STORING BREAST MILK
Remember you can combine milk pumped in different sessions within a 24hr period into the same storage containers.
Breast Milk Storage Guidelines
Room Temp (26C of lower) ~ 3 hours
Refrigerator (4C of lower) ~ 1 day
Freezer (-18C or lower) ~ 3 months
Thawing Breast Milk
- Place the frozen breast milk in the refrigerator to thaw
- For quicker defrosting, place into a bowl of hot water
- It is not recommended to microwave breast milk
- If milk fat separates, swirl before feeding, do not shake breast milk