https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:33:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frozen-vs-fresh-milk#post-687587 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:34:46 +0000 littlebug 687587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: Today is my first day back, but my plan is to nurse first thing in the morning, then 2x at night - when we first get home and then before bed. </p> <p>@MamaMoose: That's a great idea - using hte frozen milk for purees! I'll have to see how I do with pumping at work, but so far I've gotten 10 ounces with 2 sessions, 2 more to go today, and I think we only need 15 ounces a day? So I should be good to cover each day with fresh milk. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frozen-vs-fresh-milk#post-686324 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:42:53 +0000 autumnlove 686324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you also nurse or are you an exclusive pumper? If you nurse when you are around your baby, I would freeze all the fresh pumped milk and cycle through the oldest milk for daycare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frozen-vs-fresh-milk#post-686320 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:42:05 +0000 DillonLion 686320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: Exactly the same for us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frozen-vs-fresh-milk#post-686316 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:41:12 +0000 78h2o 686316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CarrieLouWho: That's what I'd do if I had a freezer stash! Makes sense to use just a little bit of the oldest freezer milk at a time since it was designed to meet the needs of a younger baby and does not have as many calories, etc. as newer milk designed for an older baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frozen-vs-fresh-milk#post-686036 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:14:25 +0000 MamaMoose 686036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like to give her fresh milk as much as possible so I always send fresh to day care (and I sent Friday's pumped milk on Monday, two days in the fridge is totally fine). I use frozen milk to help supplement if for some reason I don't quite keep up with what she'll need. My primary plan for the frozen milk is to mix it into purees when she starts eating solids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frozen-vs-fresh-milk#post-686013 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:05:19 +0000 MsLipGloss 686013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@78h2o: Neither do I - I usually leave Friday's bottles in the fridge until Monday. I like to avoid freezing if there is going to be a short turn around time like just a couple of days. </p> <p>@sunshineandsushi: That's a great idea. Although I don't have much of a freezer stash, now I know how I can incorporate what is frozen. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frozen-vs-fresh-milk#post-685990 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:53:44 +0000 T.H.O.U. 685990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree, freeze what you pump on Fridays, Defrost on Monday and use fresh the rest of the time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frozen-vs-fresh-milk#post-685857 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:03:53 +0000 CarrieLouWho 685857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do what @sunshineandsushi suggested! Fresh Tuesday -Friday, freeze Fridays milk &amp; then pull down oldest milk for Monday. I send 3 bottles a day - Mondays it's 2 frozen &amp; 1 fresh ( that way I feel like she's getting some milk for her current nutritional needs.) Hopefully that makes sense. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frozen-vs-fresh-milk#post-685740 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:14:34 +0000 78h2o 685740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunshineandsushi: Gotcha! That makes sense! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frozen-vs-fresh-milk#post-685735 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:56:32 +0000 sunshineandsushi 685735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@78h2o: true! Two days in the fridge is totally fine. Now that I think about it, I think what I read was the freeze Fri's milk and thaw out their oldest milk for use on Mon, that way they can cycle through before it gets too old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frozen-vs-fresh-milk#post-685733 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:52:11 +0000 78h2o 685733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunshineandsushi: I agree. I've always read that the fresher the better in terms of antibodies, etc. I don't even think it's necessary to freeze Fridays milk for Monday. I don't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frozen-vs-fresh-milk#post-685731 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:43:39 +0000 sunshineandsushi 685731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would use the frozen milk to supplement. Fresh milk is better, it loses some of the nutrients once frozen. I would just keep an eye on your frozen supply and make sure to cycle through as it gets old. I've also read some moms give fresh milk Tues thru Fri and freeze what they pump on Fri, then thaw it for Mon's bottles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frozen-vs-fresh-milk#post-685727 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:38:26 +0000 birdofafeather 685727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following too to see what other mamas say. Good luck tomorrow! I'm not looking forward to going back. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frozen-vs-fresh-milk#post-685642 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:13:31 +0000 Mommy Finger 685642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Personally, I give daycare a gallon size ziploc bag full of the frozen bags and they thaw them for me each day. I always give them the oldest stuff I have first. My reasoning is that I only have about a 2 week freezer stash so nothing is going to be too old. Plus I also didn't want to let the freezer stash to get too old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frozen-vs-fresh-milk#post-685629 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:04:08 +0000 pl0508 685629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think use freezer stash to supplement so he is mostly getting fresh but following to see what more experienced moms suggest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/frozen-vs-fresh-milk#post-685588 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:39:57 +0000 littlebug 685588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm returning to work tomorrow (wah!!!) and put together D's first cooler full of expressed milk to take to daycare. I will be pumping now 4-5 times per day, and will probably pump enough milk to almost cover the amount he'll need every day. Should I freeze what I'm pumping and take the daycare stash from my older frozen stuff, or just use the already frozen stash to supplement whatever I pump during the day? I'm so confused!! </p>