Freshly expressed breast milk can be kept at room temperature for up to six hours.
Keeping breast milk at room temperature.
Once breast milk is brought to room temperature or warmed after storing in the refrigerator or freezer it should be used within 2 hours.
Store milk in the lower half at the back of the refrigerator.
You can store breast milk in a sterilised container or in special breast milk storage bags.
Once you collect your breast milk in the storage container put a top or cap not a feeding nipple onto the breast milk storage bottle or seal the.
Frozen freezer box in refrigerator.
Keeping breast milk at room temperature.
Dedicated refrigerators and freezers are provided for breast milk storage in the hospital.
It can be served room temperature or cold.
The cream will rise to the top of the milk during storage.
However it s optimal to use or properly store the breast milk within four hours especially if the room is warm.
Cover containers and keep them as cool as possible for example you could surround the closed container with a cool towel to help to keep the milk cooler.
Freshly expressed breast milk can be stored in an insulated cooler with ice packs for up to one day.
If the room temperature is greater than 77 degrees f 25 degrees c do not let your breast milk sit out at all.
Place it in the refrigerator or an insulated cooler with ice packs immediately.
There will be times that you ve pumped or thawed milk that your baby didn t drink right away.
The bacterial growth that occurs in breast milk left out at room temperature can be dangerous to them and it s better to be safe.
Never microwave human milk or heat it directly on the stove.
If baby does not finish milk at one feeding it is probably safe to refrigerate and offer within 1 2 hours before it is discarded.
Room temperature 26ºc 4 hours.
Warming breast milk or at least bringing it to room temperature can help you more easily mix breast milk back to its original consistency.
Feeding expressed breast milk.
Refrigerated 2 4 c 48 hours.
Breast milk does not need to be warmed.
The biggest question you may have about storing and using your breast milk is the amount of time you can leave it out at room temperature.
In the fridge for up to 8 days at 4c or lower you can buy fridge thermometers online if you are not sure of the temperature of your fridge or it is higher than 4c use it within 3 days.
For 2 weeks in the ice compartment of a.
If storing it in a fridge the freshly pumped breast milk is good for up to 48 hours.
