Breastmilk Storage Guidelines - Lansinoh mOmma Instrucciones De Uso

5. BREASTMILK STORAGE GUIDELINES

Breastmilk Storage and Thawing Guidelines For Healthy
Full-Term Babies
Check with your healthcare provider or an International Board Certified
Lactation Consultant for specific storage instructions. When you are
freezing your breastmilk, do not fill containers more than ¾ full to allow for
expansion from freezing. Date containers with the date you expressed your
milk for future reference. When freezing, store in the back of the freezer
and do not store milk in the door as temperature can fluctuate as door is
opened and closed.
WHERE
At Room Temperature
In a Refrigerator
Freezer
Deep Freezer
Source: La Leche League International 2014
Date all breastmilk and use the oldest breastmilk first.
Thawing
Thaw frozen milk in the refrigerator or place the containers under cool
running water, gradually warming the water until the milk is thawed.
Thawed milk can be kept in a refrigerator for up to 24 hours.
NOTE: DO NOT refreeze milk once it is thawed.
Gently swirl thawed milk before feeding to baby to mix the layers that have
separated. Breastmilk is not homogenized and the "cream" will rise to the
top of the bottle. Breastmilk can vary in color and consistency depending
upon the time of the day that the milk was expressed, what you have
eaten, and the age of the baby at the time of pumping.
NOTE: DO NOT MICROWAVE HUMAN MILK! Microwaving alters the
composition of the milk. Microwaving also may create "hot spots" in the
milk that could burn the infant.
NOTE: DO NOT thaw breastmilk in hot or boiling water.
TEMPERATURE
66-78°F (19-26°C)
<39°F (<4°C)
0°F (-18°C)
-4°F (-20°C)
TIME
4 hours (ideal) up to 6 hours (acceptable)
72 hours (ideal) up to 8 days (acceptable)
3 months (ideal) up to
6 months (acceptable)
6 months (ideal) up to
12 months (acceptable)
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