Breast Pump Milk Storage Guidelines

Breasts found in the breast pump kit.

Breast pump milk storage guidelines.

Pumping milk information from la leche league international. If you thaw your frozen breast milk in the refrigerator you can keep it there for up to 24 hours or at room temperature for up to 2 hours. The pump is clean and clear from any dirt the container is sanitized or washed there are also breast milk storage bags that are available for storage. At room temperature up to 77 degrees f or 25 degrees c.

Rinse each part with cold water except the tubing adapter cap and tubing adapter. This content is provided by the office on women s health. Breast milk thawed in refrigerator. 1 disconnect the breast pump parts.

When freezing or refrigerating expressed breast milk it is best to store it in clear hard plastic bottles like the ameda breast milk storage bottles or evenflo classic glass containers with tight fitting lids or in ameda store n pour breast milk storage bags designed for breast milk storage. Once frozen breast milk is thawed do not refreeze it. You can store your freshly hand expressed or pumped breast milk at temperature in an insulated cooler or in the refrigerator. Breast milk storage guidelines will differ if your baby was born early.

How to keep your breast pump kit clean. 5 to 8 hours after pumping place a lid securely on the collection bottle or seal the storage bag and keep the container away from heat and out of the sun. As a certified nurse midwife with four kids who works 24 hour shifts i am not always sure when my next opportunity to pump will be. Concerned that my milk would go to waste with my hectic schedule i made it an absolute priority to familiarize myself with the guidelines for breastmilk storage.

In my quest for freezer knowledge i learned that freshly expressed milk is the priority. Storing the milk in the right container and at the right temperature is also important.