pumping breast milk into bags

With my first child I did breast feeding for a year, but when I tried transitioning her from breast to bottle, it was A PAIN! She refused to take the bottle, so now I want to try to do both.. I bought a breast pump, so I'm wondering how does the whole freezing your milk process work? How long is it good for? How do you unfreeze it? Or boil it? Thank you for your time!

I'm trying to choose the best breast pump and milk storage system I can find. I travel extensively for work and I'll even be pumping in the car. I found the Kiinde system; which looks awesome. But, I'm not sure what I will be able to express from each breast at each pumping session. Ideally, I would like to pump directly into the storage bag, freeze it, thaw it, and feed directly from the bag. That is how the Kiinde system is intended to be used.

t know what happened but the bags opened or exploded or something all over the freezer. I was down to like 5 bags of milk. Right now I have 4 bags in the freezer but each only has between 4-6 ounces and she eats 3 at a time. I'm so stressed I'm rambling.

I was told not to pump and dump, its better to wait it out because the alcohol content in breast milk will be the same as in your blood, as youre blood alcohol levels decrease so will the amount in the breast milk and pumping and dumping will just be a waste. My dr told me that its better to just wait it out and to pump a little every now and then and use these test strips from walmart.

can you pump before the baby is born? If so, when can women usually start pumping? What different ways can you store your pumped milk? And how long does the milk stay fresh to use?

2. You just have to monitor your baby to see how much he eats. But only store milk in 2-4 oz bags, so u dnt waste a bunch of milk. 3. My WIC counselor lady told me to not use a binky or a bottle for the first 6 weeks. And use the same position to bottle feed as you would breastfeed. And don't you actually bottle feed. Have someone else bottle feed and you just breastfeed.

I'm going to get the gerber bottles from walmart. My sister has them & they work fine so i thought I'd try them, but if I'm pumping what bottles would I store the milk in? Or should I just get storage bags?? & if i get storage bags do i just pour the milk in the bottle when im ready to feed? Ugh. So confused lol help!

How do you store the milk you pump? Im not pumping a lot but I'd still like to store what I get so that I can use it later. I'm exclusively breast feeding for now.

Soo were on a very short budget and I want to breast feed to help with costs n not to mention its healthy for baby and me... My biggest concern is how to store the breast milk. I have an idea to use jelly jars my gram uses to freeze her strawberry jelly she makes... But I don't know if they would bust... I don't plan on filling them to the very tippie top.

I was told to start pumping to help my milk supply come in and I guess I over did it and now I have an over supply idk how to slow it down anyone know?

Never combine the cold milk with warm breast milk, so each time you will have to store one bottle (or the breast milk bags are good too)....once the milk is cold you can combine them. Whoa...off track, sorry! After I put the milk away I would wash the plastic nipple attachments and the other bottle. I used hot soapy water, then just set out to dry. At the end of the day you can steam everything. The tubing I would steam once a week, as no milk ever gets into that part.

Has anyone on here successfully pumped exclusively? My son isn't latching because my nipples won't stay errect. I am considering pumping exclusively and bottle feeding my milk. I am worried about it not producing enough down the road. Has anyone had experience in this?

d be worried about them busting which is my concern with the plastic ones designed for breast milk. And I hate the idea of throwing all those bags away. Glass is sturdier, reuseable, and less money in the long run.

My bottles won't fit and I was wondering what did you use to store your breast milk in? I've looked at Walmart and the first years website. Can you use any milk storage bag? I have two bottles that came with the pump can I use them and just pour the milk in the storage bag? Or will that mess up with me pumping?

I began pumping a little earlier and as more milk started to be produced I invested in breast milk freezer bags. They're good for an entire year! How awesome is that! The pressure you feel is no doubt EXTREMELY painful. Any little thing from warm showers to pumping early helps.

you can store it in the fridge for 2-3 days just make sure you date the milk also it can go in the freezer i think for upto 6 months and it is good to use the breast milk storage bags so you can date them also and then you can take them straight from the freezer and put the bag in the baby bottle warmer. when you buy the breast pump there should be a little book about breast feeding and everything that comes with it.

m planning to try Tommee Tippee (sp?) with pumped breast milk, because of their similarity to a natural breast. Just by the look of them - wide, flat nipple - they look much more "natural" than most other bottles I've seen, but I hear all babies are different so we'll see if my little guy agrees!

Also if I get the freezer bags to freeze my milk because I tend to carry a lot of milk. How long is the frozen milk good for and how do you defrost it.

Im 31.

I hear its good to have bottles and a pump handy especially of you can find one cheap or if your insurence covers one. Also, i know women who pump and freeze their milk in bags so they have milk for like ages lol.

I wouldn't put it in a water bottle if it were me. I would buy some cheap breast milk freezer bags to have them on hand for the next time. These either tie with a twist tie or they zip closed. You can get a huge amount for a few bucks at Target. Sounds like you are doing great with the breastfeeding!!!!!!

Storage bags, cooler and ice pack (for pumping on the go), breast pads, ointment for preventing Cracked nipples.

Hello ladies...my daughter is 3 days old and i am breastfeeding...so far its not going to well :/...she's not eating a lot yet and my breast are producing so much milk that I even have to pump.....she is having a hard time latching and I gave in once and gave her a bottle....my breast are so hard and so sore I'm in tears! I was wondering would it be ok to just pump in the nights and bottle feed her and breast during the day?

Wow I didn't even know this was possible. Good to know as I've been really worried that I might not have any milk. I know it's not genetic but it still worries me. I heard that a certain type of liquid/milk comes out for the first feed. Does this still happen?

How many mamas on here will be mainly pumping breast milk for their babies? Unfortunately the hospital i delivered at gave my son a pacifier resulting in nipple confusion ... I still try breast but he gets frustrated. I will be returning to work in a month and would like some tips any tips about pumping. Increasing supply, how much to freeze for an 8 hour work day, best freezer bags, etc.

t do this. You just put the milk in milk storage bags and saved it in the freezer.

Baby on breast will save you time pumping, cleaning supplies, buying expensive supplies such as bottles, breast pump, sterilizer bags, breast milk storage, dish detergent, cleaning racks, cleaning baskets, etc. (even though if you don't plan on using a pump, I still recommend a manual one just in case you need to leave your baby and a few bottles.) Whereas breast feeding from the breast gives you a special bond with your child. There is a lot of research out there about it.

I am doing only pumping. My daughter doesn't take the breast. I am pumping about 4 oz. every 3 hours or 6 oz. every 6 hours. I usually pump when she's feeding but sometimes I don't have the time to do that so I pump when I get a chance. When I have to go out I usually do formula. So far I haven't felt engorged. I am using the medela 2.5oz bottles to store the milk, but I usually feed her the milk that same day. I don't freeze my milk.

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