https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:30:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-is-frozen-breastmilk-good#post-842410 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:19:44 +0000 MarieJ 842410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: I'm going to make sure I smell it beforehand. I sure hope it still smells fine. I'll be so sad if it smells off &amp; I have to toss it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-is-frozen-breastmilk-good#post-842387 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:13:10 +0000 PrincessBaby 842387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MarieJ: I would defrost it and just check the smell! You know what "good" smells like, so if it's okay them just send it to daycare....If it smells off, no love lost bc it wasn't any good anyway! It would pain me to throw it out without knowing for sure!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-is-frozen-breastmilk-good#post-842366 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:58:51 +0000 cascademom 842366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always thought 6 months. I'm defrosting some I have as I was weaning for bottles in the next few days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-is-frozen-breastmilk-good#post-842233 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:50:10 +0000 MarieJ 842233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anbanan15: I think I'll mix it with some fresh milk and send it to daycare Monday! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-is-frozen-breastmilk-good#post-842231 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:47:56 +0000 anbanan15 842231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MarieJ: it is just outside of the 6 months! Does it look good and not freezer burned? Being in the back like that and it so close to 6 mo I would still use it...mix it in with fresh expressed or use in pureed like @regberadaisy: said. The issue with being frozen past the time frame is it starts to break down more, so not as nutritious, not so much that it is "bad" per se...some breastmilk is better than no breastmilk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-is-frozen-breastmilk-good#post-842225 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:44:05 +0000 katsupgirl 842225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MarieJ: boo hiss! I'd make DH toss it. I probably couldn't bring myself to do it. This is the kind of thing that makes me eat chocolate chip cookies and ice cream. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-is-frozen-breastmilk-good#post-842220 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:33:13 +0000 MarieJ 842220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@katsupgirl: maybe 3-4 2oz bags. I'll be so sad if I have to toss it.</p> <p>@anbanan15: it's in a regular freezer in the back. It actually had fallen and I just happened to see it &amp; saw the date (nov 27).</p> <p>@regberadaisy: I think kelly mom says 6 months. That makes me sad :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-is-frozen-breastmilk-good#post-842208 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:22:44 +0000 regberadaisy 842208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought it was 6 months? What does Kellymom say?</p> <p>You can save it for purées? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-is-frozen-breastmilk-good#post-842207 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:22:05 +0000 anbanan15 842207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Regular freezer or deep freezer? Front or back? Do you open it often? </p> <p>We stored ours in a deep freezer we rarely opened (it was just for breastmilk) at -4 so used the longer storage guidelines of up to 1 year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-is-frozen-breastmilk-good#post-842203 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:19:41 +0000 katsupgirl 842203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How much? I go by the 3 month rule. That would be such a shame to have to toss it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-is-frozen-breastmilk-good#post-842201 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:16:32 +0000 MarieJ 842201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a few bags I found in the freezer from November. Do I have to toss it?</p> <p>Different sites give different answers on how long frozen BM is good. </p>