Freezer stash too old?

Designermomma · February 2015

Help! I just found a whole stash of frozen breast milk in the back of my freezer dated 9/11/14. Think it's still good? DS is 13 months now so has moved on to WCM now but I'd like to use up my stash if possible.

Peanutz21 · February 2015

i don't see why not, i'm now using milk thats from october

i always smell the milk after it's defrosted - occasionally taste to make sure it's okay

Designermomma · February 2015

That's a good idea to taste it. My nose is too stuffy to smell anything.

mommaofmultiples · February 2015

I have been using frozen milk from July 2014, but it has been in a deep freezer. Milk in the deep freezer last longer vs a regular fridge/freezer combo.

Designermomma · February 2015

I only have a fridge/freezer combo

ArtyMandi42 · February 2015

Frozen breast milk is good for 3-6 months

see8e · February 2015

I believe rule of thumb is 3 month for a refrigerator freezer and 6 months for a deep freezer. I'd hate to dispose of all that liquid gold!

Bigboneded · February 2015

I heard one year in the freezer, and I would bet that's an "on the safe side" recommendation.

jenn43 · February 2015

Kellymom says 1 year for a deep freezer, and 6 months for a refrigerator/freezer. If it smells okay, it's probably fine.

tzsmall · March 2015

The concern with time is not that milk has gone bad from being in the freezer for so long, but that it has lost some of its nutritional value (gaw, I wish I could find where I read that so I could quote it). Anywho, the recommendations are 6 months for a fridge and freezer combo. 12 months for a deep freezer. But I've given my 13 mo old milk that was 8 months old. I figure some nutritional value in the milk is better than no milk at all. I didn't do well rotating out my stash and had a few bags that were that old. I wasn't going to waste them. I also mixed some of it with cows when we introduced that.

ABeautifulMind · March 2015

tzsmall said:
The concern with time is not that milk has gone bad from being in the freezer for so long, but that it has lost some of its nutritional value (gaw, I wish I could find where I read that so I could quote it). Anywho, the recommendations are 6 months for a fridge and freezer combo. 12 months for a deep freezer.

This. Though I don't know where I read it either.

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