Refreezing BM vs Tossing It
So...I had to calm myself before making this post because of how upset I was at hubby this morning. Last night, I decided to have a glass of wine before bed which of course calmed me all the way down, and I pumped beforehand to make sure I was covered. I have at least 25 oz in the freezer for emergency purposes and pretty much pushing 30 oz after I pumped (huge deal for me since my milk came in late). So he decided to make her a bottle while I was asleep to help give me some extra sleep since I had a breakdown the other day from lack of sleep, lack of rest, etc. He gave her the bottle around 1 am (I didn't know he did this until I woke up) but when I got up this morning to change her diaper, I saw my insulated bag where I keep the frozen milk sitting out OPENED and half of my milk supply thawed/partially thawed! I instantly cried and started to snap because it took me so long to get this much saved milk. I appreciated that he was trying to give me a break but to see all of that milk just left out (and I'm talking multiple bags of 4-6 oz saved) broke my damn heart 💔 He was extremely sorry for leaving it out and told me he just wanted me to have a break which I appreciated but the idea of having to toss that milk after working so hard on it is hurting me. I looked online and saw a few articles say that it's okay to refreeze milk if it's about 40-50% thawed but still with ice crystals, which the bigger bags are still partially frozen. Has anyone personally refroze BM and fed it with no issue? Should I just use this milk for other purposes (milk baths, baby acne, etc)?
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