I have a ton of frozen milk but DD will be 13 months soon and I'm still pumping about 6-8 oz during my one pump at work. She just moved to the next room at daycare and they don't do bottles. I sent bm in a sippy today and she didn't touch it. 
what to do? She drinks wcm at home, but I hate to trash my stash!
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Would you be able to donate to a milk bank?
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Donate to Mrs. Jacks' baby?
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Donate it!
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Don't throw it away. I promise there's a mom in your area who will be so, so grateful for it. I'd reach out to a trusted lactation consultant ... She'd probsbly know a mom who could benefit.
If you want your LO to drink it, you can put it into smoothies, bake with it, or make little Popsicles.
For you, I'd advise slowly weaning off the pump (if you're ready). Drink loads of peppermint tea, and add 30 minutes before pumping each day. I think there are some moms on here who had to do this (I never had a full supply).
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Donate it.
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@Mrs. Jacks: I totally would! I have soooo much!
@Anya: @ALV91711: @littlejoy: @IRunForFun: I have no idea if we have a milk bank in my area. I am going to look into it. I would even consider pumping and donating until May or so!
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@matador84: what about a 50/50 mix of BM and wcm
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I've used Human Milk 4 Human Babies to donate my extra. Before we move I'd like to actually get registered with a milk bank to donate. @Mrs. Jacks: if you lived near I'd give you all my freezer extra! I've got a bunch I'm ready to donate.
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I also used both Human Milk for Human Babies and Eats on Feets (through Facebook) to donate extra BM I had frozen.
I first donated 600-700 oz when I figured out my LO was MSPI and would never be able to drink the stuff I had frozen, then I donated another 200-300 or so when we were totally done.
I donated to the same woman 3 times! She lived right around the corner from me and I still see her walking in our neighborhood from time to time and I see her chubby babe and think--hey, I helped put those rolls on there!
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@MenagerieMama: @matador84: you are too kind! I would imagine that transport would be prohibitively expensive, though!
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I donated thru my local fb group of human milk 4 human babies. I pumped so much extra with dd1 and she never drank it.
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I donated through Human Milk 4 Human Babies also - it was a simple FB post.
However, DD gets one bottle a day of breast milk at home.
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I agree with donating it. Or if you have a friend that wants it, that's another way. I did that.
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I donated mine!
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I donated mine, I went to our local breastfeeding center and they hooked me up with a mom.
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@matador84: That would be such a gift. Are you on Fb? I would even ask your friends on there. Low supply is a lot more common than one might think, and I bet you'll get more than one person who would love your milk.
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Have you tried a straw cup?
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Love seeing all of you who've donated, what a great gift
I'm very grateful to the two moms who donated to us!
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Update: I went through the milk donor process and just donated over 200 oz!
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Such an awesome gift!
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What an awesome thing you did!
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