subject: Breast Milk Storage- Dos And Don'ts [print this page] Pumping your breast milk can be very hard work. The long hours you may be spending on pumping could easily be spent on resting, eating or even just drinking coffee in peace while your little one is sleeping. This is why you want to make sure you know everything about correct breast milk storage, so you would not be wasting any of your precious breast milk away...
Breast Milk Storage- Where, how and for how long?
1.Breast milk storage can be done in sterile, hermetic bags or sealable bottles. You can store in the fridge or in the freezer, for different durations.
2.Breast milk may remain in room temperature (25c) for up to 4 hours, however, you should always store it in the refrigerator or freezer as soon as you can.
3.You can store breast milk in the fridge for up to 5 days in the summer time and about a week in winter. Note that breast milk must be in the back of the refrigerator where it is cooler than the front.
3.In the freezer, breast milk can remain for 3-4 months. When you defrost it, use it in the following 24 fours and do it in a bowl of hot water (60c top) or under streaming hot water, but never in the microwave or you'll ruin everything good about it.
5.If you would like to add new breast milk to old milk in the refrigerator, let it get cooler before addition.
6.Always store your breast milk in small quantities.
7.If your baby did not drink the whole amount, you can keep it for re-use for about an hour and then throw the rest away.
