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What to do with this bottle of frozen breastmilk?

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IlanaK · 30/01/2009 21:33

I have a bottle of frozen breastmilk in my freezer from when ds3 (who is now 6 months old) was a week old and in SCBU. I was expressing and taking it in to them and then we got unexpectedly released so I had a full bottle. The problem is that since then I realised that he reacts to dairy in my diet and cut it out. This bottle was expressed when I was still eating dairy.

I just can't bring myself to throw it out, but am too worried to try giving it to him because of the dairy issue.

What would you do with it?

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IlanaK · 31/01/2009 19:33

Ah, but I still eat chocolate - just the really dark stuff as it is nondairy. I do miss other chocolate though. Its the cheese that I really miss.

I think he is still intolerant as he still reacts if I eat something I didn't realise had dairy in it.

I guess I will have to throw it away - just seems such a waste!

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Mummyfor3 · 30/01/2009 22:10

I think SamJamsmum has a point: there is a very good chance that at 6 months of age he may no longer be dairy intolerant. You could use it in cooking food for him - if he is on solids yet?

How did you survive 6 months without dairy? I would miss chocolate so many things..

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SamJamsmum · 30/01/2009 21:58

How long have you been going dairy-free? How long do you plan on keeping it up?
Just wondering whether there's some mileage in giving it to him to check whether dairy is still the issue it was?

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StealthPo09IsHere · 30/01/2009 21:58

Surely if you drink your own bm it will be so dilute in your resulting bm as to make no difference?
Disclaimer: I know nothing about this, just curious!