Storing, Preparing & Feeding Breast Milk; Storing Breast Milk; Preparing Breast Milk; Feeding Breast Milk - Medela symphony Manual De Instrucciones

9. Storing, Preparing & Feeding Breast Milk
9A. Storing breast milk
Freshly Expressed Breast Milk Storage Guidelines
Room
Temperature
4–6 hours
at 66–78 °F
(19–26 °C)
References: www.BreastmilkGuidelines.com
9B. Preparing breast milk
Caution
• 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.)
• 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.
9C. 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)
Cooler with
Refrigerator
Ice Pack
24 hours
at 59 °F
(15 °C)
Freezer
3–8 days
at 39 °F months
0– - 4 °F
or lower
(-18– - 20 °C)
(4 °C)
6–12
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