Breastfeeding and expressing?

Question

my daughter is now just over a week old and i'd like to start expressing some milk for when i'm out and about and when visiting friends. But i'm confused as to how much she will need, i've just expressed 2oz of milk will this be enough for one feed?

would be greatfull for any tips and methods of how any of you new mums first started to express?

Like how did you store the milk and how much to express, can i put milk from both b*****s into one bottle ?

Answer 1

Hiya,with my 1st son i wasn't able to breast feed but my 2nd i could.I think you need to work out how much you baby drinks from breast,how long does she stay on 1 breast?then pump that long on the breast and see how much milk is in the bottle,usually 2-3 ounces is ok.You can buy milk bags that you can tip milk into and freeze of just use bottles and put in fridge.If you really struggle ask health visitor or look it up on internet for tips.

Hope this helps