What to do with freezer stash? (DC has unspecified allergies/sensitivity)

[Anonymous]

I have a freezer stash and dd is almost 7 months. A lot of the milk is from a few months ago, before we discovered she has some sort of allergy/sensitivity. Should I save it for a few more months and see if she can tolerate it then? Or just toss it?

[Anonymous]

Don't toss it!!! Donate it on Human Milk for Human Babies or Eats on Feets. You can find the local DC chapters on Facebook.

[Anonymous]

Donate it.

[Anonymous]

I'll take it for my 7 month old DD!

[Anonymous]

Donate it locally or go through Milkin' Mamas.

[Anonymous]

Eats on Feets! There are many mamas who will gladly take your stash. They have a Facebook page and its incredibly easy- just like the page, then post how much you have and that you're in the DC area. A mother who needs it will then send a message to your 'other' fb message center.

[Anonymous]

you will be shocked at the number of people who are looking for donor milk. I always wished I had more to give.

[Anonymous]

Human Milk for Human Babies Virginia has a FB page. Lots of local parents are looking for donor milk for their children. It's nice to be able to donate directly to a needy baby rather than to an organization that will charge (a hefty fee!) for donated milk.

[Anonymous]

Donate it.

[Anonymous]

How old is the milk? Look up freezer guidelines and see if it is worth saving. DS had a milk protein allergy and grew out of it. At 14 months we are using the freezer stash and I don't pump.

[Anonymous]

I had this problem with my DD. I basically tossed everything else from my freezer so I could store the milk. DD finally outgrew her allergy/sensitivity by six months and I was able to use the frozen milk to supplement what I pump every day.

[Anonymous]

How did you know they'd grown out of it? I still found a little blood in DDs stool a few weeks ago when I tried to reintro allergens, so I went back on my crazy diet, in moderation. So I have some allergens, but not a lot. She seems to be doing okay...

[Anonymous]

We had his stool tested at the pediatrician's every few weeks. I introduced baked milk products first, hen cheese and finally milk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We had his stool tested at the pediatrician's every few weeks. I introduced baked milk products first, hen cheese and finally milk.[/quoting and you don't need fresh stool, they give you a pack of sticks and you collect them for a while and take hem in.