Frozen Breastmilk

[beamel]

DD is now 11 weeks and EBF. I have some breastmilk in the freezer which I expressed off in the early days (I think when she was about 2 weeks old) due to a painful nipple. The problems are now resolved and she feeds from the breast with just the odd bottle of expressed milk here and there.
I have been told that breast milk changes as you baby gets older, and the milk I express and freeze now is completely different in colour and thickness to the milk expressed at 2 weeks. Does this mean it is unsuitable for her how and should I just bin it ? It wouldn't be the end of the world if I did chuck it of course, I'm just interested to know whether it is worth saving or not ?
Thank you in anticipation x

I would use it personally. The Bfn leaflet on storing expressed milk says that you can freeze it for 6 months so I'm guessing that would indicate that it's fine.

If you're not sure, then you could always use it in cereal or porridge when you wean DD from 6 months onwards.

Brilliant idea, thanks.
I'm anxious about using it just in case it's nutritionally 'wrong' for her now she's older. But it's certainly going to be better than using cow's milk for her cereal when we start weaning !

hiya beamel, i too express and freeze, from experience you might not want to use it as a main feed, i found that the earlier expressed milk doesn't fill him up now but def use it on cereal or mixed with first foods, i added ebm to baby rice but read on here that your not meant to tho never got to the reasonxxxx

I was told not to use it for a main feed after a month due to composition changes but I do use it in cooking and cereal and it's fine.

Thank you ladies. That makes sense charmum, the earlier milk looks really runny compared with what I express now. ethelina, good to know the one month guideline. I will save it for cooking and cereals - much happier not having to bin it TBH.