OHbaby! Forums : expressing for the freezer supply https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 15 May 2026 10:53:31 +0000 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:51:23 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=40528 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[expressing for the freezer supply : I started back at work when DD...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40528&PID=1390105&title=expressing-for-the-freezer-supply#1390105 Author: TansP
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Posted: 20 September 2011 at 9:51pm

I started back at work when DD was 14wks. I do 3hrs in the morning 3 days a weeks so I'm only missing one feed. Last month I went through a period where I was struggling to pump a full feed when I was due to. I was also only getting 30ml +/- in the mornings. I persevered and pumped what I could after she fed and also started eating and drinking more. I found expressing by hand after the pump meant I could get a few more mls which helped stimulate more milk production down the track. After a couple of weeks I had a healthy supply in the freezer.
It never hurts to have some backup supplies in the freezer. Besides work I am hoping to develop a social life one day and maybe get to go out for dinner with DH ]]> Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:51:23 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40528&PID=1390105&title=expressing-for-the-freezer-supply#1390105 <![CDATA[expressing for the freezer supply : It is pretty hard going expressing...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40528&PID=1389279&title=expressing-for-the-freezer-supply#1389279 Author: Red
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Posted: 19 September 2011 at 10:09am

It is pretty hard going expressing when you don't do it regularly. If you want to keep working at it, I was told by a wonderful lactation consultant to do 5 mins each side and do that twice and try not to look at how much is coming out! ]]> Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:09:23 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40528&PID=1389279&title=expressing-for-the-freezer-supply#1389279 <![CDATA[expressing for the freezer supply : my supply dropped now too, i get...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40528&PID=1389221&title=expressing-for-the-freezer-supply#1389221 Author: CJsays
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Posted: 18 September 2011 at 9:42pm

my supply dropped now too, i get 30-50ml at nite from both boobs, but 70ml from1 boob in the morning. nowhere near enough tho! Supps dont seem to of helped this time either, whereas they worked before when i needed a boost for my milk]]> Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:42:37 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40528&PID=1389221&title=expressing-for-the-freezer-supply#1389221 <![CDATA[expressing for the freezer supply : I expressed between 100 - 200ml...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40528&PID=1389129&title=expressing-for-the-freezer-supply#1389129 Author: HuntersMama
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Posted: 18 September 2011 at 4:09pm

I expressed between 100 - 200ml a day, which was plenty for a feed if I was out. I probably stopped about the age your baby is, and then stopped BF a few months after that. My supply settled down once DS started to drop his daytime feeds, so I didnt have enough to express.]]> Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:09:58 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40528&PID=1389129&title=expressing-for-the-freezer-supply#1389129 <![CDATA[expressing for the freezer supply : I have been expressing for the...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40528&PID=1389009&title=expressing-for-the-freezer-supply#1389009 Author: red1
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Posted: 17 September 2011 at 9:14pm

I have been expressing for the freezer supply for a while now,   I have never missed a feed but it was all for that *just in case* DH needed a bottle one day to give him, if I was out.   Overtime have used some of that milk in solids, and practicing with a bottle.  So have tried replenishing stocks, but lately have noticed my supply just isnt the same as it was and im lucky if I can get 30mls in the morning if anything.  Just wondering is anyone else expressing for backup supply with a bubba similar age or older, or anyone with older children, did you ever have a supply in the freezer at this age?

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