Breastfeeding Moms
Today I left Elena for the first time. I had a few bags of frozen milk and on the way to my dads to drop her off I pumped so when she got there she had 3oz of fresh milk in the bottle. Well she only drank about 2oz and I had brought 2 frozen bags 4oz each with me just in case. (I wayyyyy over prepare lol) anyways we had stuff to do after I picked her up and the milk thawed but stayed cold in the insulated bag. So now I have 8oz of thawed milk in the fridge and she probably won't have to take a bottle again until Tuesday. So will the thawed milk be good for a few days or is it only good for 24 hours? I hate to dump it down the drain :(
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Breastmilk is good in the fridge for 7 days, deepfreezer for a year, and freezer for 6 months. You just can't refreeze thawed milk -
Thank you :)
Quoting victoriangavin:
Breastmilk is good in the fridge for 7 days, deepfreezer for a year, and freezer for 6 months. You just can't refreeze thawed milk -
Thawed frozen milk needs to be used within 24 hrs. Freshly pumped milk may be good for 7 days in the fridge, but not thawed.
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Thawed HAS to be used or thrown out after 24 hours. Only fresh is good for a week in the fridge
Quoting MOMMY2ACR:
Thank you :)
Quoting victoriangavin:
Breastmilk is good in the fridge for 7 days, deepfreezer for a year, and freezer for 6 months. You just can't refreeze thawed milk -
For future packing reference, 1oz per hour you plan to be away. Makes it easier to plan and have less waste. -
Thawed is only good for 24 hours in the fridge, fresh is good for a week in the fridge.
Quoting victoriangavin:
Breastmilk is good in the fridge for 7 days, deepfreezer for a year, and freezer for 6 months. You just can't refreeze thawed milk -
This
Quoting maggiemom2000:
Thawed frozen milk needs to be used within 24 hrs. Freshly pumped milk may be good for 7 days in the fridge, but not thawed.
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Wic didn't tell me that one! Lol thank you
Quoting Nicolle_09:
Thawed is only good for 24 hours in the fridge, fresh is good for a week in the fridge.
Quoting victoriangavin:
Breastmilk is good in the fridge for 7 days, deepfreezer for a year, and freezer for 6 months. You just can't refreeze thawed milk
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Thanks ladies!!
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Never rely on WIC for breastfeeding, they are very poorly trained in most cases.
Heres the link that works to best for storage info:
http://www.lansinoh.com/breastfeeding/storing-breastmilk
Quoting victoriangavin:
Wic didn't tell me that one! Lol thank you
Quoting Nicolle_09:
Thawed is only good for 24 hours in the fridge, fresh is good for a week in the fridge.
Quoting victoriangavin:
Breastmilk is good in the fridge for 7 days, deepfreezer for a year, and freezer for 6 months. You just can't refreeze thawed milk