So I was rather surprised to read all the techniques for storing and  
freezing (ice cube trays etc) discussed in this forum.  
Of course for  emergencies it is useful to have a couple of bags sitting in 
the freezer - it  must be better than formula.  
Wendy Blumfield
NCT Breastfeeding  Counsellor/Tutor Childbirth Educator
Hon. President, Israel Childbirth  Education Centre


 
Exactly the important point....frozen breastmilk is still leagues better  
than ABM.  
 
I always encourage moms to use fresh pumped EBM when possible, then cooled  
next, then frozen next...understanding that there is an order of preference for 
 maintaining the EBM in optimal condition.  I do make it clear that I still  
consider ABM to not be in the same ballpark EVEN when comparing with frozen  
EBM.  Not even close.  
 
Moms going back to work fulltime in the US is inevitable and working with  
them to teach them how much better EBM is than ABM, and exactly why, is so  
important to help raise the breastfeeding rates.  I've also found that when  moms 
really grasp all the details of what ABM is made of and why EBM is so much  
better, they take on pumping at work as if it were a mission of the  greatest 
cause.  Which it really is.   
 
Cheryl Taylor White, CBE
_www.drjaygordon.com_ (http://www.drjaygordon.com) 

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