Yet another BF/Pumping Question -- Bottles

sad5781 · May 2010

We are going to introduce the bottle (with pumped BM) this weekend so we can start leaving Cason with Dad/grandparents.

I have a really good freezer stash going. I know that your milk changes as the baby changes so I don't think I want to sit on the frozen milk for months.

My question is should we start bottles using the frozen milk and as I pump just replenish my freezer stash? Or, give him fresh pumped milk? I'm thinking I should do "first in/first out" of the freezer and just keep freezing what I pump to keep my freezer stash at a good level. But then I don't know if I should always try to get him the freshest milk?

cali_girl92504 · May 2010

I would give him fresh pumped milk as freezing it takes away some of the immunological properties. You can leave freshly pumped milk in the fridge for 5 days and then transfer to the freezer if it wasn't used. And yes, go with first in, first out for your freezer stash as needed.

Erika&Brian · May 2010

cali_girl92504:

I would give him fresh pumped milk as freezing it takes away some of the immunological properties. You can leave freshly pumped milk in the fridge for 5 days and then transfer to the freezer if it wasn't used. And yes, go with first in, first out for your freezer stash as needed.

ditto exactly

Katieraye09 · May 2010

I did a little of both. If I had a planned outing where I knew I wanted to give DS a bottle I would thaw some but I always kept some fresh in the fridge just in case I didn?t have time to thaw before leaving. Sorry that wasn't real clear! When I went back to work was when I really got into my stash and focused on first in, first out. (went back after 12 weeks)

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