Milk stash?

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Does anyone have a stash going yet? If so how much?! I’m 3 weeks PP & I have about 4, 6oz bags so 24 ounces in the freezer!! Not much but I only just started to create a stash starting this week lol so when I go back to work I’ll stop bf but this way baby can still have some breastmilk. What’s your stash like?!

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I’ve been using the haakaa for about 3 weeks now on the breast baby isn’t feeding on and I have about 70-80 bags in the freezer with anywhere from 1oz to 5oz in each - whatever decided to come out in the haakaa. I highly recommend starting using it if you don’t feel like pumping yet! I go back to work in January so I plan to use the haakaa until maybe December and then pumping to make sure she has enough for when I’m at work all day.

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Ugh I can’t find time to pump! I’ve been getting maybe an ounce a day if I remember to use my Haakaa

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My baby was in the nicu for 2 weeks and he didn’t eat much in the beginning. But I was told if I pumped I could bring the frozen milk to him so I had started a small stash. Right now I’m about 4 days ahead

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I have 3 week old twins and I can’t get ahead 😭 I pump every 3 hours (if they don’t tandem feed on me and take the bottle instead that feeding) and the twins are running me dry! I even have to supplement with formula.

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I keep about a 3 day stash, about 12-14 bags. Any extra I have dropped off at the local birthing center for donation about once a week.

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Your crushing it! I only just started and have 6 bags 3-3.5 oz each using just a cheap manual pump. Just ordered the medela swing flex dual pump so hoping I’ll be able to get more per session and go from 2 to 3 sessions a day. 
Question: are you getting 6oz per pumping session? Can I combine two different pumping sessions to freeze into one bag as long as I keep it refrigerated before adding the rest and freezing? The freezer bags aren’t cheap so I’d rather save more in each bag if I can

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That’s awesome mama! I STRONGLY recommend getting as much breastmilk frozen as possible before going back to work! Hopefully it’s not the case for you but I lost my supply like crazy within a few months of returning to work with my first baby. I started the day we came home from the hospital and baby boy is going to be 3 weeks tomorrow. I have probably close to 50 bags with 6 oz each in our freezer. That’s with only using the haakaa, I haven’t even had to pump! 🤩 I keep teasing my husband that we’re going to need to buy another freezer just for lil guys milk 😂

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