4. Storing Breast Milk
Warning
• Do not thaw frozen breast milk in a
microwave or in a pan of boiling water.
• Do not microwave breast milk.
Microwaving can cause severe burns
to baby's mouth from hot spots that
develop in the milk during microwaving.
(Microwaving can also change the
composition of breast milk.)
Note
• If the ice pack is frozen solid, it will
safely cool your breast milk for up
to 10 hours in a room temperature
environment.
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4.1 Storing breast milk
in your Pump In Style
Advanced cooler bag
The Pump In Style Advanced cooler
bag requires one contoured ice
pack (#87092, included) for cooling
up to four 5 oz bottles of breast
milk.
• As soon as you are fi nished
pumping, place the breast milk
bottles or breast milk storage
bags in the cooler bag with the ice
pack.
• Transfer breast milk bottles or
breast milk storage bags to the
refrigerator or freezer once you are
home.
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