storing breast milk from fridge to freezer

you can store it in the fridge for 2-3 days just make sure you date the milk also it can go in the freezer i think for upto 6 months and it is good to use the breast milk storage bags so you can date them also and then you can take them straight from the freezer and put the bag in the baby bottle warmer. when you buy the breast pump there should be a little book about breast feeding and everything that comes with it.

I worked in the NICU and was responsible for mixing breast milk with additives for babies that needed it. You can keep fresh breast milk in your fridge for up to 4 days. If it is not used in that amount of time you freeze it. Use the fresh before you use frozen! It is a good idea to use stickers to know which milk to use first.

U can do either its good in the fridge I believe about 4days the freezer up to several months deep freeze a full yr in the storage bags I got lanoish there was a chart that listed the storage methods and duration

I breastfed but wasn't able to pump, my daughter feed to often and I never had enough to then pump after, but I was always told by my docs that breast milk can be stored in the fridge for up to 5 days (at the back of the fridge, don't keep it in the door) and up to 6 months in the freezer. Always try and defrost breast milk by putting it into the fridge to defrost, not just leaving it on the side.

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I was always told by my health visitor 5 days in the fridge (make sure you keep it at the back of the fridge and not in the door), 5 months in the freezer, also to defrost breast milk by putting it in the fridge over night.

s best to freeze in milk bags or glass jars with fitted tops. In a regular freezer with separate doors from your fridge you can freezer for up to 3 months. And if your freezer door is the same door as the fridge it's only good to store for up to 2 wks. The website for LLLI, is very helpful they even give you hours on how long you can use your breast milk if you keep it at room temp. Which is 6 to 8 hrs. Or if you keep in the fridge.

With my first child I did breast feeding for a year, but when I tried transitioning her from breast to bottle, it was A PAIN! She refused to take the bottle, so now I want to try to do both.. I bought a breast pump, so I'm wondering how does the whole freezing your milk process work? How long is it good for? How do you unfreeze it? Or boil it? Thank you for your time!

I started feeding Dameon straight from my breast, then DH decided he wanted to be able to feed him too, so I pumped, and he was able to feed him. It turns out the baby has gotten used to ONLY taking a bottle, because it's easier, not to mention my boobs are so full of milk all the time, it flattens my nipples and he has no nipple to latch onto.

Breast milk has the rule of threes. Three hours out of the fridge. Three days in the fridge. Three weeks in a built in fridge freezer and three months in a proper freezer. You can get bags to store the milk in that doesn't take up heaps of space when you put them in the freezer. My mum told me not to store milk in the fridge door, I can't remember why but think it has something to do with not getting cool enough.

To thaw you can thaw in the fridge over night or in warm water. I don't intend to freeze much.

3 to 5 days in fridge 6 months to a year in freezer. Keep in mind not to store in the door. Keep them in the back and the center, temperature is the most stable there and that'll keep them from going bad faster. If you can find breastmilk trays (pretty much an ice cube tray designed to freeze breastmilk) you can pop them out of there and store in a freezer bag.

Frozen breast milk is good in the freezer for up to 6months make sure you date all of them!

Ok so another question...I will be at school from 8am-9pm on Tuesdays. There's no fridge I can use to put the pumped bottles in. What can I do? Il need those bottles pumped on Tuesdays to be good until Thursdays classes. Could I put bottles in a cooler to freeze them?

How long can ur milk be kept in th fridge for? I no it can be in freezer for up to 6months. Im a ftm and its my cousins wedding in a few weeks and my mum will be watchen my little man, all day. It will be th first time i leave him and dnt no how much milk he will need while im gone. I will leav as much as poss and will b bak for night feeds. i will b gone about 10hrs. Wat do use reccomend to leave for him?

Ashiepooh got the times right though is is up to a week in the fridge, up to 6 months in normal freezer, and a year or longer in deep freezer. When milk is thawed if it has a sour smell, throw it out and grab a new bag.

so ive got a breast pump just in case but i was wondering if breast milk can go in the firdge and get warmed up when its needed and if it can go in the fridge how long can it stay in there for.

If u freeze you milk in milk bags I believe its good for a year. To unfreeze your milk heat up a cup of water not to hot! And place the bag in the cup to unfreeze. I lovedfreezing my milk because u can store it away for along time. And take it on the go .

You can warm up breast milk from the fridge or freezer. They even have bottle liners that you can pump in to, and when you're ready to use it, drop it in the bottle. I recommend a bottle warmer, my sister had one and it always warmed the milk perfect, never too hot!

Deep freezer in storage bags up to a year. Fridge freezer in storage bags 6months fridge up too 5 days in a cooler with ice packs 24 hours room temp. Less then 3 hours.

You can leave it in the fridge for up to 8 days, 3 months in the freezer on top of your fridge or 6 months in a deep freezer. I use breast milk storage bags. They're really convenient.

Should I store breast milk in the fridge? Is it possible to freeze it or would it dilute the milk when unfrozen? I haven't given birth yet but thing is I plan on having a couple Of drinks and cigarettes every now and then and am unaware of how long the toxins stay in milk.

Storing breast milk from fridge to freezer

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