles that attach to the pump only hold 5 oz so I really cannot combine in them. Any recommendations welcome! TIA
Re: Storage of Milk while pumping at work
I usually only pumped about 15 or 16 oz. total while I was at work, from three pumping sessions. I usually pumped into empty bottles the first and second sessions and have anywhere from 2-3 oz.in each bottle. After the second session, I'd pour the fresh milk into the first set of bottles from the morning to get them to full servings for DD, leaving the second set of bottles with less than an ounce in each. I'd reuse those bottles for the 3rd pumping session, since I never pumped enough to full them all the way.
I pour what i pump into bags at work. I also bought 8 oz medela bottles.
With DD I used the playtex drop-in system. You can pump right into the liners, cap and then drop them into the bottle when needed.
Unfortunately DS is super picky about bottles so I pour into the lanisoh bags. We go to an in-home so she keeps his bottles and washes them and I just hand her 3 bags at pick-up. At a center you will then need to transfer to bottles.
All of this exactly. I would pour the milk from the bottles into the bags.
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