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baby102213
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Breastfeeding working moms
I will be going back to work in a couple of weeks....my ds will be just about 3 months and exclusively breastfeeding about every 3-4 hrs during the day. Wanted to see how much milk I should leave for my mother when she watches him? I'm not quite sure how much he takes when he feeds. Anyone else's experience would be helpful! Thanks!!
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Posted 12/28/13 6:02 PM  |
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MandJZ
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Re: Breastfeeding working moms
I had the exact same issue. The rule is leave 1-1.25 oz for every hour you are gone. I played with it a bit and started on the low end so as not to waste milk, but in the end my son takes two 3 oz bottles and one 3.5 oz bottle while I'm gone. I'm gone just over 8 hours and he takes 9.5 oz total. This works for us.
My advice, leave 1 oz for every hour you're gone (divided into however many bottles you need) and then leave a bit extra packaged separately just in case until you know how much he takes.
Hope that helps!
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| Posted 12/28/13 6:16 PM |
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MissJones
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Re: Breastfeeding working moms
Posted by MandJZ
I had the exact same issue. The rule is leave 1-1.25 oz for every hour you are gone. I played with it a bit and started on the low end so as not to waste milk, but in the end my son takes two 3 oz bottles and one 3.5 oz bottle while I'm gone. I'm gone just over 8 hours and he takes 9.5 oz total. This works for us.
My advice, leave 1 oz for every hour you're gone (divided into however many bottles you need) and then leave a bit extra packaged separately just in case until you know how much he takes.
Hope that helps!
This is probably how ds worked it.
I gave my mom and mil a few packages of frozen in case they ran out. I pumped for the next day and also pumped on the weekends (am only) to get some extra for the stash.
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| Posted 12/28/13 6:20 PM |
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Lauren82
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Re: Breastfeeding working moms
I'm gone from 8-4 each day. I nurse her right before I leave and as soon as I get home. I leave 3 4oz bottles. Sometimes she takes 1, other days 2, but rarely 3. She would rather nurse than have a bottle, so she has adjusted her schedule to nurse more when I am home and go longer between feelings when I am gone.
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| Posted 12/28/13 7:42 PM |
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hope417
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Breastfeeding working moms
when I first went back to work I think i left 5 bottles -- it was more than she needed but I was able to use the extras the next day. I was nervous there woudn't be enough. I would err on more vs less.
Start freezing some milk too so you have some in reserve. I pump 3x a day at work and then nurse when i get home. I always pump before bed (and extra session) and then after I feed DD in the am.
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| Posted 12/28/13 9:40 PM |
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baby102213
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Re: Breastfeeding working moms
Thanks! This is def helpful!
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| Posted 12/29/13 10:07 AM |
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MrsH2009
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Re: Breastfeeding working moms
I always left 3 5 oz bottles. Babysitter usually just used 2 of them, but had the 3rd if there was an emergency. If the bottle was untouched, it was made into a bottle for the next day. I pumped exactly 15 oz a day (weird I know) over 2 or 3 sessions, so I didn't really freeze much, just packed what I pumped.
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| Posted 12/29/13 1:33 PM |
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