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What does one do with pumped milk?

mauvelousonemauvelousone member
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My first child couldn't latch well and was mostly bottle fed from birth, so I have little experience with the process of building a good milk supply (produced about an ounce per boob so had to supplement with formula). I'll be pumping a lot more frequently this time around - Formula shortage and all - but I also read that babies who do latch well will refuse a bottle. So what does one do with that pumped milk if that's the case? 
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Re: What does one do with pumped milk?

  • hestia-is-weariehestia-is-wearie member
    Ask your local hospital if they have a donor milk bank: many places do. I've heard of moms who continue to pump after they've weaned so they can keep donating!
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  • meggymemeggyme member
    I donated a lot of milk while nursing through a milk bank. Some people donate through more direct methods, like Human Milk for Human Babies or Eats on Feets.
    DD1: June '16 DD2: March ‘19 :::: Married since 2011 :::: USN Wife ::::
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  • WishilivedinfloridaWishilivedinflorida member
    I know this is older, but both of my babies latched well and also took a bottle because they had to. I work full time. I fed my pumped milk to them and rotated my older stash first so that they weren’t getting older milk later on. 
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