Not sure how to use frozen breast milk other than for feeding your baby? These unexpected uses for your breast milk stash will inspire you to use up your stash long after your baby is done eating it!
Alright, mamas, I am going to be real with you. When I first gave birth to my son, I fully planned on going back to work as a paralegal after my recovery time. So I did what any breastfeeding mom planning to work does, and power pump!
honestly ended up with a huge stash in my deep freezer, perfect if I would have gone back to work. Well, things changed and I ended up working from home instead.
Now, I have a huge stash, taking up room that I don’t really need. So I scoured the magical interwebs for ideas and came up with 15 + genius and unexpected breast milk use for my oversupply.
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How to Use Frozen Breast Milk
Breast milk isn’t just for feeding babies! This stuff has so many amazing uses, many of which I had no clue about! While I did end up using some of my stashes when I would leave my soon overnight or for a date night, I still had such a huge amount that I felt like I was drowning!
After a little crying at the thought that all my hard work pumping would go to waste, I decided to scour Pinterest for unexpected breast milk uses.
Much to my glee, it was filled with awesome ideas for my frozen stash. Some I had heard of before, some were new to me, but all of them were genius!
After trying out a TON of these ideas, I have compiled this list of all of my favorites just in case anyone else out there is struggling with trying to use up a frozen breast milk stash.
Eating
There are a few ways you can feed your kids breast milk, without using a bottle! I personally think it is a lot of fun to “sneak” healthy foods into something that my kids will enjoy eating.
This can be done with breast milk as well! It isn’t just for drinking anymore, and the kids get all of the good health benefits as well! SCORE!
- Breast Milk Smoothies
- Ice Pops for Teething
- Pancakes! Yes, breast milk pancakes! They are light, and fluffy and the kids tear them up! You can check out my favorite recipe from Morgan Manages Mommyhood.
For The Skin
The largest bulk of the unexpected breast milk uses is for the skin. This can be for baby skin or even adult skin! There are so many topical benefits that it is insane that I did not think of some of these sooner!
- Lotion. Yes, I said it. You can make your very own breast milk lotion with this awesome recipe from My Momtastic Life!
- Acne/Baby acne. Just a little on the skin can help with this common issue!
- Diaper Rash
- Cradle Cap
- Dry Skin/Rashes. Perfect for adults and kids alike!
- Soap! Another awesome DIY that I found over at BirthPartner.com has you making your very own breast milk soap!
- Baths! I love using a few bags of milk in a bath for the kids when they are under the weather or have a rash going on.
- Sunburn.
Health
The last group I guess is all about health and sickness. These unexpected breast milk uses are perfect for everyone and really work for common childhood illnesses.
- Ear Infections
- Pink Eye
- Donation! Yup, the donation is always an awesome option when you have an oversupply.
- Cancer Patients. There is a ton of research right now on the benefits of consuming breast milk by cancer patients. While it is relatively new, it is really awesome!
Seriously guys, this stuff really is liquid gold! There are so many uses for breast milk, that it should never go to waste! Honestly, you can even sell it apparently!
While this isn’t something I ever thought about, it is interesting that there is an actual market out there. From what I saw, it is mainly body builders who purchase it.
So if you have an oversupply, there is so much you can do with your breast milk!
Now I want to know, what is the most unexpected use of breast milk that you have done or heard of?
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I don’t need these tips anymore. My son is 15 but these are such great tips! I’m going to pass them on to my cousin and a few other friends with babies! Who knew there were so many good uses for breast milk? I certainly did not when I had a newborn!
Yea I had no idea when I had my oldest how many different things I could use my milk for.
Such great information about breastfeeding and breastmilk! I have been breastfeeding for almost 14 months now and am so thankful I did!
Yes girl! I am 16 months with my youngest and it has been a blessing for sure.
Donating extra breast milk is such a nice gesture. But it’s interesting to see that it can help with all kinds of skin conditions!
There are so many cool uses, but donating is one of my fave things to do to help other moms.
I honestly had no idea there were so many uses for breast milk. This is all new to me. I think donating is amazing for those who in need.
It is crazy how much it can be used for!~
I had never known of so many uses for breast milk! Good for you for finding them out.
I honestly never thought of breast milk as anything other than food. These were great tips
Wow! Breastmilk lotion sounds really promising. I wonder if it will be effective. Great recipe. Will pass it to my mommy friends.
I had no idea that there were so many amazing uses for breast milk. This is really neat. I wonder how effective the breast milk lotion would be.
OMG, I had no idea! As hard as it was for me to pump, I would never imagine letting a drop of milk get wasted!
I think when my son was a baby I tried breastmilk for baby acne. I don’t remember if it worked or not but I figured it was worth a shot.
I have had three babies and I didn’t know most of these things. I didn’t know you could use it for diaper rash! That’s amazing, thanks for sharing.
Wow I had no idea that breast milk was that powerful! Hmm that is pretty Interesting!
I had no idea that breastmilk has so many benefits. Will Surely pass this ideas to my mommy friends..
I had no idea that there were so many other uses. This is super interesting for when baby doesn’t need.
Wow amazing tips.I would love to try the breastmilk lotion sometime
Hey! Thanks so much for the tips! For the breastmilk lotion, would if need yo be kept in the fridge to prevent from spoiling? My little one is 12weeks old so I’ve already got a supply in the fridge!
I don’t keep it in the fridge, but I use it pretty quickly and make small batches. I don’t think it would hurt to store it in the fridge.
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