still pumping, and a question

oregonchick writes:
: Hi all! I am still pumping twice a day, but at this point am only able to
: pump about 4-5 ounces at a time. I have plenty of frozen milk to last us
: till at least 9 months. What I am wondering is, how superior is fresh milk
: over frozen? Is there still a benefit to Emily getting a few ounces of
: fresh each day?

: Thanks to everyone for your support. I never would have made it this far!

: Betsy


Yes! As you nurse or express for a longer period of time, the antibodies
in you milk increase in concentration up to 2 years. The milk you are
pumping now has a higher concentration of antibodies than what you pumped
when she was a newborn, and freezing deactivates many of the antibodies.
Fresh milk is just what the doctor ordered.

Larry

Anne Rogers writes:

:
: Unless the stuff in the freezer is going to go off before it can be drunk,
: I don't see any benefit in freezing the fresh that she's pumping. I'd give
: as much of it fresh as possible.

: rotating stash presumably, though of course it may be different here because
: of the quantities being produced and the amount needing to be defrosted each
: day, but if she's going to be giving breastmilk at 9 months I'd want it to
: be stuff frozen as late as possible

I disagree because I think that even frozen milk has a limited shelf life.
Therefore, when not feeding fresh milk, I would suggest using the oldest
stock first. I agree that it is questionable to freeze fresh milk when
you are not pumping as much as she is drinking.

Larry

"oregonchick" wrote and I snipped:

I am feeding the fresh stuff, and haven't been rotating, because we are
currently feeding milk that is about 5 months old. I have heard frozen bm
is good for up to a year, so I didn't figure rotation was that critical at
this point.

I wouldn't count on your frozen milk lasting a year. That sounds excessive.
LLL says 6 months or longer in separate freezer. Is that what you have?

http://www.lalecheleague.org/FAQ/milkstorage.html

Take care,
-Patty, mom of 1+2

"PattyMomVA" wrote in message
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"oregonchick" wrote and I snipped:

I am feeding the fresh stuff, and haven't been rotating, because we are
currently feeding milk that is about 5 months old. I have heard frozen
bm is good for up to a year, so I didn't figure rotation was that
critical at this point.

I wouldn't count on your frozen milk lasting a year. That sounds
excessive. LLL says 6 months or longer in separate freezer. Is that what
you have?

Yes, I have a seperate deep freeze. But the milk isn't a year old, I'm
running about 5 months behind, so it's not even quite 6 months old.

wrote in message ...
oregonchick writes:
: Hi all! I am still pumping twice a day, but at this point am only able
to
: pump about 4-5 ounces at a time. I have plenty of frozen milk to last
us
: till at least 9 months. What I am wondering is, how superior is fresh
milk
: over frozen? Is there still a benefit to Emily getting a few ounces of
: fresh each day?

: Thanks to everyone for your support. I never would have made it this
far!

: Betsy


Yes! As you nurse or express for a longer period of time, the antibodies
in you milk increase in concentration up to 2 years. The milk you are
pumping now has a higher concentration of antibodies than what you pumped
when she was a newborn, and freezing deactivates many of the antibodies.
Fresh milk is just what the doctor ordered.

Larry

So even if it's in limited quantities, it's worth it!

Ah. to top post, or to bottom post. See below!

oregonchick writes:

: wrote in message ...
: oregonchick writes:
: : Hi all! I am still pumping twice a day, but at this point am only able
: to
: : pump about 4-5 ounces at a time. I have plenty of frozen milk to last
: us
: : till at least 9 months. What I am wondering is, how superior is fresh
: milk
: : over frozen? Is there still a benefit to Emily getting a few ounces of
: : fresh each day?
:
: : Thanks to everyone for your support. I never would have made it this
: far!
:
: : Betsy
:
:
: Yes! As you nurse or express for a longer period of time, the antibodies
: in you milk increase in concentration up to 2 years. The milk you are
: pumping now has a higher concentration of antibodies than what you pumped
: when she was a newborn, and freezing deactivates many of the antibodies.
: Fresh milk is just what the doctor ordered.
:
: Larry

: So even if it's in limited quantities, it's worth it!

Yes!

Larry