Storing breastmilk and then what?

Question

I have been pumping 50oz-55oz of breastmilk a day and my LO only eats 34oz-36oz a day. So I'm basically storing quite a lot of breastmilk. I have a standard sized  fridge and the ice box section is half full with the breastmilk. Of course we need space for our regular home groceries. My husband and I are considering buying a separate deep freezer box. The only concern is, what do we do with it after we use up all the breastmilk we stored? Is it worth buying one? I really want to stop pumping as soon as I stored enough for my LO's 6 months of age.

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You could donate whatever is left over. Lots of moms who can’t produce enough or any can use breast milk from another mom.

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I'd buy one. breastmilk lasts much longer in them. then when you're done with the milk in there you can always buy freezer food in bulk or just sell it on a local buy/sell/trade page

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You can try to sell it on Craigslist or OfferUp. We got one from friends who bought one to store breast milk and then didn’t need it after that. Before we had the baby though we used it to store food, which was nice to be able to buy more stuff from Costco without worrying about freezer space. We will probably keep it for that purpose once we are done storing milk.

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They are as cheap as $100. Breast milk doesn't last as long in a regular freezer bc you keep changing the temp every time you open the door. Why stop at 6 months??

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Rather than buying a deep freeze, you could cut back on your pumping as your supply seems more than adequate

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btw my LO is only 2 1/2 months old.

Storing breastmilk and then what?

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