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katie4253katie4253 member
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I just organized the freezer (I've just been taking it to the basement and just shoving it in the freezer). 

I have over 900 ounces!  So awesome!  I am going to look into donating because I am freezing at least 18 (if not 24) ounces a day (he eats 12-15oz a day of fresh).  I'm not quite ready to donate yet, because I want to wait until he is 3 months and I am positive I'm not going to just dry up. Plus, I know eventually he'll be eating more.  But, I'll get screened while I am still on maternity leave.  

Yahoo!

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  • bhilyerbhilyer member
    Wow! Way to go, Katie! I'm jealous. My stash was up to about 400 oz but my PP period and mastitis has caused me dip into it recently :(
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  • MarriedBestFriendsMarriedBestFriends member
    That's really awesome! Do you have a deep freezer? I froze approx. 5000 oz in deep freezers for DD and she was able to eat it 1+ years later with no issue. I saved all of my oversupply and didn't use the freezer stash until she was 1 and I stopped pumping. It took her to almost 19 months on BM. And I promise it's possible not to just dry up :)- that was totally my fear too but I was diligent about my pumping schedule and didn't have any issues. Great job mama!!
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  • katie4253katie4253 member

    imageMarriedBestFriends:
    That's really awesome! Do you have a deep freezer? I froze approx. 5000 oz in deep freezers for DD and she was able to eat it 1+ years later with no issue. I saved all of my oversupply and didn't use the freezer stash until she was 1 and I stopped pumping. It took her to almost 19 months on BM. And I promise it's possible not to just dry up :)- that was totally my fear too but I was diligent about my pumping schedule and didn't have any issues. Great job mama!!

    That is awesome!  That was totally what I needed to hear!  I am planning on pumping until he is 1 (or shortly before) because RSV season goes through April here (he turns 1 on May 13th).  I want him to get at least some fresh milk every day through then so he gets the most current antibodies I am making.  

    I am going to start rotating my stash a bit (feeding half fresh and half frozen for awhile to use up some of my earliest milk.  We do have it in a deep freeze.  So, I know it can last 12 months in there. 

    Thanks for responding!  You really made me feel motivated!

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  • urbanflowerpoturbanflowerpot

    AWWWWWWW

    That's awesome - I wanted a PIP!

    I've never thought to think of how many ounces he has - and I never knew you could get mini-deep freezers. I think that's the way to go and falls into the "if I'd known earlier I would have" category. HOPEfully we will be EBF sooner rather than later, but we're ready for the end of the world if it comes before then ;D

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  • megan1019megan1019
    Congrats! That's awesome!!
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  • kck329kck329 member

    Congrats that's awesome!

    I donated about a month's worth of milk when we were discharged because I didn't have anywhere to store it (and didn't know about a mini deep freeze!) and I'm so glad I did. There is a big shortage of donor milk here right now so I feel great about being able to donate a little. Let me know you have any questions, I'll try to answer them. 

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