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Storing Your Breast Milk
1. After sealing your bottle tightly with the sealing disc and cap ring, label
the bottle with the date and time the milk was expressed.
2. Use the chart below as a guide for storing your breast milk for future use.
Note: In hot weather, chill milk immediately to prevent spoilage.
Note: Breast milk should be stored in the main refrigerator or freezer
compartment, away from the door, to avoid changes in temperature.
*
Human Milk Banking Association of North America. Best practice for expressing, storing, and handling
human milk in hospitals, homes, and child care settings. Raleigh, NC: 3rd Edition, 2011.
Using Your Breast Milk
1. If frozen, thaw slowly in the refrigerator. Avoid letting milk sit out at room
temperature to thaw. (For quicker thawing, hold container under running
water – start with cool water and gradually increase the temperature.)
2. Just before feeding, warm the milk by:
• Using a bottle warmer,
• Holding the sealed bottle under warm, running water, or
• Heating water in a cup or other small container, then placing frozen milk
in the water to warm.
3. The milk fat may separate while stored. If so, gently swirl milk (do not
shake) to mix before offering it to baby.
4. If feeding from the collection bottle, you must use Evenflo Balance
+ Standard Nipples. Other brands or types of nipples will not work ef-
fectively. When using the Evenflo B Standard Nipples for feeding,
squeeze nipple base and insert through the TOP of the cap ring. Once lip
is inside cap ring, release the nipple and lightly push the inside lip towards
the edge. Hand-tighten cap ring with care not to over or under tighten.
Evenflo B Standard Nipples sold separately.
5. Always test the temperature of the milk before feeding.
IMPORTANT!
• NEVER microwave human milk or heat directly on the stove.
• Previously frozen milk may be kept in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours after
it has finished thawing. DO NOT re-freeze.
• If baby does not finish milk at one feeding, it may be refrigerated and
offered at the next feeding before it is discarded (4 – 6 hours).
• DO NOT pour freshly pumped breast milk onto frozen breast milk because
thawing can occur.
6 – 12 mos.
at 0ºF (-19ºC)
Deep
Freezer
NEVER
re-freeze
thawed milk
Freshly Expressed
Breastmilk
4 hours
at 73 – 77ºF
(23 – 25ºC)
5 – 7 days
at 32 – 39ºF
(0 – 4ºC)
3 – 4 mos.
at 0ºF (-19ºC)
Room
Temperature
Refrigerator
Self-contained
Refrigerator Freezer
Thawed Breastmilk
(previously frozen)
DO NOT
store
24 hours
NEVER
re-freeze
thawed milk
Breast Milk Storage Guidelines*
WARNING
For optimal performance, follow these steps after every use:
• Completely disassemble the flange assembly, see page 5.
• Rinse the flange assembly (all parts EXCEPT the pump unit, tubing,
tubing adapter, diaphragm cap, and AC adapter) in cool water to
remove milk residue.
• Hand wash with warm, soapy water.
• Rinse thoroughly and air dry before assembly. You may also wash your
flange assembly (after rinsing) on the top rack of your dishwasher.
• Use care when handling the valve/membrane assembly during clean-
ing to avoid damage. Before each use, visually inspect the individual
components for cracks, chips, tears, discoloration or deterioration. In
the event that damage to the device is observed, please discontinue
use until the parts have been replaced.
• If necessary, wipe the pump unit with a clean, damp cloth.
• Inspect the tubing for condensation or milk after each use. If condensa-
tion is observed in the tubing, contact Evenflo for replacement parts.
NEVER immerse pump unit or AC adapter in water or attempt to sanitize in a
microwave oven. Damage to parts and oven may occur. DO NOT boil or wash
tubing or tubing adapter.
After Every Use
Storing Your Breast Milk
For models that include a cooler bag:
1. Place frozen ice packs in the included cooler bag.
2. Place the sealed bottle(s) inside and zip the bag closed.
3. When frozen ice packs are used and the cooler bag is kept at room tem-
perature of 68 – 77° F (20 – 25° C), breast milk can be safely stored for
up to 10 hours.
Note: Avoid storing the cooler bag in a hot closet, cabinet, or car.
