{"id":2235,"date":"2014-07-17T15:51:22","date_gmt":"2014-07-17T15:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebadassbreastfeeder.com\/?p=2235"},"modified":"2015-01-28T00:18:19","modified_gmt":"2015-01-28T00:18:19","slug":"ask-an-expert-how-to-use-breast-milk-storage-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebadassbreastfeeder.com\/?p=2235","title":{"rendered":"Ask an Expert: How to Use Breast Milk Storage Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

*Ask an Expert is a blog feature hosted by a team of International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs). Once a month each IBCLC randomly chooses a question from The Badass Breastfeeder Facebook wall and provides their response on the blog.<\/em><\/p>\n

By Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, FILCA<\/p>\n

Fan Question:<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I’m going to freeze my milk, do I have to do it right after I pump?\u201d<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how the guidelines in the table below work. You can refrigerate room-temperature milk at any point before its time is up. Depending on your room temperature, this would be before 4 hours (66\u00b0F to 72\u00b0F\/19\u00b0C to 22\u00b0C) or before 6 to 10 hours (73\u00b0F to 77\u00b0F\/23\u00b0C to 25\u00b0C). And you can freeze refrigerated milk any time before 8 days.<\/p>\n

Milk Storage Guidelines for Healthy, Full-Term Babies at Home<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Milk Storage\/ Handling<\/td>\nDeep Freezer(0\u00b0F\/-18\u00b0C)<\/strong><\/td>\nRefrigerator Freezer(variable 0\u00b0F\/-18\u00b0C)<\/strong><\/td>\nRefrigerator(39\u00b0F\/4\u00b0C)<\/strong><\/td>\nInsulated Cooler with Ice Packs(59\u00b0F\/15\u00b0C)<\/strong><\/td>\nRoom Temperature<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(66\u00b0F\u201372\u00b0F\/19\u00b0C\u201322\u00b0C)<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

(73\u00b0F\u201377\u00b0F\/23\u00b0C\u201325\u00b0C)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Fresh<\/strong><\/td>\nIdeal: 6 mo.Okay: 12 mo.<\/td>\n3\u20134 mo.<\/td>\nIdeal: 72 hr.Okay: 8 days<\/td>\n24 hr.<\/td>\n6\u201310 hr.<\/td>\n4 hr.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frozen, Thawed in Fridge<\/strong><\/td>\nDo not refreeze<\/td>\nDo not refreeze<\/td>\n24 hr.<\/td>\nDo not store<\/td>\n4 hr.<\/td>\n4 hr.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thawed, Warmed, Not Fed<\/strong><\/td>\nDo not refreeze<\/td>\nDo not refreeze<\/td>\n4 hr.<\/td>\nDo not store<\/td>\nUntil feeding ends<\/td>\nUntil feeding ends<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Warmed, Fed<\/strong><\/td>\nDiscard<\/td>\nDiscard<\/td>\nDiscard<\/td>\nDiscard<\/td>\nUntil feeding ends<\/td>\nUntil feeding ends<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\"unnamed\"<\/a><\/b>Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, FILCA<\/b> is a board-certified lactation consultant in the Chicago area who has been helping breastfeeding families since 1982. Her books for professionals are used worldwide. Her books for parents include Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers<\/i><\/b><\/a>, <\/b><\/em>which <\/em>she co-authored with Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, and her tiny problem-solving guide, Breastfeeding Solutions<\/i><\/b><\/a> <\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i><\/b>In 2013, Nancy released her Breastfeeding Solutions smartphone app<\/a> (available for Android and iPhones) to give mothers a quick, go-everywhere source of breastfeeding help. Nancy speaks at events around the world.
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