Transitional milk - keep it or throw it out? (frozen)

sandilion · Mar 31st, 2012, 23:24 PM

Hey all - I had my baby 8 weeks early and have had a high milk supply from the moment he was born - i seem to have been producing about 6 times more than what he needs and have been freezing my excess milk.

I have a few frozen bags of transitional milk which i looked up is more high in protein than mature milk, would the transitional milk do him any good now that he is passed that stage (1 month + old)? Should i keep it or just throw it out as i have heaps of frozen mature milk as it is anyways plus he is getting full feeds from my boobs anyways currently. Is transitional milk of any use now or should i throw it out?

Cheers!

pachamama · Apr 1st, 2012, 13:23 PM

Hiya, I'd say keep it (can"t bear the thought of chucking breastmilk!

). I remember giving my son defrosted transitional milk when he was around 4 months old. He drank it no problem.

x

W8ing4ours · Apr 1st, 2012, 21:06 PM

The early milk still has colostrum in it (or so I've read

) so I would keep it for sure. LO is sick for the first time and I fed her the early milk a couple days ago, thinking her body could use the colostrum right now.

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sandilion Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 3,420	Transitional milk - keep it or throw it out? (frozen) Hey all - I had my baby 8 weeks early and have had a high milk supply from the moment he was born - i seem to have been producing about 6 times more than what he needs and have been freezing my excess milk. I have a few frozen bags of transitional milk which i looked up is more high in protein than mature milk, would the transitional milk do him any good now that he is passed that stage (1 month + old)? Should i keep it or just throw it out as i have heaps of frozen mature milk as it is anyways plus he is getting full feeds from my boobs anyways currently. Is transitional milk of any use now or should i throw it out? Cheers!

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pachamama Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: South UK Posts: 753	Hiya, I'd say keep it (can"t bear the thought of chucking breastmilk!). I remember giving my son defrosted transitional milk when he was around 4 months old. He drank it no problem. x

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W8ing4ours Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 544	The early milk still has colostrum in it (or so I've read ) so I would keep it for sure. LO is sick for the first time and I fed her the early milk a couple days ago, thinking her body could use the colostrum right now.

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