All about breastmilk storage & building your stash

[m_lim]

im going back to work next week , 1month na baby ko by then. sa ngayon i am using medela bottles to store my milk sa ref. paano kung gusto ko mag freeze ng milk? pano ang rotation?

milk trays or milk bags mas ok gamitin?

for storing, eto guidelines ng pedia ko:

freshly expressed:
room temp- 4 to 10hrs
ref- 5 to 7 days
home freezer- 3 to 6months
chest type freezer- 6 to 12months

thawed breastmilk( previously frozen):
room temp- do not store!
ref- 24hrs
home /chest freezer- never refreeze thawed milk

to thaw the milk, place under running water or in a bowl of warm water. do not use HOT water.


share niyo naman style/ tips niyo mga sis. thanks!

[pRincess*niNa]

Hi sis! I've been breastfeeding my baby since birth, 11 months na siya ngayon and thank God exclusive pa din kami Since nag 2 months siya balik work na ako. Pero every other day lang kasi ang pasok ko kaya mas naging madali para sa akin. I have the Avent manual pump and what I do is I store milk on VIA cups. Nung 2-3 months pa lang siya. she can consume 8oz. of milk lang while I'm away ( 2oz per feed, 4x per day). That time I can pump up to 12oz. sa office so may sobra pa, I store the excess sa freezer.

Nung 4-7 months (ata, not sure kung ilang months exactly), nakaka 12oz. na siya so sakto lang yung napupump ko. E gusto ko may extra parati so kahit nasa bahay lang ako minsan I pump in between feedings.

After a few more months, naging 4oz per feeding na siya pero 3 feedings na lang while I'm out kasi nagsosolids na siya. So parang ganon pa din. I still have stocks para sa mga times na hindi maiwasang late ako umuwi. Ngayong 11 months na siya, medyo mahina na talaga siya sa milk kapag wala ako kasi for some reason, ayaw na niya nung frozen then thawed milk. Pag sa akin siya dumedede, malakas pero kapag yung stock niya, nakaka 2 4oz bottles lang siya. Pero very healthy siya ha, overweight pa nga!

Eto mga subok ko na tips.

- to produce more milk, you have to extract more milk. Kaya if possible, mag pump ka ng kahit 10mins lang after every feeding. Kapag bumalik ka na sa work, pump ka every 3 hours. Wag kang tatamarin kasi kapag nasanay ang body mo na konti lang ang milk output, mas mahihirapan ka magpump.

- carica malunggay capsules work. At least for me. Nafi-feel ko talaga na nag e-engorge ang breasts ko kapag nag take ako nito. Pero again, kapag hindi mo pinump yung milk, uunti ulit yan.

- with regards to your questions, mas space saving daw ang milk trays pero hindi ko natry yun kasi natuwa na ako sa avent via cups. gumamit din ako ng milk bags pero beware kasi may mga milk bags na hanggang ilang weeks mo lang pwede store yung milk. Dapat ma-consume agad. So oarang na defeat yung purpose diba?

- do NOT microwave your milk. Namamatay yung nutrients.

Isip pa ako ng mashe-share

[m_lim]

^thanks so much sus! available ba sa malls natin yung Avent Via Cups?

pwede ba i freeze yung cups?

sa ngayon 2.5oz per feeding baby ko (23days old) , every 2.5 to 3 hours.

bukas start ko i take note ilan ba napproduce ko in a day. nakakalito kasi lagay lang ako ng lagay sa ref. ubos na nga lalagyan ko kaya gusto ko sana bumili ng additional storage.

[pRincess*niNa]

You're welcome sis yup, may VIA cups sa malls. Hanapin mo lang yung Avent section. You can get 10 cups plus 2 adaptor thingies -- hindi ko alam tawag sa kanila haha, pero you attach it to the cup para pwede maging feeding bottle yung VIA -- for 1k+ yata. Pwede siya i-freeze, BPA free

[marssie]

Ako ginagawa ko isang breast muna offer ko kay baby then pump na yung kabila, next feeding yung breast where i pumped naman ang inooffer ko. Marami na 2oz na nakukuha ko kasi mas madalas nasisimot yata ni baby milk ko.wala pa 2 months si baby nakaka 90 to 120 ml na siya kaya kulang lagi napapump ko. Minsan tuloy tinatamad na ako mag pump kasi konti lang nakukuha ko at direct feedinh nalang kami kaso pag sobra na sakit nipples ko formula tuloy bagsak ko pag wala ako stash..

[akiteklea]

Avent via cups din gamit ko. Plus pigeon and unimom storage cups. I prefered avent via cups, mas convenient, can stack vertically at mas mabilis hugasan. You can use these to freeze, thaw and sa bottle warmer. Available sa malls yun, but i bought mine online, way cheaper than mall.

Reg storing milk, yung freshly pump ko, iniiwan ko muna ng 1 hour kasi medyo warm pa, then tsaka ipapasok sa ref. I havent tried freezing BM yet. Then ang system ko, pila pila, para hindi nakakalito. Kapag avent via naman gamit ko, mas madali kasi i stack it vertically. Kung ano yung nasa taas, mauunang gamitin.

I pumped 4-5x a day and i can pump 4-5oz/ breast na/ pump, max 10 stash lang na bubuild ko. Ang lakas kasi mag milk ni baby eh...everyday she can finish at least 20oz of BM. Kaya ang rotation ng BM max na ang 3 days sa ref, kasi madali naman na coconsume...

[m_lim]

thanks for sharing girls!

may nabili ako ngayon online, Evenflow storage bottles. 4pcs, 350pesos. tig 5oz capacity. sana ok sila. bpa free and pwede rin i freeze.

hindi rin ako nagffreeze sa ngayon kasi lahat ng nappump ko, nacconsume ni baby. tsaka wala pa akong mga lakad na matatagal kaya pump pa ako ng pump. minimum ko 8x per day of pumping.

[akiteklea]

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.ph/viewitem?itemId=121041336224&index=0&nav=SEARCH&nid=46219654536

Sis eto yung ni buy ko pala na avent. Orig sya and super cheap pa. Super worth it!

[m_lim]

^thanks for sharing sis!

curious pala ako sa mga nagffreeze ng breastmilk, paano niyo nagagamit yung finifreeze niyo kung tuloy tuloy dapat ang pag ppump? i mean, bakit ko pa kailangan mag freeze kung regular rin naman ako magpupump kasi kung babawasan ko ang pag pump, hihina ang supply diba?

[akiteklea]

^may point ka rin sa question mo sis. Napaisip rin tuloy ako kung ano gagawin ko if ever mag freeze ako bm para saan din e kung ni coconsume din naman ni baby in 1-3 days w/c is suitable sa ref lang. Hehe curious din ako... 

[twelvth_goddess]

When I went back to work, my daughter was 3 months old and was exclusively breastfed. I built my milk stash 1 week prior to going back to work. Tapos non, everyday may dala kong around 3-4 bags of 6 oz of pumped milk. I used Nanny milk bags tapos I labelled them para I would know which ones need to be consumed first.

I had to store milk because my working hours were midshift-nighshift. There were times pa na my schedule can just change anytime depending on my work assignment. The stored milk was really to ensure that my daughter had enough supply while I was at work. I also donated a couple of bags sa NICU, as advised by my pedia. She was surprised na malakas milk supply ko.

[maika14]

I recently resigned from my work and hubby said that I should focus on the incoming baby nalang muna. Should I store BM pa din ba even if I will be a full-time mom for a while? Hindi pa kasi ako bumibili ng pump eh. I was thinking baka hindi ko din magamit. Sayang naman. 

[m_lim]

^tingnan mo muna kung kaya mo mag direct feeding sis. yun kasi the best eh! madali lang naman bumili ng pump kasi madami ng nagbebenta online at sa malls.

[-charm-]

thanks for sharing girls!

may nabili ako ngayon online, Evenflow storage bottles. 4pcs, 350pesos. tig 5oz capacity. sana ok sila. bpa free and pwede rin i freeze.

hindi rin ako nagffreeze sa ngayon kasi lahat ng nappump ko, nacconsume ni baby. tsaka wala pa akong mga lakad na matatagal kaya pump pa ako ng pump. minimum ko 8x per day of pumping.

Hi sis, saan mo nabili yung evenflo storage bottles? Naghahanap din kasi ako online pero puro out of stock yung mga nakikita ko. Sa lazada.com nakakita naman ako pero halos double yung price. Thanks!

I'm going back to work din in two weeks and i'll start to build my stash na.

Sis princess*nina: anong brand ng milk bags ba ang ok gamitin kahit matagal sa freezer? Nakabili kasi ako sa SM, mom&baby na brand.

[m_lim]

^sa Savymommy ako nakabili sis.

[nikki]

Sis maika, if u are staying at home for now and sabi nga ni sa m_lim, if u can direct feed maybe u don't need it as much as others na will go back to work after ng ML. Kaya Lang, it may also be useful so u can also go out every now and then kahit 2-3 hrs tapos someone can feed your baby while u are out.

I was able to store/freeze a few bags of 5-6 ounces each kaya Lang around 5-6 weeks ni baby eh lumakas siya mag-milk (or humina supply Ko) kaya ayun unti unti naubos. Medyo sad pero Tanggap Ko na na mag-fix feed nako starting next week when I go back to work. We already bought formula but so far, no need to open pa and I'm happy we still get by. The milk I pump recently, I just store sa ref at nabibigay ni yaya Kay baby the next day or two. Wish Ko rin maka-ipon kahit 3 servings Lang before Monday and hopefully whatever I pump at work will be enough the next day.

I use Medela storage bottles and lansinoh milk bags. I also have the label lids of Medela that fit the bottles for convenience tapos palit na Lang with teats pag feeding time na.

[maika14]

^ Yun din ang balak ko sis. Tama si sis m_lim. Try ko talagang mag direct feed. At naisip ko din pano kung lalabas kami tapos gusto dumede diba? Hehe

Pano yung set up nun, mga sis? Ang dadalhin kong milk, yung frozen? Pano gagawing room temp yun pag i-feed na kay baby (let's say sa mall or sa church?) or yung refrigerated lang ang dadalhin?

[m_lim]

^sa tingin ko kailangan tanchahin mo ilang oras ang lakad niyo sa labas.

kung frozen yung milk , gabi pa palang kailangan ibaba mo na sa ref para ma thaw. tapos kung thawed na, shempre malamig pa yun, kung walang cooler, pwede up to 4hours simula ng pag alis mo sa ref. kung may portable cooler ka naman, up to 4hrs rin simula ng ilabas mo sa cooler.

kailangan tanchahin rin kung anong oras feeding time ni baby. para mailabas mo sa bag or cooler(kung meron ka nga) yung gatas . kasi wala naman tayong pang warm ng milk pag nasa labaa kaya aantayin natin mawala yung lamig at maging room tempt. around 30mins siguro?
someone correct me if im wrong.

[m_lim]

4hours ang gusto kong sundin kasi ang init init sa labas. although sabi ng pedia ko, pwede nga up to 10hours pag room temp.

depende nalang siguro yon sis kung malamig ang pupuntahan niyo or mainit. pwede mo naman tikman bago ibigay kay baby para sigurado.

basta pag nainuman na ni baby, kung may matira, hanggang 1hour nalang pwede yon. kung di parin maubos within an hour, best na itapon na kasi nahaluan na ng bacteria yun from
laway.

[Yui_21]

balaw ko din mag direct bf pero back up ko is mag pump para alam ko kung gaano karami nadedede ni baby per feeding..