June,
 The amount of milk your NICU mom should be expressing is going to depend on 
how often she is breastfeeding/pumping, and what type of pump that she is 
using when she is pumping. It is also going to depend on when she started 
pumping/breastfeeding.
Research tells us that by day 10-14, a mother who is exclusively pumping 
should be producing 750-1000 ml to have an ideal milk supply. Mom should be 
stimulating her breast at least 8 times/24hrs with either effective breatfeeding 
(which I doubt the baby is doing) or double pumping with a hospital grade pump.  
To optimize her potential, be sure that she is double pumping at least 
8x/24hrs with hospital grade pump for 15-20 minutes or 2 minutes after her milk stops 
dripping,  whichever is longer.

Hope this helps,

Chris Smith, RN, IBCLC, RLC
Columbus Children's Hospital

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