https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:43:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-think-im-ever-going-to-build-up-a-freezer-stash#post-377336 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 09:26:52 +0000 mamabolt 377336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I showed up at daycare when it opened again on Wednesday with my stash in hand and begged to use their freezer! We went 72 hours without power but my milk was fine since I moved it after about 30 hours. A full freezer should hold its temp for about 48 hours FYI. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-think-im-ever-going-to-build-up-a-freezer-stash#post-377301 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 08:15:58 +0000 IcebergMom 377301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Omg I cried once after losing one bottle. I can't imagine losing a big stash! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-think-im-ever-going-to-build-up-a-freezer-stash#post-377270 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 07:28:36 +0000 T-Mom 377270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: ah ok. I actually tried to store some frozen milk in a restaurant freezer while at a wedding in a hotel. They would not and said it was a health code issue (??). They ended up finding another freezer for me. Good luck, hope you find something! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-think-im-ever-going-to-build-up-a-freezer-stash#post-377235 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 05:58:03 +0000 Andrea 377235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T-Mom: WE have one! However, anyone with a generator isn't running it a lot because gas is so hard to come by. There are hundreds of cars in line at every gas station and the stations aren't even pumping. You have to sit there and wait for gas deliveries. So I think the safest bet would be to find a business with a freezer because they were the first to get power back on.</p> <p>@HabesBabe: Wow, 1000 oz!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-think-im-ever-going-to-build-up-a-freezer-stash#post-376484 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 10:44:54 +0000 HabesBabe 376484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was really hot this summer in SoCal and we sometimes have rolling blackouts. I was super worried that would happen because my stash is somewhere between 750-1000 ounces. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-think-im-ever-going-to-build-up-a-freezer-stash#post-376414 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 09:21:07 +0000 T-Mom 376414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would look for a neighbor with a generator! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-think-im-ever-going-to-build-up-a-freezer-stash#post-376309 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 07:39:36 +0000 mediagirl 376309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would be and plead to use someone's freezer r my stash! Thankfully I live in an area where it probably wouldn't be difficult to find someone with power if we didn't have it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-think-im-ever-going-to-build-up-a-freezer-stash#post-376255 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 05:56:57 +0000 Andrea 376255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@c.sassy: @littleveesmommy: @T-Mom: @sarac: we might not have power for another week and this whole area is dark. I was thinking that maybe I would go begging at a restaurant to let me use their freezer if need be? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-think-im-ever-going-to-build-up-a-freezer-stash#post-376196 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 02:08:13 +0000 sarac 376196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd probably have just frozen water in every container I could find and stuck it in the freezer. That combined with not opening it would keep things cold for a long time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-think-im-ever-going-to-build-up-a-freezer-stash#post-376192 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 01:59:54 +0000 T-Mom 376192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My power has gone out a few times while I had a stash. Most of the times it came back on within a few hours but once I moved everything to my mom's freezer to be safe. I can't imagine what I would do if everyone around me lost power. Basically my worst nightmare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-think-im-ever-going-to-build-up-a-freezer-stash#post-376067 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 22:07:11 +0000 littleveesmommy 376067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was super worried about my freezer stash when Sandy hit. Luckily we didn't lose power or I would have lost &gt;200 ounces. I told DH if we lost power he is not to go near the fridge cause I might lose it if he opened the freezer by accident. I may have threatened him lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-think-im-ever-going-to-build-up-a-freezer-stash#post-376008 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:32:10 +0000 Weagle 376008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had two storms this summer that knocked out our power for days... two weeks in a row. I have more than 100oz in the freezer... more like 150ish. Luckily, we have friends that had power and freezer space. If the whole town had lost it I would beg my neighbors who have a generator to put it in their freezer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-think-im-ever-going-to-build-up-a-freezer-stash#post-375993 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:15:10 +0000 chopsuey 375993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: The most I had stored at one point was about 40 ounces! I barely made enough for M. I would cry and be so depressed if I had lost my small stash.<br /> Can't imagine how devastated I'd feel if I lost 100+ ounces.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-think-im-ever-going-to-build-up-a-freezer-stash#post-375991 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:11:29 +0000 Andrea 375991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: good idea! I just keep thinking about people who've lost their breastmilk, too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-think-im-ever-going-to-build-up-a-freezer-stash#post-375986 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:07:27 +0000 chopsuey 375986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would buy a small freezer and keep it in your DH's office at work. If there's a storm coming, store your stash there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-think-im-ever-going-to-build-up-a-freezer-stash#post-375981 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:04:05 +0000 Andrea 375981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've lost power two years in a row due to hurricanes and have thrown away all of our fridge and freezer food. Right now we've got a couple things in a cooler and have to get ice every day. This has made me think ... what if I had a freezer stash? Yikes, not sure I would ever want to risk it!! </p>