Freezer stash - what u got?

[laurack]

Wondering where everyone's freezer stash is at now!

[Deleted]

Zero

[EnchantedSoul]

I have about 350 oz. and nothing to do with it.


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[kdrake8]

About 225 oz

[ruby412]

I think around 30 oz or so.

[ruby412]

How long is milk good in regular side by side freezer?

[laurack]

I think up to 6 months? Up to12 months for standalone chest freezer?

I rotate mine so it's usually only a month old.

[jfh]

Not a damn thing. I'm barely keeping up with DC most days.

[jaime183]

about 325 but soon to be much less. I EP and dropped a pump and joined WW. I'm using a frozen bag a day now

[claralou]

60 oz- the most I've ever had, and it's only because I had nearly 2 weeks off of work over the holidays.

[ruby412]

Jan 3, 2013 22:07:35 GMT -5 laurack said:

I think up to 6 months? Up to12 months for standalone chest freezer?

I rotate mine so it's usually only a month old.

By rotate you mean you pump sometimes instead of nursing and give her a bottle? I should do that.

[thedahliharpa]

I hover around 100oz but I only pump twice a week at work. I usually yield 4oz extra per day. I need to start pumping for storage on the weekend in case I go on my annual work trip to Asia in May.
For those that have more than they know what to do with please consider donating to a milk bank before the milk expires.

[muppetinma]

Eleven ice cream sandwiches, a couple of Lean Cuisines, and a bottle of Grey Goose.

[monkeybabe]

Jan 3, 2013 22:22:33 GMT -5 muppetinma said:

Eleven ice cream sandwiches, a couple of Lean Cuisines, and a bottle of Grey Goose.

CH

[thedahliharpa]

Jan 3, 2013 22:12:46 GMT -5 ruby412 said:

Jan 3, 2013 22:07:35 GMT -5 laurack said:

I think up to 6 months? Up to12 months for standalone chest freezer?

I rotate mine so it's usually only a month old.

By rotate you mean you pump sometimes instead of nursing and give her a bottle? I should do that.

I think she means she freezes freshly pumped milk and defrosts frozen instead of using fresh and freezing excess.
When I pumped 5 days per week I would use frozen milk on Monday, Mobday's fresh milk on Tues, Tues milk on weds, etc and freeze
Fridays milk to keep my stash churning.

[vthokie]

I have about 24oz right now. Sad. I was hoping to stash over this 2 week break, but A's schedule has been so off that I haven't had my morning pump, she's woken up and eaten instead. I guess it's good that I'm down to sending 12oz to DC each day. She gets formula if she needs more, but she eats 2 solids meals and a snack while there, and she prefers that to milk most of the time. I'm hoping my output isn't totally off when I go back on Monday. She's been a nursing fiend, so I hope it'll be ok.

[jaime183]

Jan 3, 2013 22:22:33 GMT -5 muppetinma said:

Eleven ice cream sandwiches, a couple of Lean Cuisines, and a bottle of Grey Goose.

that sounds much more delicious than my freezer stash

[mscatra]

Zero, wah! Although since I added a pump back in I've been able to put a couple bottles in the fridge so my mom can watch her Saturday. Yay!

[ruby412]

Jan 3, 2013 22:23:39 GMT -5 thedahliharpa said:

Jan 3, 2013 22:12:46 GMT -5 ruby412 said:

By rotate you mean you pump sometimes instead of nursing and give her a bottle? I should do that.

I think she means she freezes freshly pumped milk and defrosts frozen instead of using fresh and freezing excess.
When I pumped 5 days per week I would use frozen milk on Monday, Mobday's fresh milk on Tues, Tues milk on weds, etc and freeze
Fridays milk to keep my stash churning.

Oh gotcha. That makes sense if you pump a lot.

[lauranicole91]

um 10oz? maybe?

[silverjm]

Somewhere over 200 oz. For awhile DS had slowed his consumption, and I was able to stash 25-30 oz a week. He's picked back up his intake and my supply has dropped due to AF showing up, so now I'm just keeping up.

[Deleted]

Haven't counted in a while but between 200-300oz.

[rxbeth]

I'm the one 'lucky bish' vote so far.

I think I have between 600 and 700 ozs. Madison only gets a bottle once (maybe twice) a week so I'm not going through it very fast. The only reason I have so much is from pumping once daily in the beginning and then during the summer if DH was doing a morning bottle, I would pump both sides out and get maybe 13ozs? I did stop pumping for a few months but now I pump whatever is left in the mornings and get about 3oz for cereal to last a day or so (I don't want to thaw a 3-5oz bag for milk since it's only good 24hrs and she only eats cereal once a day)

Right now I'm using milk that is about 6 months old (it's all in a deep freezer) and intend on using my stash in the sippy cup once she is in daycare in April.

[claralou]

Jan 3, 2013 23:29:14 GMT -5 rxbeth said:

I'm the one 'lucky bish' vote so far.

I think I have between 600 and 700 ozs. Madison only gets a bottle once (maybe twice) a week so I'm not going through it very fast. The only reason I have so much is from pumping once daily in the beginning and then during the summer if DH was doing a morning bottle, I would pump both sides out and get maybe 13ozs? I did stop pumping for a few months but now I pump whatever is left in the mornings and get about 3oz for cereal to last a day or so (I don't want to thaw a 3-5oz bag for milk since it's only good 24hrs and she only eats cereal once a day)

Right now I'm using milk that is about 6 months old (it's all in a deep freezer) and intend on using my stash in the sippy cup once she is in daycare in April.

This is amazing. Great job!!

[christidee]

I've got between 200-250 ish oz I think.

[Deleted]

Jan 3, 2013 22:03:03 GMT -5 EnchantedSoul said:

I have about 350 oz. and nothing to do with it.


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How come, kasper?

ETA: no stash. He just BFs and after pumping for DS1 during the winter I am over it.

[bean47]

Not a drop. I can't even pump enough for dc. I did have about 75 oz over the summer.but had to toss it when we found out she is mspi.

[bebeetmoi]

Nada. I haven't touched my pump in over a month at this point. I was never really good at pumping to stash- I think the most I ever had was 75ozs.

[spaghetticat]

127 oz. winter break really helped. Prior to going back to work, I donated 100 oz.

[TrudyCampbell]

Jan 3, 2013 23:29:14 GMT -5 rxbeth said:

I'm the one 'lucky bish' vote so far.

I think I have between 600 and 700 ozs. Madison only gets a bottle once (maybe twice) a week so I'm not going through it very fast. The only reason I have so much is from pumping once daily in the beginning and then during the summer if DH was doing a morning bottle, I would pump both sides out and get maybe 13ozs? I did stop pumping for a few months but now I pump whatever is left in the mornings and get about 3oz for cereal to last a day or so (I don't want to thaw a 3-5oz bag for milk since it's only good 24hrs and she only eats cereal once a day)

Right now I'm using milk that is about 6 months old (it's all in a deep freezer) and intend on using my stash in the sippy cup once she is in daycare in April.

This is amazing!!

I had a ton until I had to get rid of it due to the lipase issue. I now have maybe 10 bags or so ranging from 3 to 8 ounces in each one. She gets a bottle on the weekends when I sleep in and if I go out somewhere but that's all we use it for.