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frozen ebm - longer term value

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weeonion · 15/09/2007 15:31

hi folks - her eis have been expressing away building up a reserve stock in my freezer to use when i go back to work. only probs - i have now been told that as the quality of my milk changes as time goes on - this stuff is pretty much useless. arghhhhh - have all my expressing efforts been a waste!

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weeonion · 15/09/2007 15:34

typos!!! should have been -

hi folks - here i have been expressing away building up a reserve stock in my freezer to use when i go back to work. only probs - i have now been told that as the quality of my milk changes as time goes on - this stuff is pretty much useless. arghhhhh - have all my expressing efforts been a waste!

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tiktok · 15/09/2007 16:19

Eh? Who on earth has told you that? The constituents of milk do change a little bit, over time, but not so that earlier milk becomes 'pretty much useless' - the milk will be absolutely fine for your baby, whenever she has it.

laura032004 · 15/09/2007 16:23

I've given DS 1 & 2 milk that had been frozen for months. In fact, DS1 had milk on his cereal expressed whilst feeding DS2 - no problems at all. It will be fine

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weeonion · 15/09/2007 17:44

tiktok - it was at a bf group today - a hv.

i think she meant that as the milk we produce gets richer - the earlier stuff wont have the nutrients???

if i give dd this - will she still be getting what she needs??

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laura032004 · 15/09/2007 17:57

BM does change on an almost daily basis, so the milk for today will have antibodies in etc designed for any illnesses you're currently in contact with. However, it will always be better for your baby to have your bm, expressed and frozen previously or not, than formula. Formula is the same day in day out from birth to whenever, so doesn't change to suit the baby at all. Presumably you will be feeding 'directly' at certain times in the day, so she will be getting 'perfect' milk then.

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weeonion · 15/09/2007 22:19

thankslaura - i just hated to think that all my carefully packaged and frozen bags would be in vain!

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hunkermunker · 15/09/2007 22:22

Your HV needs retraining. Or training in the first place. Or shooting.

She's talking crap, I'm afraid.

Well done you for expressing - that's fab!

You might want to ask her why the milk bank cheerfully took almost 2 litres of my milk for preemies that I expressed when DS2 was 6mo...

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weeonion · 15/09/2007 22:33

lol hunker - this one was not my regular HV who seems a bit more sussed on bf - even if that means she admits when she doesnt have a clue. this one is a bit of a loose cannon and belive it or not - was leading a consultation on bf!!!

just counted my bags of milk- have 120!! - proud face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

now off to find ways to make momscicles!!

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hunkermunker · 15/09/2007 22:42

Oh, wow, well done!

geordiemacminx · 15/09/2007 22:47

I knew this would be you WO

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weeonion · 15/09/2007 23:32

gmm - how come??? r u trying to say that all the bf probs are me??

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bookthief · 15/09/2007 23:36

Was going to mention milk banks as example of how you hv was talking bolleaux but hunker beat me to it

Just as well you found out before you binned the milk for the sake of the hv's continuing health... (I was very upset when dh spilled some ebm and that was probably only about 4oz).

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weeonion · 15/09/2007 23:47

hi bt!! good to see you!
maybe i should just take some frozen bags down to clobber her with!!!

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bookthief · 15/09/2007 23:52

Noooooooooooooo don't waste it

A poke in the eye with a sharp stick will do just as well

PillockOfTheCommunity · 15/09/2007 23:54

have to say WO, I too suspected this would be you before I clicked

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weeonion · 15/09/2007 23:57

pillock - now i am paranoid? why the heck did you think it would be me??????

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PillockOfTheCommunity · 16/09/2007 00:08

cos you were online and you scots have the nuttiest HV's advising you

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weeonion · 16/09/2007 00:17

maybe just some of the ones around the east end of glasgow????
not all are bad - maybe a bit outdated and given that the bf rates are so low round here - maybe dont have to do that much research.

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StealthPolarBear · 16/09/2007 12:43

120 bags
I have about 5 and thought i was doing
OK
When do you do all this expressing??
(Bearing in mind C is only about 140 days old!)
I count myself lucky if I can express 1 feed a day

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weeonion · 16/09/2007 16:40

spb - i am express queen!! . i do tend to produce alot of milk and will get engorged ( hard as the road!!). before some feeds - i express off a wee bit and will keep this. some of the bags only have 60 / 70 mls in them - so not full feeds. i will still have to get up to express off during the night!

it is a veritable dairy round here!

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StealthPolarBear · 16/09/2007 16:44

you certainly are express queen - might go and sterilise that pump!

trixymalixy · 17/09/2007 21:02

bloody hell WO!!

Are you attached to the pump permanently?!?

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weeonion · 18/09/2007 22:00

nope - i am not on the pump constantly - but it dos feel that i either have dd or avent at me!
i guess i always want o t have some supplies built up - in case i had to give up bf. still going and getting an extra bag or 2 a day!

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trixymalixy · 18/09/2007 22:17

I'd be too paranoid that I'd manage to leave the freezer door ajar again to have that much in the freezer. Do you have a back up generator just in case ?

I don't mind the expressing so much it's the cleaning and sterilising that I hate otherwise I'd probably have a bigger supply than I do.

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weeonion · 18/09/2007 22:30

trixy - i now have 2 avents (bought one , given one), a medala electric - bought in the vain hope to claring blocked ducts and another battery powered one. i am a lazy cow so have my choice of clean ones.
as for the freezer door - i now have a baby lock on it so as dp cant get at it without me helping. i am a bit ocd about checking it!

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