How to Calculate What Size Deep Freezer to Buy for Oversupply

Oversupply is at least 1 ounce more than your baby’s daily intake.

To start, we used these assumptions :

✅deep freezer holds 500 ounces per cubic feet (cu.ft.)

✅how much oversupply are you saving daily (5, 10, 15 ounces, etc.)

✅freeze flat & bricking method used

✅make this overage for at least one year (365 days)

✅you will rotate your freezer stash so amount overage should stay consistent

✅ 3.5 cu.ft = 1,750 ounces

✅ 5 cu.ft = 2,500 ounces

✅ 7 cu.ft. = 3,500 ounces

✅ 10 cu.ft = 5,000 ounces

✅ 11 cu.ft = 5,500 ounces

Ounces over what baby takes in each day:

✅ 5 oz. x 365 days = 1,825 oz = 4 cu.ft

✅ 10 oz x 365 days = 3,650 oz= 8 cu.ft.

✅ 15 oz x 365 days = 5,475 oz = 11 cu.ft.

✅ 20 oz x 365 days = 7,300 oz = 15 cu.ft.

✅ 25 oz x 365 days = 9,125 oz = 19 cu.ft.

YOU: ___ oz over x 365 days = _____ ounces / 500 oz = ___ cu.ft

Notes:

🚨oz = ounces

🚨rounded ounces up by one if .25, .50, & .75

🚨may need more than one deep freezer

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