It is amazing how much they take from your breasts. Def don't underestimate how much they feed!

I would leave way more than you expect IYSWIM. I was amazed by how much DS took at this age. First time I went out in the afternoon (around 6 weeks) I left a 5 oz bottle, which was drained leaving him still restless and hungry. Next time I went out a few days later he took 7 oz!! (in about 5 mins apparently... unlike my usual 30 - 40 min feeds - ah well..). Best to leave too much and he just takes a little rather than leaving too little.

Nice one. Cheers...

There is a calculator to estimate this on the Kellymom website. The link is here www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/milkcalc.html

There's no way of truly knowing, but as a rough guestimate 4-5oz for the afternoon. Make sure you freeze the milk in 1-2 oz blocks so that you don't defrost more than he will drink. Be prepared that it won't always be a consistent amount. Some days he will want more than on others.

hth

My 7 week old ds feeds about every 2 hours and is generally on for 30-50 mins each feed.

I want to have an afternoon to myself and have been expressing and freezing but how much roughly will we need to defrost for each feed.

Thanks for any input...