how many times can you warm up refrigerated breast milk?

Question

I going back to work soon and changing my baby from breast feeding to expressed bottle feeding. He's rejecting the bottle. I want to know how long I can leave a warmed up milk out. When out, can I warm again it again?

Answer 1

It is generally accepted that you can rewarm breastmilk twice and it can be safely stored at room temperature for 6-8 hours unless it is about to expire (like it has been in the fridge for 7-8 days). You can't really miss bad breastmilk though, you will smell it.

Also don't forget that there is no reason not to offer room temp milk to a baby (or even cold) and the only reason you don't keep reheating it is that it destroys certain nutrients.

And most babies will not take bottles of milk from mom, or even if mom is in the house.

Reusing expressed breastmilk
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/reusing-expressedmilk.html

Answer 2

Reheating Breast Milk

Answer 3

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how many times can you warm up refrigerated breast milk?
I going back to work soon and changing my baby from breast feeding to expressed bottle feeding. He's rejecting the bottle. I want to know how long I can leave a warmed up milk out. When out, can I warm again it again?

Answer 4

Hi there dear and kudos for what you are trying to do. Your milk is SO much better for your baby than any formula that you can give him. I am sorry that he is rejecting the bottle but that, I am afraid is pretty normal for a breastfed baby. He knows where the good stuff is!
I am in the process of becoming a Lactation Consultant and I have successfully breastfed all 4 of my babies for well over a year. I was very lucky to be able to stay home with them for that long. I always refer to "The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding" when I have a question. That is the book published by the La Leche League which is the worlds foremost authority on breastfeeding. If you don't have that book you might want to buy it. It has a tremendous amount of information about going back to work and storing your breast milk, that sort of thing.
I wanted to share with you what it said about the issue of storing breastmilk. "New research has shown that human milk can be kept at room temperature for ten hours because of its remarkable ability to retard the growth of bacteria. Milk can be kept refrigerated for up to 8 days. Frozen milk will stay safely in the freezer section of your refrigerator for two weeks ....it can be kept for up to six months in a seperate freezer that stays at a constant -0- degrees and is opened infrequently."
I wanted to share those things with you and I also wanted to tell you that your baby may be more willing to take a bottle from someone other than you (don't know whether or not you have tried that). Sometimes babies are reluctant to take a bottle from you when they know that the real thing is right there.
It is entirely possible that you will be able to pump out enough milk ahead of time so that your baby will not have to be fed formula at all. You will want to make sure that who ever is staying with your baby knows how to handle breast milk and the differences between formula and breast milk.
According to the book I mentioned breastmilk should never be heated on a stove or in a microwave. It destroys the special properties of breastmilk. It should be warmed by running the container that it is in under hot water, or placing it in a larger container that has hot water in it. Breastmilk, once warmed, does not need to be re- warmed again. The baby should be perfectly happy with it at room temperature. If you want to warm it a bit using hot water it will not hurt anything. The important thing is that you continue to feed your baby your milk instead of artificial milk. You don't say how old your baby is but the first six months are really crucial.
If you are having trouble pumping a sufficient amount of your milk ( and you did not say that you were!) I just want to mention one thing that helped me. When I knew I was going to be gone for a few hours and I worried that the baby would cry while I was gone, this is what I used to do. While the baby nursed on one side I would pump on the other. It was amazing how much milk I could get this way! Often your milk does not let down while you are pumping but this method sort of by-passes that problem.
Good luck and again it is really wonderful that you recognize the importance of giving your baby your milk even tho you have to leave him. BTW, don't be surprised if the first thing he wants to do when you get home is nurse! He will have missed you!
Love and Blessings
Lady Trinity~

Answer 5

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DO NOT microwave it. That can destroy some of the good properties of the milk and also cause hot spots that can scald baby. Instead, heat up some water in a coffee cup and float the bottle in that until the milk is warm. The link below has great info on storage and handling of breastmilk. Print out the chart and put it on your fridge door.

Answer 6

Can You Reheat Breast Milk

Answer 7

You can re warm it one time, but only if you don't freeze it again (that is a big no-no). It shouldn't be out for more than 8-10 hours.

Answer 8

you can leave fresh pumped out for 2 hours at room temp.
if you have pumped, and warmed it its ok out for 1 hour at room temp

once you have warmed it, you cannot cool it and warm it again.

make sure your not warming in microwave but in a bowl of very warm water.

Answer 9

Im assuming its the same as formula and if it is, then only the one time. Mainly because their saliva has bacteria and you dont want them to re-drink it because it multiplies.

Answer 10

If he's taken even one drink from the bottle, then you must throw out any unused portion. Try putting smaller amounts in the bottle--you can always get him more if he finished it all. Once it's been reheated, use it all within 1 hour or throw it out.