Storing breast milk

I have started collecting my let down in a hakka and pumping occasionally to soften any engorgement through the night so I can start building up a bit of a freezer stash without having to do huge pumping sessions. Does anyone have any recommendations of how much milk I should store in each freezer bag? I don’t want to freeze huge amounts per bag and then it go to waste, but equally unsure if 4oz per bag is sufficient? Thanks!

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I currently see an infant feeding helper and she has suggested 1oz per hour - if you were to go out for four hours you would need 4oz. If you know how long your little one feeds for roughly this could then give you a good guideline of how much to store? Sorry if that’s no help!

I am going by the bags I have. I have 5oz bags and 10oz bags. I have also considered how much I can make within the time that you can keep the milk. In the fridge it's recommended to only store it for 5 days. I can only manage around 5/6oz so I normally start freezing when I get to 5 Oz

Breastfed babies never need more than 3-4 oz at once according to some lactation consultants so I wouldn't store in qualities higher than 4oz. You can use this calculator to work out how much to give https://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/pumping/milkcalc/

I think 4oz is probably enough at this stage, you can always freeze in larger amounts later if you find your baby wants more.

@Charley amazing thank you love! X

Thank you all for your replies! I think I’ll start with 4/5oz bags x

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