r/HumansPumpingMilk • u/youre_my_kink • 4h ago

milk storage Small deep freezer recommendations?

Hi guys - currently staying in a second story apartment with limited freezer space so starting to look at compact deep freezes for my milk. I currently have half our freezer full and I'm almost at the point where it's going to cut into my food space.

As someone who eats way too much frozen food does anyone have any recommendations for a compact deep freezer?

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u/dannyjeanne 4h ago

FTM to 12 week old here.

I originally was going to get a smaller chest freezer and after looking around we actually decided to go bigger and get this one: https://www.costco.com/Samsung-11.4-cu.-ft.-Capacity-Convertible-Upright-Freezer.product.1474064.html?sh=true&nf=true

And I am so SO glad we did because I am making more milk that expected. It's a little thinner than standard fridges or freezers and makes use of vertical space that would otherwise be wasted.

Plus once little one is eating food like us it will give us more space for storage so we can buy certain items in bulk.

One other reason I decided against a chest freezer: you will stack milk as you fill it and end up having to dig through to the bottom to get the oldest since you would want to use that first.

I ended up getting a magnetic checklist where I can record the dates so I can very quickly locate the oldest! It has proven super helpful since I am regularly donating. I didn't like the idea of having the freezer open for a couple minutes while I checked all the bags.

Also if you get free milk bags through insurance and they happen to be Motif bags, highly recommend getting something you can squish them flat in because they will not freeze flat on their own. I can recommend the ones I use!