Rolling blackouts are the worst. Last year when we
experienced this temporary loss of energy, it was simply an inconvenient hour
with no AC or TV. But this year, no energy = no working freezer = 2 months of
breast milk slowly defrosting before our eyes = SOS!
I’ve been working slowly but surely on getting a supply of
pumped milk ready for my return to work next week, and I finally have a decent
amount stocked up. The loss of all that milk would be DEVASTATING! Hours of
pumping and days of nutrition for Kyle down the drain! (In case you didn’t know
– once breast milk is defrosted, it can’t be re-frozen and must be refrigerated
and consumed within 24 hours.)
I was at my dad’s house (only about 2 miles from home)
during the blackout, and his house wasn’t affected. Luckily my quick-thinking
husband was home, transferred the milk to a cooler and jetted it over to my
dad’s freezer. But when I say “jet,” I really mean drive in slow as molasses
traffic because every single street light between our house and dad’s house was
out. Thank goodness he made it over with the milk still frozen. We piled the
bags in my dad’s freezer and headed back home, only to find that our power was
back on and we needed to bring my milk back home.
Good times!
Good times!
