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Hellobee Boards Topic: how do you store breastmilk in the freezer? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:37:25 +0000 rolypoly on "how do you store breastmilk in the freezer?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-store-breastmilk-in-the-freezer#post-1844608 Mon, 01 Sep 2014 23:36:02 +0000 rolypoly 1844608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @leelee - yep, we've been thawing and using target bags for 5 months now, and we haven't had any leaking. (2 bags a day/5 days a week). so far so good! OldEnglandMama on "how do you store breastmilk in the freezer?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-store-breastmilk-in-the-freezer#post-1842161 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:15:10 +0000 OldEnglandMama 1842161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @leelee: @rolypoly: I use Target bags, and then a system very similar to @Adira: In 6 months I have had *1* bag fail when thawed. I thaw, on average, 4 bags a day, 5 days a week. So I'd say that's pretty good. If there's 4 weeks in a month, that's 80 bags a month, or 480 bags total - even if I overestimated and there was only 400 bags that's still a 0.25% failure rate. Most of the bags have 3.5-4 oz of milk in them - this is one serving size for DS. (I had to buy a whole new freezer for my stash - it's not overproduction, it's DH storing too much stuff in our regular freezer :meh: ) birdofafeather on "how do you store breastmilk in the freezer?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-store-breastmilk-in-the-freezer#post-1841310 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:13:31 +0000 birdofafeather 1841310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @sweetpea612: oh, that's cool! something to look into for the next time i have a kiddo! birdofafeather on "how do you store breastmilk in the freezer?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-store-breastmilk-in-the-freezer#post-1841309 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:13:08 +0000 birdofafeather 1841309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ i used lansinoh bags (HATED medela) and stored in a gift bag with a slit cut at the bottom. sweetpea612 on "how do you store breastmilk in the freezer?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-store-breastmilk-in-the-freezer#post-1840749 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:27:45 +0000 sweetpea612 1840749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've heard great things about Target bags as well. I use Ameda bags just because my insurance provides them (150 bags/90 days) for free. It's worth checking to see if your insurance provides them as well! leelee on "how do you store breastmilk in the freezer?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-store-breastmilk-in-the-freezer#post-1840614 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:20:26 +0000 leelee 1840614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @rolypoly: have you thawed out any of your target bags? Just curious because I was thinking of switching to them but heard they leak during the thawing process. rolypoly on "how do you store breastmilk in the freezer?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-store-breastmilk-in-the-freezer#post-1840600 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:16:05 +0000 rolypoly 1840600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Target bags work pretty well too - we lie flat and store in gallon bags by month. I stored 3.5 ounce bags at the beginning, 5 ounce bags now. Good luck! Adira on "how do you store breastmilk in the freezer?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-store-breastmilk-in-the-freezer#post-1840490 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 12:44:16 +0000 Adira 1840490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @stargal: They're all 2 oz bags though, so not nearly as impressive as it appears! And that picture was definitely taken before my supply started going down the drain. Good luck to you! <3 stargal on "how do you store breastmilk in the freezer?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-store-breastmilk-in-the-freezer#post-1840481 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 12:41:40 +0000 stargal 1840481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Thanks all! Will have to check some bags.puy, this all so new to me. @Adira: whoa that's an..impressive stash you got!! catomd00 on "how do you store breastmilk in the freezer?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-store-breastmilk-in-the-freezer#post-1840246 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 11:21:36 +0000 catomd00 1840246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ catomd00 on "how do you store breastmilk in the freezer?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-store-breastmilk-in-the-freezer#post-1840245 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 11:20:41 +0000 catomd00 1840245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I use the lansinoh freezer bags and lay them flat. I freeze in 2-4 oz portions. PurplePeony on "how do you store breastmilk in the freezer?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-store-breastmilk-in-the-freezer#post-1840029 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 08:25:46 +0000 PurplePeony 1840029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I also do the Lansinoh bags frozen flat. I've never had a problem with them leaking -- the only bags that have ever leaked on me are actually the Medela pump and save bags, which I used when I was traveling for work so I could pump directly into them instead if transferring from bottles. I hated the Medela ones because they have a single zipper (Lansinoh has a double zipper) which was hard to seal, and you can't freeze them flat. avivoca on "how do you store breastmilk in the freezer?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-store-breastmilk-in-the-freezer#post-1840000 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 08:15:46 +0000 avivoca 1840000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Like @jetsa, some of my Lansinoh bags leaked when I thawed them, but now I thaw my milk standing up in a vase and my leakage has decreased significantly. I freeze my milk flat and then store upright like Adria does. autumnlove on "how do you store breastmilk in the freezer?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-store-breastmilk-in-the-freezer#post-1839994 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 08:14:07 +0000 autumnlove 1839994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Honeysuckle bags jetsa on "how do you store breastmilk in the freezer?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-store-breastmilk-in-the-freezer#post-1839991 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 08:13:23 +0000 jetsa 1839991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I used the laniosh bags as well. Some of them leaked when I un-froze the milk and my daycare lady said the medela ones never do but it wasn't worth it to me to by more expensive bags when only 10% or so had a small leak. Alivoo01 on "how do you store breastmilk in the freezer?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-store-breastmilk-in-the-freezer#post-1839962 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 07:57:28 +0000 Alivoo01 1839962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I also used the Lansinoh storage bags (dating and writing #of oz). Froze the bags laying down so it was flat, then I put them in a gallon sized ziploc bag and stored them upright in a larger reusable grocery bag in my chest freezer so I could just pull out the oldest from the far right and go from there. Adira on "how do you store breastmilk in the freezer?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-store-breastmilk-in-the-freezer#post-1839951 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 07:50:44 +0000 Adira 1839951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Found a good picture of my freezer stash at its peak for you. Hopefully this helps! [attach=340/14/nb0p0l.600x600.freezer_stash.jpg] mediagirl on "how do you store breastmilk in the freezer?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-store-breastmilk-in-the-freezer#post-1839935 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 07:38:37 +0000 mediagirl 1839935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I used the same bags as others have mentioned. My LC suggested freezing milk in 2-3oz bags for a while and then once you have a good stash of that, upping them to 5oz bags. That really helped me defrost the proper amount every day for daycare bottles. Lay them flat on a piece of cardboard in the freezer and then you can line them up in a shoebox or something similar to keep them nice. Or, if you're lazy like me, just toss them all in giant freezer bags. :grin: Adira on "how do you store breastmilk in the freezer?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-store-breastmilk-in-the-freezer#post-1839931 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 07:36:27 +0000 Adira 1839931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I used the Lansinoh bags and wrote the amount and date on them and then laid them flat in my freezer. Once they were frozen, I put them upright into bins in order by date so that I was always taking the oldest out first. The bins I used were the Sterilite Ice Cube Bin. The Lansinoh bags were the perfect width to fit in those great. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sterilite-72508006-White-Ice-Cube/dp/B0042FN98Y" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Sterilite-72508006-White-Ice-Cube/dp/B0042FN98Y</a> NeekieRose on "how do you store breastmilk in the freezer?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-store-breastmilk-in-the-freezer#post-1839927 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 07:34:31 +0000 NeekieRose 1839927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I use the lansinoh bags and write the amount and date on them. I then put all those bags in a gallon freezer bag with the date range and total amount. That way I knew I was using the oldest milk when I had to dip into my stash. illumina on "how do you store breastmilk in the freezer?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-store-breastmilk-in-the-freezer#post-1839917 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 07:27:39 +0000 illumina 1839917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I used these and flattened them down to save space. [attach=3357/14/nb0ny4.300x300.LANT478878099.png] Mamaof2 on "how do you store breastmilk in the freezer?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-store-breastmilk-in-the-freezer#post-1839914 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 07:26:24 +0000 Mamaof2 1839914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Lots of people use BM bags but I froze mine in ice cube trays - once frozen I put them in a bag - each cube is approx. 1 oz stargal on "how do you store breastmilk in the freezer?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-use-store-breastmilk-in-the-freezer#post-1839913 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 07:25:16 +0000 stargal 1839913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Do I need special containers or anything?