Opinions about stash

Oohgurl · August 2013

I will likely be transitioning to formula next month because I am returning to work in October. I have quite a bit of freezer stash in a deep chest freezer. Should I use it up right away and continue BM bottles for say another week or so or do you think its better to offer a bottle a day of it and spread it out? I am going to guess that by the time I transition I will have about 300 ounces.

Angela183 · August 2013

Maybe use some of your stash to mix BM and formula until he is used to just formula alone. I really just wanted to tell you how amazing I think a 300 oz stash is!

jesselayne8 · August 2013

Have you tried mixing it yet? My first baby would not drink mixed bottles but she would drink either BM or formula. I did one BM bottle a day until my stash was gone.

Revelle99 · August 2013

When I had to supplement with DD I stretched out my freezer stash/fresh milk so she had at least one bottle of BM till she was 1. Hoping that I can at least do the same with DS.

Oohgurl · August 2013

jesselayne8 said:
Have you tried mixing it yet? My first baby would not drink mixed bottles but she would drink either BM or formula. I did one BM bottle a day until my stash was gone.

No i havent thought of mixing it. He took formula his first week when I had to supplement but we havent tried since.

mommatotwo2 · August 2013

I am so jealous, I only have 55 oz.

If you aren't planning to pump, I'd give her a bottle or 2 a day until your stash is gone and you could always still nurse when you are together. 2 four oz bottles a day on your stash alone would get him another month!

telicious2 · August 2013

mommatotwo2 said:
I am so jealous, I only have 55 oz.

If you aren't planning to pump, I'd give her a bottle or 2 a day until your stash is gone and you could always still nurse when you are together. 2 four oz bottles a day on your stash alone would get him another month!

This is what I would do. Especially with flu season coming soon.

Oohgurl · August 2013

mommatotwo2 said:
I am so jealous, I only have 55 oz.

If you aren't planning to pump, I'd give her a bottle or 2 a day until your stash is gone and you could always still nurse when you are together. 2 four oz bottles a day on your stash alone would get him another month!

So that would be my next question.

Right now he takes 2.5 to 3 ounces of BM from a bottle at night. I pump about 7 oz and stash the rest. When he goes formula i know they drink more of that than BM. Do I remain with the 3 oz that his normal BM amount would be for the BM bottles I give?