Storing Breastmilk; Preparing & Feeding Breastmilk; Preparing Breastmilk; Feeding Breastmilk - Medela Harmony Instrucciones De Uso

4. Storing Breastmilk

Warning
• Do not thaw frozen breastmilk in a
microwave or in a pan of boiling water.
• Do not microwave breastmilk.
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 breastmilk.)
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4.1 Storing breastmilk
• As soon as you are fi nished
pumping, place the breastmilk
bottle or breastmilk storage
bag in a cooler with ice pack.
• Transfer breastmilk bottle or
breastmilk storage bag to the
refrigerator or freezer once you
are home.
• When freezing, do not fi ll
container more than 75% full
to allow space for expansion.
Label container with date of
pumping.
5. Preparing and Feeding Breastmilk
Freshly Expressed Breastmilk Storage Guidelines
(For Healthy Term Babies)
Room Cooler with
Refrigerator
Temperature Ice Pack
3–8 days
4–6 hours 24 hours
at 39 °F
at 66–78 °F at 59 °F
or lower
(19–26 °C) (15 °C)
(4 °C)
References: www.BreastmilkGuidelines.com

5.1 Preparing breastmilk

• Thaw breastmilk overnight in the refrigerator. Thawed breastmilk is safe in
the refrigerator for 24 hours. Do not refreeze thawed breastmilk.
• Quickly thaw breastmilk 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 breastmilk to a container of already frozen
breastmilk, make sure to add a lesser amount than the already frozen
amount.

5.2 Feeding breastmilk

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.
Thawed
Freezer
Breastmilk
6–12
months use within
0– - 4 °F
24 hrs
(-18– - 20 °C)
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