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5. Preparing and Feeding Breastmilk
Freshly Expressed Breastmilk Storage Guidelines
Room Cooler with
Temperature
4–6 hours
at 66–78 °F
(19–26 °C)
References: www.BreastmilkGuidelines.com

5.1 Preparing breast milk

• Thaw breast milk overnight in the refrigerator. Thawed breast milk is safe
in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Do not refreeze thawed breast milk.
• Quickly thaw breast milk by holding the bottle under warm running water.
• Place the sealed bottle in a bowl of warm water for 20 minutes to bring it
to body temperature.
• If you are adding expressed breast milk to a container of already frozen
breast milk, make sure to add a lesser amount than the already frozen
amount.

5.2 Feeding breast milk

It is recommended that breastfeeding is well established prior to bottle
feeding your baby.
• Always inspect the bottle, nipple and other components immediately
before and after each use. If nipple appears cracked or torn, discontinue
use immediately.
• To prevent possible choking hazard, test strength of nipple by pulling on
bulb portion of the nipple.
• Do not attempt to enlarge the nipple hole.
• Infants must not be bottle fed without adult supervision.
• Nipple should not be used as a pacifi er.
Questions? Visit www.medela.com or call us at 1-800-435-8316.
(For Healthy Term Babies)
Refrigerator
Ice Pack
3–8 days
24 hours
at 39 °F
at 59 °F
or lower
(15 °C)
(4 °C)
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Thawed
Freezer
Breastmilk
6–12
months
use within
0– - 4 °F
24 hrs
(-18– - 20 °C)
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