To Pump Or Not To Pump?

I know one of my biggest questions when I first began breastfeeding was...should I pump my milk so my baby can drink from a bottle sometimes? Should I store the breastmilk? How much should I store? When can I pump? Well, I started thinking, what if I had to go into a doctor's appointment by myself and my baby was left with someone and started crying because he was hungry, what is that person gonna do? I'm a person that likes to be prepared so I thought,"Yes, definitely pump or express breastmilk." You can store it in a deep freezer for up to a year so at least I'd always have it if I needed it. If you have a freezer that's connected to a refrigerator, you can keep it for 3-6 months and the refrigerator itself for 5 days. MY next question was..when can I pump? My son eats so often how am I EVER going to get time to pump some milk for storage. (LIGHTBULB GOES OFF) ..I can pump when he goes to sleep that way I don't interfere with "his" milk, lol. But when I pump when he's sleeping, I make sure to begin pumping within 5 minutes after he's sleep or otherwise I risk the possibility of him waking up and wanting to eat again. As to how much breastmilk you store, it all depends on your child. Some store their milk 2 ounces at a time, but my son is extremely greedy so I have to store it at 4-5 ounces at a time. Usually I leave 8-16 ounces of milk in the back of the refrigerator all week in case I'm cooking and he gets hungry then my husband or daughter can feed him. If you do this, make sure you use the milk before the week is out though or you risk your baby getting all the nutrients from your "magic milk" as they possibly can. I call it "magic milk" because my son "magically" becomes calm or goes to sleep after he eats :)