Frozen stash rotation

pushgal84

All this talk of milk storage and portions got me thinning about using my stash...

Storing milk in the freezer part of my fridge and don't want to store it longer than 3 months. I go in and out of the freezer often and want to sick with the low end of the storage guidelines for freshness sake. That means I need to come up with a rotation plan and start using frozen milk next month.

Average amount frozen was 5-10oz/day, approx 1-2 feedings worth. Do I replace a couple feedings with milk from my stash each day? Maybe pick a day or 2 each week and do all frozen? Another approach I haven't mentioned? What's your plan or STMs, what worked for you before? FWIW I EP.

MrsTinMKE

Ahh good question.  We have used one frozen bag out of the hundreds I have stashed.  My supply is good enough where I have not had to touch my stash yet, but probably a good idea to rotate some out or it will just go bad.  I am a FTM so I don't have much experience but it seems logical to me.

pushgal84

MrsTinMKE said:

Ahh good question.  We have used one frozen bag out of the hundreds I have stashed.  My supply is good enough where I have not had to touch my stash yet, but probably a good idea to rotate some out or it will just go bad.  I am a FTM so I don't have much experience but it seems logical to me.

I've also only used one frozen bag so far and that was only a taste test for lipase issues. FTM here too and I always stress over logistics. Took nearly 2 months just to come up with a good pump/serve/store/freeze routine!

meggiev123

I ended up stashing a lot, so to make sure it gets rotated in time each day I include one frozen bag (4 ounces which is enough for one feeding) and the rest fresh. The nanny knows to use the frozen milk first and then the fresh as needed.