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8.1 Storage
Storage guidelines for freshly expressed breastmilk
(for healthy terms babies)
Room temperature
Refrigerator
Freezer
Thawed breastmilk
4–6 hours at 19 to
26 °C ( 66 to 78 °F)
3–8 days at 4°C
(39
°F) or lower
6–12 months
–18 to –20 °C
(0 to 4 °F)
In refrigerator for
10 h max. Do not
refreeze!
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Do not store breastmilk in the door of the refrigerator. Instead choose the coldest
part of the refrigerator (this is at the back of the glass shelf above the vegetable
compartment).
8.2 Freezing
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You can freeze expressed breastmilk in milk bottles or “Pump & Save”* bags. Do
not fill the bottles or bags more than 3/4 full to allow space for possible expansion.
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Label the bottles or “Pump & Save” bags with the date of expression.
8.3 Thawing
Do not thaw frozen breastmilk or do not warm breastmilk in a microwave or
a pan of boiling water to avoid loss of vitamins, minerals and other important
components and to prevent burns.
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ln order to preserve the components of the breastmilk, thaw the milk in the
refrigerator overnight. Alternatively, you can hold the bottle or “Pump & Save”
bag under warm water (max. 37 °C).
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Gently swirl the bottle or “Pump & Save” bag to mix any fat that has separated.
Avoid shaking or stirring the milk.
Caution
8. Storing and thawing breastmilk
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