breast milk questions

I pumped from one breast and got about 2 ounces. Can I start pumping the other breast and add it to the same bottle?

About how many ounces should a 1 month old eat? I don't know how much I should keep in a bottle at a time.

What are the rules for storing in the freezer or fridge?

I always combinoed milk from both breasts.. Freezer its good 6 months in the fridge just a few days..



At 1 month im pretty sure its only a few ounces a feeding roughly

<blockquote><b>Quoting ☮ Phuket:</b>" I always combinoed milk from both breasts.. Freezer its good 6 months in the fridge just a few days.. At 1 month im pretty sure its only a few ounces a feeding roughly"</blockquote>




Okay. So if I pump my other breast into the bottle and my LO only eats half, can I still put the remaining bottle in the fridge? Or will it just be bad?

I always combined and froze. I'd freeze whatever I pumped and just put 3-4 oz in the bottle when it thawed keeping the rest of it in the refridgerator. I had a HUGE stockpile of milk, I was an over achiever;) I hope I am again!

<blockquote><b>Quoting Tiff + 2[girls]:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting ☮ Phuket:</b>" I always combinoed milk from both breasts.. ... [snip!] ... breast into the bottle and my LO only eats half, can I still put the remaining bottle in the fridge? Or will it just be bad?"</blockquote>




It will still be good, BM wont go bad like formula becauses of the good stuff in it!

Okay, and when I start storing in bags to freeze, how many ounces per bag? Its to take to daycare when I go back to work

http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/breastfeeding/while-working/storing-transporting-breast-milk

A little ways down the page is a useful chart for storage times for breastmilk. It's rather amazing how long bm will stay good at room temp.

You can combine your milk from the same days pumping, but you will have less wasted milk if you store it in smaller amounts. Also, if you haven't made a habit of refridgerating your bm, it will separate with the cream on top all you have to do is give it a good shake before giving it to your LO.

Quoting motherofboys:" http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/breastfeeding/while-working/storing-transporting-breast-milk A little ... [snip!] ... your bm, it will separate with the cream on top all you have to do is give it a good shake before giving it to your LO."

OP I hope you don't mind but I have a few questions myself.

Do you warm the breast milk for the baby after it's been refrigerated or frozen? If so, how?

When is it best to pump? Before or after feedings?

Should I pump at regular time intervals like 8 am, 12 pm, 4 pm....???

If I feed my baby breast milk from his bottle will he ever latch to me again?

Will a pacifier be bad to give to a breastfed baby... will it cause latching issues?

Quoting Brendan&Bethany'sMom:" OP I hope you don't mind but I have a few questions myself. Do you warm the breast milk for the baby ... [snip!] ... bottle will he ever latch to me again? Will a pacifier be bad to give to a breastfed baby... will it cause latching issues? "

My boys didn't seem to mind cold bm so I didn't always warm it if they were really hungry. If I had frozen milk I would simply run it under warm water to thaw which would take care of the heating it up process. Otherwise, to warm, I would put the bottle in a bowl ful of warm/hot water for about 5 min and it would be plenty warm. I would usually pump after a feeding to make up for the first few days I would be at the college and then I would pump during my lunch break in my car (you would have laughed to see how I had blankets pinned up for privacy, it was that or the bathroom, yuck) and store the milk in a cooler to put in the fridge when I got home and to use the next day. After the initial buildup of a few bags of frozen and some fresh for the first few days, I only pumped while I was away from home, since breast milk can last a week in the fridge, friday's pumped milk was fine to use on monday. If you pump even when you are with baby you can create an oversupply of milk that can be extremely uncomfortable if your in a situation where you can't pump for a few days and baby isn't emptying you. Some babies may prefer a bottle as they don't have to work as hard for the milk, although mine refused the bottle after the first few tries so it was never an issue for us.
If anything, baby can be spoon fed bm as well if your LO refuses bottles like mine did. My boys both ended up nursing all night to make up for their skipped feedings while I was at school. It as emotionally hard on me at first, but they seemed just fine. This was a case where cosleeping was an absolute necessity, lol.
Oh, I never used pacifiers so I can't really comment on that other than to say they are best avoided until your supply has evened out as the sucking baby does on the pacifier may actually be because baby is hungry and thus your breasts are not getting that signal to create more milk. Also, you'll be so engorged at first you'll be more than happy to be used as a pacifier.  

Quoting motherofboys:" My boys didn't seem to mind cold bm so I didn't always warm it if they were really hungry. If I had ... [snip!] ... that signal to create more milk. Also, you'll be so engorged at first you'll be more than happy to be used as a pacifier.  "

Thanks. Yeah, I bought bottles for him but I'd rather he feed directly from me. But I know it's unrealistic for him to NEVER get a bottle. I was just wondering will it become an issue if he takes a bottle if I need to be away from him and then with him latching when we're together? Like, will he get used to a bottle nipple and then refuse to latch?

<blockquote><b>Quoting motherofboys:</b>" http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/breastfeeding/while-working/storing-transporting-breast-milk A little ... [snip!] ... your bm, it will separate with the cream on top all you have to do is give it a good shake before giving it to your LO."</blockquote>




Thank you 

<blockquote><b>Quoting Brendan&Bethany'sMom:</b>" OP I hope you don't mind but I have a few questions myself. Do you warm the breast milk for the baby ... [snip!] ... bottle will he ever latch to me again? Will a pacifier be bad to give to a breastfed baby... will it cause latching issues? "</blockquote>



I don't mind. I needed the answers to these questions as well.   and my LO has taken a Paci since day 1 and her latch is perfect

Quoting Tiff + 2[girls]:" <blockquote><b>Quoting motherofboys:</b>" http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/breastf ... [snip!] ... the cream on top all you have to do is give it a good shake before giving it to your LO."</blockquote> Thank you "

Glad to be of help. I've had to dredge this information back up as I will need it in the future too, lol.