I'm glad you mention this, Wendy, I do see a trend in working moms advising each other to use the oldest milk first. In practice that means they pump to store frozen and give the oldest supply of milk to the daycare. I try to teach them to pump for use instead of stock and just keep a small buffer in the freezer for emergencies.
   
  Warmly,
   
  Gonneke, IBCLC, LLLL, MOM in sunny southern Netherlands

Wendy Blumfield <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
  I understand from recent studies that it is not the containers that redice 
the antioxidants (and antibiotic properties) in breast milk but the freezing 
process itself - or prolonged refrigeration. I now advise mums going back to 
work to try and pump not more than two days ahead so that milk can be kept 
in refrigerator for that period but not frozen.
Of course the odd emergency bag or two could be kept frozen - it is still 
better than formula - but as a routine, on the basis of this information I 
do not now advise keeping a stock of expressed milk frozen.

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