Another pumping ?

Re: Another pumping ?

• Vieve831 member

  September 2014 edited September 2014

  4 oz/day is definitely adequate. Like pp said you really only need what LO will be eating the next day. It's nice to have extra on hand in case of an emergency or if stuff spoils, etc. I went back to work last time with a stash of 35oz. Each day I pumped 15-20oz and that's what LO ate the next day at DCP

  
  

  ETA: I know some people have built 1000oz+ stashes, which is great! But any time you dip into your stash so that you don't have to pump you are telling your body you don't need that much milk. If you plan to EBF for a certain length of time you have to factor that in

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• SoSayWeAll member

  September 2014

  I am not confident with pumping yet. just wanted to have a little extra on hand in case I run into issues when I go back. It would make me feel more secure to have at least a few days supply. People from my own workplace have told me they pumped after every feeding which I thought sounded crazy.

  

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• MC03 member

  September 2014

  I agree that 4 oz a day is more than enough. Last time I went back to work I probably had about 50 ounces total. When you pump at work you should be getting just about what LO needs for daycare. My reasons for having a stash are:
  In case I will be gone for a few days. For example I have a work seminar planned in February and I will be gone for 2 1/2 days so I will need to leave milk. I will be pumping while I'm gone to keep up my supply, but I'll probably have to dump all the milk I pump while gone because the hotel freezers and traveling won't keep the milk cold enough for that long.
  
  Also with DD2 I started pumping less and less once she hit 10 months old. It's not unusual for your body to stop responding well to the pump over time (why EP is so hard) even though there is still plenty of milk when baby nurses. I started heavily relying in my stash last time near the end (pumped at work until 1 yr, nursed until 14 months).

  

  
  

  
  

   

  

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• kwaz01 member

  September 2014

  Are you able to bring breast milk on a plane? I plan to be gone for the weekend and pump while I am gone. Can I bring that milk back with me?

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• MC03 member

  September 2014

  kwaz01 said:

  Are you able to bring breast milk on a plane? I plan to be gone for the weekend and pump while I am gone. Can I bring that milk back with me?

  Yes you can. Print out the TSA rules to bring with you, but breastmilk is excluded from the liquids ban.

  

  
  

  
  

   

  

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