What to do with breastmilk that might be bad?

Question

I quit breastfeeding (EP) a couple weeks ago before we left on vacation. I have a small freezer stash I was planning to give baby when we returned. Unfortunately, there were some bad storms while we were gone, and we ended up losing power. I'm not sure how long the power was out. Now that we're back, I'm very hesitant to give the breastmilk to the baby. It's a little bit sad for me because that was the last bit of breastmilk she was ever going to have... But oh well... What can ya do.
What would you do with the milk? Just toss it? Are there other uses for frozen breastmilk I can't give to the baby? Or ways to tell if it's actually good or bad?

Answer

I’m not sure that there’s any way to confirm if it’s gone bad. But breastmilk is great for baths! Whenever I have some that’s gone bad or that baby didn’t finish, I keep it to the side to use for a bath later on.

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Put some in the bath

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Throw it in their bath- great for skin!

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I wouldn’t chance it with letting baby drink it. Frozen milk thaws super quickly, especially in bags 2 oz or less.
not of help not you now but we live in a hurricane area and the only way to tell how long you’ve lost power is if you leave a pitcher of ice cubes in the freezer before the power goes out. If you check it afterwards and the cubes melted totally to water and then refroze, you know your food isn’t safe. Breastmilk might spoil even before that.

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Use it topically! On rashes and stuff. Or save some and send it away to make yourself a breast milk jewelry keepsake.

What to do with breastmilk that might be bad?

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