expressing and storing breast milk?

Question

i am expressing milk for an appointment i have in the morning can i express some tonight some in the morning in the same bottle in the fridge? as i want to have enought milk when my babe wakes tonight

Answer 1

Breast milk can be stored in a plastic or glass bottle with a sealable top, or in a sterile, sealable bag. Store your breast milk in amounts that you use every day to avoid wasting it. For example, if your baby eats 4 ounces in a feeding, put 4 ounces of breast milk in the storage container.

The following are some general breast milk storage guidelines:

At room temperature (less than 77°F) for 4 to 8 hours
At the back of a refrigerator for 3 to 8 days
At the back of a freezer for up to 3 months

ref:
http://familydoctor.org/828.xml



You can continue to add small amounts of cooled breastmilk to the same refrigerated container throughout the day. Avoid adding warm milk to already cooled milk.

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http://www.medela.com/NEWFILES/faq/coll_store.html

Please go through both the above URLs.

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Answer 2

Not directly. You must wait until all the milk is the same temperature before mixing it all up in the same bottle. You can express several times today, in different containers, and combine them all tonight in the same bottle when they have all reached the same temperature.
You can express in the morning too, then there will be two bottles for your baby to drink from.
And make sure that you keep your milk in the BACK of the fridge, where it is the coldest- not in the door! You probably already knew this, but it's always good to be reminded of things, don't you think?

Answer 3

Dear Miss Mom,

Yes, as the previous answer states, as long as it is refrigerated or frozen. Though you don't need to freeze if you'll give to baby tomorrow.

But why, when if you put each expressing into different bottles in case the baby doesn't want milk when given. Once you give bottle to baby and she does suck a little, you can only keep milk for 2 hours. With a second bottle, you can always have more for when baby gets truly hungry.

For the future, you can try to pump a little milk on a regular basis and save for occasions just like this or for Dad to feed baby.

For every pumping, you can put milk in those little Playtex Disposable Bottle bags, seal w/ a twistie and freeze until needed. Then defrost overnite in fridge (standing bag uprite in a cup), or put in a cup of hot water to defrost. They have large and small bags with matching bottles. All you need to get is 1-2 bottles and the box of bags.

You can pump if you are engorged to relieve pain, you can pump if you are squirting, you can pump if you have too much milk for baby to put his/her mouth around your nipple,or just pick a certain time of day you feel comfortable doing it. Remember, the more you pump, the more milk you will have when your milk supply has come down from the engorgment stage. (So don't think pumping in the beginning will be too much).

Please try practicing nursing your baby discretely so you can nurse when you are out with your baby. Done the right way, No one (except women who have breastfed and possibly their hubbies) will know! Hope I have helped and not gone too far. Email me if you need help.

Happy Pumping!

Answer 4

Adding fresh to chilled milk is OK.
Never add fresh to frozen as it can partially thaw the milk.

Answer 5

As long as you store it in the fridge or freezer in between sessions, it should be fine.