Overview
| How to start |
Benefits | Signs
of good breast-feeding | Positions
Storing of Breast-milk
| Combating problems
| Drugs
and Breast-Milk
Helpful hints | Resources
| Organizations &
Websites
Storing
of Breast-milk:
Using a pump and storing breast-milk can be very helpful.
This allows milk to be available if the mother is not present.
It also allows others to participate in the bonding associated
with feeding. Be sure to wash your hands before starting and
clean the breast pump after using it. The milk can be collected
in a sterile plastic bag or clean plastic bottle. Avoid glass,
which can break and also can absorb some immune factors from
breast milk. Label the bag or bottle with the date and time
and store it. Milk can be left out for one to two hours.
Milk
can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 48 hours at a
temperature of 34 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit (1 to 4 degrees
Celsius). Milk can be stored in a freezer inside a refrigerator
for 3 weeks at a temperature of 20 to 28 degrees Fahrenheit
(-7 to -2 degrees Celsius). Milk can be stored in a separate
door freezer for up to 3 months at a temperature of 5 to 15
degrees Fahrenheit (-15 to -9 degrees Celsius). Milk can be
stored in a deep freezer for up to 6 months at a temperature
of 0 degrees Fahrenheit (-18 degrees Celsius) or below.
When
thawing milk, put it in the refrigerator for up to 2 to 3
days, or run warm water over the container until it is thawed.
Do not microwave, as this can heat unevenly and burn the baby's
mouth. Be sure not to thaw milk by letting it sit at room
temperature, and do not let thawed milk sit out for over one
to two hours. Also, do not refreeze thawed milk or add new
milk to a frozen bag or bottle as this can defrost the top
of the frozen section. Do not overheat milk, which can cause
it to curdle, or store milk in a freezer door, which can vary
greatly in temperature as the door is opened and closed.
Overview
| How to start |
Benefits | Signs
of good breast-feeding | Positions
Storing of Breast-milk
| Combating problems
| Drugs
and Breast-Milk
Helpful hints | Resources
| Organizations &
Websites
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