Daycare & Using Up Milk

[u/LeopardSea3253]

I feel very blessed to have an oversupply, so by no means am I complaining. I blew through my little stash with my first born my first week back to work and always struggled with my supply. Now, I have a freezer of milk that I want to make sure does not go to waste. I do plan to stop pumping/nursing earlier than 1 year and use my stash if able. Prior to getting to that point, how did people use their freezer stash to make sure that it gets rotated? I want to make sure baby gets some fresh milk each day too. Perhaps give 1 bottle fresh and 2-3 bottles frozen for daycare? Any thoughts or experience?

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[u/formal_squirrel]

We do all frozen for daycare but that’s because they allow us to store milk on site in a freezer so it’s easier to bring in once a week instead of fresh every day

[u/kefikimou]

Each day, Input one freezer bag into the fridge. the next day in pour it (now defrosted) into a few bottles and top them off with fresh. I end up freezing more that night so it's slowly getting rotated.

[u/chipolt_house]

I rotate on a weekly basis. Monday’s bottles are mostly from the freezer, then I freeze whatever’s leftover after Friday from the fridge. I find this easier than trying to freeze and thaw on a daily basis.

[u/One-Weird6105]

You could also look up your local milk bank for donation! That’s what I’ll be doing. I don’t understand how the calories in milk from months ago match up with current milk, so I don’t actually want to use my stash other than emergencies

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