I feel like I'm always throwing out half drank cups of WCM. I always toss them back into the fridge if my kids don't drink the whole cup, but after a day or so, I get grossed out and toss out the milk. I feel like I (they?) must waste several cups a week. I only fill the cups like 4 oz at a time anyways. I guess they just aren't huge milk drinkers!
Do you throw away a lot of cow's milk?
nectarine / 2115 posts
We used to! I think I have finally trained my husband to check the fridge for any partially-filled milk-cups before he pours her a new one. It helps that we only have a few cups that we use for her milk.
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
@FaithFertility: some meals R downs his whole cup and I have to refill it and other meals he wants water. His brother is so fickle when it comes to milk, but obviously knows how to ask for it.
nectarine / 2115 posts
@winniebee: If it isn't used within 24 hours I'll toss it. I'm kind of weird about milk though!
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
@mrsrain: me too, which is why I probably toss too much of it.
eggplant / 11861 posts
@winniebee: she seems pretty on schedule with how much she drinks and when I credit her sitter for that 
honeydew / 7283 posts
We toss them each evening after they go to bed. And yes - I waste a lot of milk 
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
I usually keep a cup for two days in the fridge. When I know in going to wash it I'm stingy with the refills. So now I feel like I waste a lot less than I did in the beginning. She's also started drinking a lot more recently (at 2.5).
pomegranate / 3872 posts
LO would drink a gallon a day if I let her! So no waste here. Maybe just fill up the cup a swig at a time.
nectarine / 2018 posts
I felt like we did when we were first introducing it! Now I put 8oz in a cup in the morning and if she finishes that I add 2oz at a time. It lives in the fridge for a day. So at most I dump 2oz each night.
nectarine / 2243 posts
Oh gosh I yearn for the day she wastes cows milk. I will feel better about that than stressing out over pumped breastmilk or expensive European formula 
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
Not too much; whatever I put back in the fridge she'll usually finish before the end of the day.
coconut / 8079 posts
He only has milk at meal times unless he asks for it at another time. I put a few oz in at a time and refill it if he asks for more. If he doesn't drink it all I put it back in the fridge until the next meal. If for some reason he doesn't drink it then I toss it. In general I don't throw out much.
pomelo / 5573 posts
We throw out SO much milk. I keep it for longer than a lot of you seem to (we only put it out at mealtimes and then we put it away so it's not out for long) - I'll keep it for a couple of days, although I check it on a regular basis to make sure it's ok. I feel like I should just buy a carton and pour it straight down the drain, then just offer him water.
pear / 1718 posts
@Littlebit7: This! At 11 months we waste SO much breastmilk and RTF Alimentum.
cantaloupe / 6131 posts
We only fill the cups halfway and refill. I usually toss the cups after 24 hours or if I'm about to run the dishwasher. Same with water. DS backwashes badly with his straw cups and I know there's like junk floating around in there and I want to keep the cups clean.
cantaloupe / 6751 posts
Yes, so I only offer the smallest amounts (about a quarter cup) and refill if she finishes that. She can usually finish that much.
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