Milk Stash: Breast Feeding App

I am new to pumping and freezing my milk and recently started increasing my pumping sessions to help build a small stash for a friend who sadly can’t produce milk. I’ve been struggling to keep track of what I have and what I give her. This app has been amazing so far not only allowing my to add what I store but easily track what I’ve given out and what I have left after I’ve given her some.

Per the cdc Type of Breast Countertop Refrigerator Freezer or colder (room temperature) 77°F (25°C) 40°F (4°C) 0°F (-18°C) or colder Freshly Expressed or Pumped Up to 4 Hours Up to 4 Days Within 6 months is best Up to 12 months is acceptable Thawed, Previously Frozen 1-2 Hours Up to 1 Day NEVER (24 hours) refreeze human milk after it has been thawed Feeding (baby did not finish the bottle) Leftover from a Use within 2 hours after the baby is finished feeding This app doesn’t go based off this:)

I really enjoy using this free app to track how much I pump daily as well as how much I store in my freezer. I especially like that I can change the expiration and amount of storage each bag has to offer.

I love this app but it has been crashing a lot lately when removing milk from my stash. I also really wish I could use this app on my Apple Watch

I thought this would be a great way to keep track of the milk I have stored away, but recently it is adding back milk from my first born from 3 years ago! There are server errors, duplicate bags created, and reappearing disposed/removed bags.

Was working great until it randomly tripled what I entered and took out random bags..

As an exclusively breastfeeding mom with a slight oversupply I’ve struggled to find an app that really fits my needs. This one has done an “OK” job.. my one issue is that I can’t combine multiple pumped bags into combined bags or “bricks”. For example: I pump an extra 7-15oz a day on top of breastfeeding. I will combine a weeks worth of milk into gallon ziplock bags when moving into my deep freezer. However there’s no way to do that in the app (or at least not that I’ve found). You can only transfer single bags so it becomes overwhelming and disorganized for me.

I loved this app and used it for the first two months of exclusively pumping. Then, the app started deleting my recorded bags and when I tried to fix it using the ‘reconcile’ button, it deleted a whole bunch more bags. I’ve liked the app, but now I have to go through my stash and record each bag/ounce again and since that is such a daunting task, I am going to download a different app to ensure I won’t have to do it again.

When I transferred milk from one stash to another, I was never able to open the new stash. The app continues to crash anytime I try to click on any stash that has transferred bags.

This app is great. The only issue I have is the ounces saving. I put it in and save it, but have to go back in and add it again before it actually saves. This app has really helped me keep up with times I’ve pumped and how much I’m pumping.