Genius Idea For Breastmilk Storage

Someone lamented on Facebook the other day that they were not sure the best way to organize and store their breastmilk bags in the freezer. One of my Facebook friends commented to help her out, suggesting an idea where I literally slapped my head because it was so simple! I will share this genius idea for breastmilk storage with you today in hopes in makes your life as a breastfeeding mother a little easier.

So if you are like me, you have all these bags of breast milk floating in a certain corner of your freezer. Whenever it is time to give the baby a bottle, you search for the oldest date written on the bags in order to cycle the frozen supply (you should not feed breastmilk from a fridge freezer that was pumped more than 3 months ago).

To organize these bags in an easy to access manner, grab a simple gift bag.

Then, cut a slit at the bottom with scissors.

Stack your breastmilk bags in the gift bag starting with the oldest at the bottom, its tag coming out of the slit.

When you pump new milk, freeze the breastmilk bag flat, then add it into the top of the gift bag. When accessing the supply for feedings, grab your breastmilk bag from the bottom slit.

It works so easy! No more digging around that packed freezer!

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Do not forget to check below for other great reads I’ve written on breastfeeding! Big thank you to the commenter who shared this genius idea on Facebook. I have enjoyed utilizing this method for breastmilk storage in my home and I know you will, too.

Stop back next week when I share an opinionated article on what it is like to be a young mother. You will not want to miss it!