DH just went to get something out of the refrigerator and noticed that nothing was cold. He checked the dials and apparently Connor had been playing in the fridge and turned them all the way down. He turned the freezer dial down too. I have a decent stash in the freezer and it has thawed quite a bit. It is still kind-of icy but is liquidy too. Is it ruined? Can I refreeze it and it be ok? I would guess it is probably 100oz or so. Thankfully DH just took a big part of my stash down to the deep freezer just yesterday. I am sick to my stomach thinking about all that I might have to throw away. What would you do?
Connor Reeves - July 4, 2007
Naomi Raye - January 26, 2011
I would refreeze it, maybe mark it with an X so you can double check when defrosting if it smells funny.
Akspriss gave me frozen breastmilk when DS was small. She carried it in a cooler to a playdate, then I transported it home in a cooler too. It was probably out of the freezer about 4ish hours? It was moderately defrosted when I got home and I refroze it with no issues.
I hope it all works out, that is so sad! (And maybe invest in a freezer lock! )
The "safe" answer is to toss it but there is NO WAY I would ever do that!!! I agree with becki--mark the bags so you double check to make sure it's OK when you defrost it. My guess is that it will be fine.
My guess is that it will be fine. It was probably still cold enough to keep bacteria from growing plus it was still in the sterile bags. I wouldn't worry about it. I'd die if I had to throw out that much BM! Whoever said don't cry over spilled milk never spent time pumping it! If you're weirded out by it, you could use that milk in the next 7 days (kept in the fridge) and freeze everything you pump this week.
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I think the general rule for anything frozen, is that it counts as still "frozen" if there are ice crystals present. So if there were crystals, it should be fine. I would consider marking it too, just so you can identify it if you need to.
Yes, I believe in the LLL book say if part of it is still frozen, it's fine to re-freeze. Like PP said, I'd just mark them so you know which ones they are.
Re: HELP please - breastmilk related
I would refreeze it, maybe mark it with an X so you can double check when defrosting if it smells funny.
Akspriss gave me frozen breastmilk when DS was small. She carried it in a cooler to a playdate, then I transported it home in a cooler too. It was probably out of the freezer about 4ish hours? It was moderately defrosted when I got home and I refroze it with no issues.
I hope it all works out, that is so sad! (And maybe invest in a freezer lock! )
The "safe" answer is to toss it but there is NO WAY I would ever do that!!! I agree with becki--mark the bags so you double check to make sure it's OK when you defrost it. My guess is that it will be fine.
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