Storing And Thawing Breastmilk - Medela Base Mode D'emploi

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Storing and thawing Breastmilk

Storage
Storage guidelines for freshly expressed breastmilk (for healthy terms babies)
Room Temperature
4–6 hours at 19 to 26 °C
(66 to 78 °F)
• 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 compart-
ment).
Freezing
• 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.
• Label the bottles or „Pump & Save" bags with the date of expression.
Thawing
Warning
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.
• 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).
• Gently swirl the bottle or „Pump & Save" bag to mix any fat that has separated. Avoid
shaking or stirring the milk.
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Troubleshooting
If there is low
or no suction
10 EN
Refrigerator
3–8 days at 4 °C (39 °F)
or lower
Make sure
• the breastshield forms a complete seal around the breast.
• all connections of the kit and breastpump are secure.
• the white valve membrane is laying flat against the yellow valve
head. Check that the valve head and membrane are clean and
not damaged. See «Assembly Instructions».
• the rubber seal is correctly attached onto piston.
• the piston/cylinder is correctly attached onto breastshield.
Freezer
6–12 months –18 to
–20 °C (0 to 4 °F)
Thawed breastmilk
In refrigerator for 10h
max. Do not refreeze!