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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a FTM to an adorable baby boy and have been blessed with a great supply. I’ve been storing the excess milk I make and we use a couple bags a week to keep the supply fresh. I found out today that my husband just dumps whatever he thinks we don’t need, what he doesn’t finish, and if he thinks he saved too much milk. He has been dumping a lot of milk down the drain and I’m furious with him. Is it reasonable to be this upset with him over milk? [/quote]

Yes, that’s upsetting. What’s important is that he changes his behavior going forward. I can’t imagine what got into his head to do that, but yea, it needs to stop.  [/quote]

. why didn't OP explain to him what she was doing?  Why isn't she freezing the milk?  Maybe the refrigerator is so full of breast milk that  there is no room for actual food![/quote]

I’m the original poster.

I’m not an ungrateful brat. He parents and that includes feedings during his parenting time. He chose to do the washing and storing to help me out.

We have plenty of space in our freezers.

To be more clear because I think any are confused, I’m mad about more than just leftover milk from that hasn’t been eaten.

I nurse and pump. I store all the excess pumped milk in bottles in the fridge during the day. It’s safe to keep for 4 days but my husband said 24 hours is the max for safety.

Let’s say at the end of the day I have 14 ounces extra. He will make 3 4oz bags and toss the 2oz because it wasn’t enough to make a 4oz bag. I would have frozen it but it’s a waste to him to use a bag to freeze so little. This apparently is a common occurrence and that milk adds up. I’ve totaled he has thrown away at least 100 ounces from this.

The leftover milk from the bottle I would like to use in the bath but he thinks that’s gross.

Thawed milk is different. I know it has to be consumed fairly quickly but he could only heat up what he will eat and save the other 1-2oz for the next feeding but he warms it all and dumps 1-2oz that he doesn’t eat.

I feel like I’m working my butt off to feed our child and he is throwing half of it down the drain like it’s no big deal.

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