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Should I donate my pumped milk? Sorry kinda long

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DS has a clear milk/dairy sensitivity.  Every time I cheat and eat some cheese (and I LOVE my cheese!), his eczema gets horrible and he has terrible gas.  Thankfully, neither of these things seem to make him uncomfortable, they only bother me and DH.

I have done so well with pumping and have a freezer full of breastmilk (probably close to 300 oz).  I usually can pump what he needs each day, so he hasn't really needed anything but the fresh milk in the refrigerator.  I know there was a period of time where I restarted dairy to see if his eczema was really related to my dairy intake.  Things definitely got worse during those weeks.  So should I keep that milk and try to give it to him later, hoping he outgrows this milk sensitivity?  Should I just donate it to the local milk bank?  My oldest frozen milk is from June, so it is nearly 3 months old.  I think LLL now says frozen milk was good for 6 months, but I worry it is getting too old.

I pumped so much milk because DS needs surgery in November, and I wanted to make sure he would have enough BM to help him through his recovery.  Luckily my supply has been so much better than with my older son, so I think I would be able to keep up with fresh milk.  Just thought I would ask for some other opinions!  Thanks for you advice!

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Re: Should I donate my pumped milk? Sorry kinda long

  • snorky147bsnorky147b member
    Since you were able to get 300 oz just since June, I would donate it and start a new dairy free stash- it doesn't sound like you would have any problems if you got that much in just a couple of months. Not sure where you were thinking of donating, but please check out human Milk for Human Babies or Eats on Feet as opposed to a milk bank- this way, you can be sure that the milk really is going to someone in need.
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  • vanfoxvanfox member
    Yeah, seconding looking for your local Eats on Feets/Human Milk for Human Babies chapter. I'm sure 300 oz would be snapped right up by someone who needs it.
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  • lbgriffithlbgriffith member
    Thanks for this post!  I was just contemplating the same thing since I have about 200 oz. frozen. 
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  • atkinson4545atkinson4545 member
    I noticed you were in Austin, just wanted to let you now they do not accept bm unless you have already been screened. Def check out Eats on Feets on FB, I ended up finding a lady whose 16 month old could only take bm and was still only 14 lbs and was in desperate need. 
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  • noiresquenoiresque

    You can donate or sell on this site I heard about. It's like breast milk craigslist.

    https://www.onlythebreast.com/

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