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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My milk filled a deep freezer and my regular freezer.  We asked a friend if we could store at her house.  My kid never had formula.  She drank breastmilk until she was 18 months because of my freezer stash.[/quote]

Neither of my kids ever had formula, the first was breastfed until 18months and the second is 11 months old now. I work a "busy" job and (used to?) travel internationally for 2 weeks at a time.  Never needed more than one large freezer drawer full of milk, or enough for a month, max two at a time.

Why do you think you'll need all this space?

Calculate how much extra milk you'll be producing, and how much milk you'll need while away. Remember that while you're away from baby, you can pump and bring that home, unless you're on meds.

Babies tend not to drink more than 32oz per day, and it doesn't change much after the first few months (the milk itself changes). So if you will be away for 2 weeks, for example, make sure you have 32oz x 15 days and perhaps a few extra bags in case something happens to one or two.  That 's around 100 of those little bags. It doesn't take THAT much space.[/quote]

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