STORING BREAST MILK

Remember you can combine milk pumped in different sessions within a 24hr period into the same storage containers.

Breast Milk Storage Guidelines

Room Temp (26C of lower) ~ 3 hours
Refrigerator (4C of lower)   ~ 1 day
Freezer (-18C or lower)        ~ 3 months

Thawing Breast Milk
  • Place the frozen breast milk in the refrigerator to thaw
  • For quicker defrosting, place into a bowl of hot water
  • It is not recommended to microwave breast milk
  • If milk fat separates, swirl before feeding, do not shake breast milk