5 Uses for Leftover Breast Milk

This post is sponsored by EVIVO but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.

It’s no surprise that to most breastfeeding mamas breast milk is liquid gold. But some don’t realize just how gold it truly is. Did you know that breast milk can be used for more than just feeding your baby? Whether you’re still breastfeeding or you have already weaned your baby there are options for using leftover breast milk that doesn’t involve throwing it out. Even if the breast milk is expired! It’s true! You can still use all that liquid gold in the freezer even after you have weaned your baby. So don’t throw out that liquid gold just yet!

5 Uses for Leftover Breast Milk

Soaps or Scrubs. This may sound a little odd to use breast milk for soap, but breast milk has so many healing properties making it a great option for homemade soap. Speaking of healing properties…

Home Remedies. Did you know that breast milk can be used in multiple home remedies? From ear infections, to baby acne, to pink eye, and eczema. There are some great home remedies you can use in this list here.

Teething Popsicles. Teething stinks. We all know it, and we have all been there trying to soothe a very crabby baby. Breast milk, and all those healing tendencies, is perfect to use on a teething baby’s sore gums. Just freeze some in an ice tray and transfer to a mesh teether for the perfect distraction for those teething babies.

Probiotics. I am so glad that I learned about infant probiotics when I did. Why are probiotics important in babies? B. infantis, the good gut bacteria baby needs, helps improve and protect baby’s gut microbiome. Due to modern medical practices and lifestyles, the vast majority of babies born in the U.S. no longer receive this good bacteria at birth. As a result, we’re seeing an increase in autoimmune and metabolic conditions linked to poor gut including colic, eczema, allergies, obesity, and diabetes.

Evivo Probiotics

To help reverse this trend, a team of doctors and scientists from Evivo found a way to repopulate the infant gut with this good bacteria. Evivo is the only probiotic clinically proven to restore B. infantis while reducing the potentially harmful bacteria by 80%. In clinical trials, babies consuming Evivo and breast milk had their gut fully repopulated with the good bacteria they need 100% of the time. Those are some amazing statistics to consider!

If you’re wondering if Infant Probiotics are something you need, Evivo developed this little quiz to help:

Baby Gut Check

How do you know if baby’s gut is healthy? Thankfully, there’s now a simple 3 question Baby Gut Check you can take that will reveal if baby is one of 9 out of 10 infants missing B. infantis:

Question 1: Were you OR your baby born via C-section?

Question 2: Were you OR your baby given antibiotics pre-delivery or post pregnancy?

Question 3: Does your baby have diaper rash OR 5+ watery poops per day?

We started Probiotics with Jude before he hit six months because according to this quiz, he needed them. Not only was he born via C-Section, but he was also placed on antibiotics a lot during his first year of life. He suffered so many ear infections, that his system was constantly on antibiotics. I was so grateful to have learned about the importance of probiotics, and what Evivo could do for him.