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How long can you store breast milk in a normal freezer that is a part of a refrigerator?

Erica - posted on 05/13/2012 ( 2 moms have responded )

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How long can you store breast milk in a normal freezer that is a part of a refrigerator? I have read conflicting numbers. Is it only 2 weeks, 3-4 months, 6 months to year?

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Amy - posted on 05/14/2012

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According to this sight 6-12 months if stored in the back of the freezer
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/colloid...

According to this website 3-4 months

http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/breastf...

Just be sure to put the dates on the bags so you're always using the oldest one first, and remember breastmilk changes as the baby gets older, do the milk you are producing at 8 months isn't the same as what you were producing at 1 months.

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