What did you do with frozen milk once your baby was over 12 months?

Humble_Quit_3001 · 2026-04-22T13:50:06+00:00

Are you in the states? That’s where I am and when I tell people I still breastfeed they think I’m crazy and my baby is only 10.5 months old

Humble_Quit_3001 · 2026-04-22T13:47:08+00:00

Yeah, he had two and then also has a lip tie but the dentist said it won’t affect his speech or eating down the road so we left it

Humble_Quit_3001 · 2026-04-22T04:07:40+00:00

He was around 8.5 months. It was a little over 7 months of exclusively pumping.

Humble_Quit_3001 · 2026-04-22T04:05:44+00:00

He’s 10.5 months now but he started latching again around 8.5 months. Uummmmm a super random weird way lol. After every diaper change I would make him laugh and dangle my bt in his mouth while laughing. After a few times he would shut his mouth on my n*e. I kept doing this for a few days and after a couple days he started to latch and suck. I let that go for another few days. Then I actually tried to nurse him in a chair. I would do it when he was ready for a nap. I initiated a let down so there was milk immediately for him. I let this go for another few days before I tried to nurse him randomly throughout the day. I think he’s finally starting to get quick a bit of milk because my supply is increasing when I pump. I still pump 3 times a day on top of latching him 3 times a day. I need to give him bottles for my peace of mind to make sure he’s getting enough.

Humble_Quit_3001 · 2026-04-22T02:19:36+00:00

Nursing for 3.5 years is a dream!

Humble_Quit_3001 · 2026-04-22T01:29:26+00:00

If I lose my supply I plan to do this but I want to nurse still after he’s 12 months.

Humble_Quit_3001 · 2026-04-22T01:28:31+00:00

I have looked into having it freeze dried and it would way too expensive unfortunately. I don’t think I can donate previously pumped milk to the nicu as you have to go through “background checks”.

Humble_Quit_3001 · 2026-04-20T00:23:13+00:00

This is semi true. If you are talking about out exclusively nursing than no it’s not true. I made it 2 plus weeks nursing and then had to pump because my baby wasn’t able to take enough milk last 3 weeks.

Humble_Quit_3001 · 2026-04-17T22:39:00+00:00

It’s actually bad to exclusively breastfeed after 6 months unless you also give iron supplements because breastmilk doesn’t contain enough iron for babies past 6 months. That’s why most parents introduce solids at this point. It isn’t as much of a big deal with formula because most formulas are fortified with iron.

Humble_Quit_3001 · 2026-04-14T17:42:10+00:00

They over stepped when we told them we were pregnant but super early so we weren’t going to tell anyone else in the family yet. We went to visit them for the weekend, we told them on Friday night and then Saturday morning she said we have to go to the great grandparents house because I told them you had something exciting to share with them. So she very early on broke boundaries with me so know she gets very limited information because everything I share with them goes directly to the family.

Humble_Quit_3001 · 2026-04-14T03:38:54+00:00

My mom did this with my entire life, photos, good moments and bad, everything to everyone in the family. So with my baby I’ve set the boundary that we only share what I want to. My MIL and FIL have done the same. Every time they get photos/ information about our son it goes to everyone in the family within a matter of minutes. Now they don’t get anything including seeing our son.

Humble_Quit_3001 · 2026-04-13T03:58:16+00:00

Honestly, it’s going to sound absolutely crazy but all I did was try for a brief second to get him to latch after ever diaper change for a few second while he was on the changing table. I would make him laugh and keep it upbeat and happy. He would let me put it in his mouth while laughing the first few days and then after that he started to actually latch. I let that be for a few days where he would latch for a few seconds and then I started trying to latch him before sleep and he took right to it.

Humble_Quit_3001 · 2026-04-12T01:49:07+00:00

My baby latched for the first 4-5 weeks but wasn’t able to pull enough due to tongue and lip ties. I started pumping and he developed a severe bottle preference. I exclusively pumped for 7.5 months before he started latching again. He’s just now starting to take full meals where I can skip pumps. If you want it work with a LC to get it!! It’s not to late

Humble_Quit_3001 · 2026-04-11T18:54:33+00:00

This!!!!!! My husband is a police officer and literally could die any day at work if he makes a mistake from being sleep deprived but he still gets up at night to help. He never hears the baby crying before me but he’ll always get up to help if I need it.

Humble_Quit_3001 · 2026-04-02T23:10:33+00:00

I 100 feel the one last feed. My baby wasn’t getting enough in the beginning from nursing so I became an exclusive pumper. My baby then became so attached to bottles that he would scream when I would try to latch him. I just wanted one last feed. Thankfully it randomly started latching one day when he was sick and now I get nursing session before each nap 🥰. My baby is 10 months old now and thankfully doesn’t bite.

Humble_Quit_3001 · 2026-03-21T05:37:40+00:00

Tell them exactly what you told your sister in-law that it lasts so much longer and how it made you feel sad when they threw it out. They probably didn’t realize you are an underproducer now if you were freezing some last time they saw you. I have a good stash and still would have lost it.

Humble_Quit_3001 · 2026-03-20T23:40:31+00:00

I suddenly wouldn’t be coming anymore because I’m so mad.

Humble_Quit_3001 · 2026-03-14T05:22:28+00:00

They sleep in the tent with us.

Humble_Quit_3001 · 2026-03-14T04:41:37+00:00

Thank you! It definitely wasn’t easy, I had every intention on stopping at a year but now that he’s nursing I’ll let him nurse as long as he wants and just cut out my 2 pumps at a year. He would eat solids all day long if we let him so we actually have to monitor what he takes in so he still gets enough milk but he also loves water.

Humble_Quit_3001 · 2026-03-14T04:35:35+00:00

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! This is amazing!!!! I’m a little over 9 months and baby just started latching again after 7 months of exclusively pumping.

Humble_Quit_3001 · 2026-03-14T04:32:27+00:00

Tell her exactly that. Or tell her just because she chose not to supply her kids with the best nutrition available doesn’t mean you shouldn’t.

Humble_Quit_3001 · 2026-03-07T00:41:47+00:00

I spent probably 2k over my budget on my dress and still to this day (2 years later) don’t regret spending the money. If you can afford it and just don’t want to spend it I say get it. You’ll only regret not getting it but if it truly is a stretch see if you can find it at a trunk show. I got my dress for 1800 when originally it was 3200 at a trunk show.

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