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If no suction is felt on your finger, try unplugging the adapter from the
electrical outlet, wait a few seconds, and plug it back into the electrical outlet.
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When single pumping, check the tubing connector on the front of the pump to
make sure it is closed for single pumping. If open, close the connector.
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If double pumping, ensure that the breastmilk expression set is securely
connected on both breasts before starting the pump.
8. BREASTMILK STORAGE GUIDELINES
Breastmilk Storage and Thawing Guidelines for Full-term
Healthy Babies
Check with your healthcare provider or an International Board Certified Lactation
Consultant for specific storage instructions. When freezing, store in the back of
the freezer and do not store milk in the door as temperature can fluctuate as the
door is opened and closed.
Guide to storing fresh breastmilk for use with healthy, full-term babies
Temperature
Place
Room
Countertop,
temperature
table
(up to 77°F)
Refrigerator
40°F
Freezer
0°F or colder
Source: Adapted from 7th Edition American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Pediatric Nutrition Handbook (2014); 2nd
Edition AAP/American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Breastfeeding Handbook for Physicians
(2014); Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) Clinical Protocol #8 Human Milk Storage Information for Home Use
for Full-Term Infants(link is external) (2017); CDC Human Milk Storage Guidelines (2018).
Date all breastmilk and use the oldest breastmilk first.
Thawing
Thaw frozen milk in the refrigerator or place the containers
under cool running water, gradually warming the water
until the milk is thawed. Thawed milk can be kept in a
refrigerator for up to 24 hours.
Breastmilk is not homogenized and you may notice that it separates as it sits.
Gently swirl thawed milk before feeding to baby to mix the layers that have
separated. Breastmilk can vary in color and consistency depending upon the time
of the day that the milk was expressed, what you have eaten, and the age of the
baby at the time of pumping.
How Long
Containers should be covered and kept as cool
as possible. Covering the container with a clean
Up to 4
cool towel may keep milk cooler. Throw out any
hours
leftover milk within 2 hours after the baby is
finished feeding.
Store milk in the back of the refrigerator. When
Up to 4 days
at work, it's OK to put breastmilk in a shared
refrigerator. Be sure to label the container clearly.
Within 6
Store milk toward the back of the freezer where
months is
the temperature is most constant. Milk stored at
best. Up to
0°F or colder is safe for longer durations, but the
12 months is
quality of the milk might not be as high.
acceptable
Things to Know
NOTE: DO
NOT refreeze
milk once it is
thawed.
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