Wendy said,  "I am surprised that recommendations for freezing emerge so
often in these postings."  I think this may be a geographical/cultural
issue.  In Australia, it is a rare mother indeed who is exclusively
expressing and bottlefeeding expressed breastmilk.  It is also still
uncommon for a mother to work full time and to feed her baby predominantly
expressed breastmilk. Permanent employees have 12m of unpaid maternity leave
and tend not to return to work until after their babes have started solids
(by which time many babies will refuse EBM , eat solids, drink a little
water and 'hang out' 'til mum gets back and they can have their milk with a
free cuddle.  Consequently, mothers who use EBM tend to use it for the
occasional feed - or for only a few feeds a week - and so the nutrient
losses associated with freezing are inconsequential.  
The standard recommendation here is that EBM can be stored frozen in a chest
freezer or simil (-20 degree) for up to 12 months. This recommendation is
primarily concerned with microbial contamination - since human milk is
always preferable to non-human milk.
'Well behaved women rarely make history' -Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Nina Berry
BC (Qualified 2001) Kariong Group, NSW
Email Counsellor
Forum Moderator
Assessor, Doula, Cert IV TAA Candidate 
National Advocacy Manager
PhD Candidate - "Got Milk? The influence of advertising on attitudes,
beliefs and perceptions about infant feeding"

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