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Jazlyn
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Guidelines for breastmilk storage!

Hey there can you please tell me if it safe to be storing breast milk. If it is then tell me how to do so. What would I require apart from a breast pump? I have never done this before, is it possible to have someone else’s breast milk. How complicated is it to store breast milk. How many days can it be stored for, and how would one know if it has gone bad. Can breast milk go bad? Is the breast milk when stored, supposed to be heated up before giving it to the child, If so what should be the temperature?

9 months ago

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James Welch | Aug 13 2011

The objective of proper breast milk storage is to preserve its nutritional value and infection preventing qualities. Washing your hands before handling your expressed breast milk ensures that you preserve safe milk for your baby. When freezing or refrigerating expressed breast milk it is best to store it in clear, hard plastic bottles like the Ameda breast milk storage bottles or Evenflo classic glass containers with tight fitting lids or in Ameda store N pour breast milk storage bags designed for breast milk storage. Storing milk in disposable bottle liners is not recommended. Since these bags are not intended for storage, they may not preserve the nutritional value of the expressed breast milk. Expressed breast milk may be stored:At room temperature for up to 10 hours, In a refrigerator for up to 8 days, In a freezer for up to 3 or 4 months, In a deep freezer for up to 6 months. Heating and thawing your milk can be done by simply holding the bottle under warm running water. Frozen milk may also be thawed in the refrigerator overnight. You should not heat the breast milk in a microwave or bring it to a boiling point. After thawing frozen milk, it may be refrigerated for up to 24 hours, but it should not be frozen. Yes breast milk can go bad and spoil. When fat will rise on the top of milk than it means that your breast milk is spoiled and if the breast milk that is frozen or stored in the refrigerator will smell soapy or have a strange taste it also indicates that breast milk is spoiled.