https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 15 May 2026 15:02:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastmilk-rules#post-385162 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:13:07 +0000 T.H.O.U. 385162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lydg: my process was that on Monday she got frozen milk from the freezer (we set in the fridge on Sunday night and poured into bottles on Monday morning). Then, the milk I pumped at work on Monday would be the milk she took to daycare the next day. Then on Friday, I would freeze that milk. That way my "freezer stash" was always moving but I didn't have to worry about freezing/dethawing during the week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastmilk-rules#post-385147 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:07:11 +0000 Weagle 385147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HabesBabe: It can wait a day or two in the fridge before going into the freezer. It's definitely safe to keep milk in the fridge that will be frozen later that night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastmilk-rules#post-384445 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:03:14 +0000 HabesBabe 384445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought you couldn't freeze milk that has been sitting in the fridge for too long? I thought I read somewhere that milk needs to be frozen pretty soon after you pump. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastmilk-rules#post-384429 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:59:03 +0000 Weagle 384429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm also curious why you freeze at work. The milk has a lesser chance of being ruined if you wait to freeze when you get home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastmilk-rules#post-384411 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:54:36 +0000 Bluebonnet 384411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Frozen milk must be used in 24 hours and can't be refrozen. Feed that to him today and freeze what you pump this evening.</p> <p>I have a freezer stash and also pump at work. LO gets one bottle of fresh milk and one bottle of frozen milk a day (that way my frozen stash doesn't get too old and LO gets fresh milk too). When I pump at work, milk goes into the refrigerator. When I get home, I make one bottle of fresh milk for the following day and freeze the rest. Every night I take out frozen milk for one of LO's bottles the next day.</p> <p>Make sense? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastmilk-rules#post-384347 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:44:17 +0000 matador84 384347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm still trying to figure out a good system and its not really working! I have a freezer stash at home. I pull the oldest and feed to LO for daycare. I add the most recent to the freezer. I guess I'll just feed it to him today at home and pump and add that to freezer? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastmilk-rules#post-383551 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:16:28 +0000 pinkcupcake 383551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Don't throw away, just feed it to lo today! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastmilk-rules#post-383539 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:14:19 +0000 winniebee 383539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good for 24 hours after it thaws -feed to LO today! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastmilk-rules#post-383536 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:12:37 +0000 mamabolt 383536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agreed with some of the PP - thawed BM is good for 24 hours after it finishes thawing according to the guidelines I've read. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastmilk-rules#post-383500 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:00:21 +0000 T.H.O.U. 383500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree with PP. why do you freeze at work? That seems risky. </p> <p>I kept in the fridge at work and froze when I got home (on Fridays) and fed the next day (mon to Thursday) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastmilk-rules#post-383488 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:58:31 +0000 banana 383488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can feed to your LO today! My lactation consultant told me that thawed breastmilk is good for 24 hours! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastmilk-rules#post-383480 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:56:32 +0000 Mrsbells 383480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You cant re-freeze them but you can feed them to your LO today </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastmilk-rules#post-383477 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:55:32 +0000 matador84 383477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ahh!! i am so dumb. i pump at work and took out 3 frozen bags yesterday from my work mini-fridge freezer so i wouldn't forget to bring them home and put them in the fridge part. well...i forgot them so now they are thawed! do i need to throw them out? i keep finding contradictory things on the internet. they look all separated and weird...but that is 12 oz--it will kill me to throw it out! </p>