https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 18 May 2026 12:16:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-happens-to-frozen-bm-after-6-months#post-1487337 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 16:06:05 +0000 birdofafeather 1487337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Baby Boy Mom: yeah, i think it has to do with freezer temp and storage. i have a couple bags left from november that i'm going to use up this week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-happens-to-frozen-bm-after-6-months#post-1487332 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 16:03:36 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1487332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mamimami: Hmmm...ok. I was hoping someone would say that. :) At this point, anything still in there is really just in case of emergency but you know I don't want to toss it unless I absolutely have to. </p> <p>@birdofafeather: On the rare occasion I use it I always smell before but it never seems to be bad right out of the freezer? hence my question... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-happens-to-frozen-bm-after-6-months#post-1487217 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 15:28:04 +0000 birdofafeather 1487217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Baby Boy Mom: i thought it spoiled at that point. i had some that went bad prior, so i always smelled it first! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-happens-to-frozen-bm-after-6-months#post-1486774 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 13:12:20 +0000 mamimami 1486774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We considered the temp of our freezer and decided 6-12 months was fine for frozen BM. My children didn't like stop growing or anything ;) So I'm not sure what's supposed to happen.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-happens-to-frozen-bm-after-6-months#post-1486771 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 13:09:55 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1486771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm really curious about why the limit for keeping breast milk in the freezer is 6 months. Does it actually spoil, or just lose nutritional value? Or something else?</p> <p>Wondering as I am about to do a freezer clean-out and I'm sure there's probably some old milk hiding in there... </p>