Another example is a mother who was forced to undergo surgery that can not be breastfeeding within a few days. For that, we should really know how to save a good milk.
A place to store breast milk
A good place to store breast milk is made of glass or plastic with an airtight lid, eg milk bottles sealed, or special bags for breast milk. Do not use bags that are not specific to breast milk, because it can break when frozen in the freezer.Cleaning a place to store breast milk
Clean the bottle or container with warm water and soap, then rinse thoroughly with warm water or sterilized by boiling as well as prepare regular milk bottle, then let it dry naturally. Be careful to boil a plastic, because plastic is only labeled BPA-free safe when exposed to heat.How to store breast milk
- Immediately refrigerate breast milk in less than 1 hour after is pumped from the breast.
- Label the date and time of storage so memorable.
- How to store breast milk is by dividing the number a little bit, because the milk does not run out will be removed as well when they are restored.
- Do not mix new ASI with milk that has been cooled.
- Do not fill too full of breast milk in place, leaving an empty space of about 2.5 cm from the top.
Temperature and storage time
Basically, a manner appropriate storing breast milk, breast milk can last for 6-8 hours when the room temperature is less than 25 ° C. If less than this temperature, the milk should be stored in the refrigerator or freezer.For mothers who work in the office, it can be pumped breast milk in the morning and then stored in the refrigerator for as long as the baby needs to be left to work. When stored at the refrigerator temperature of 4 ° C, the milk can be stored up to 5 days.
Breast milk can be pumped when the mother was in the office and then stored in the office refrigerator until time to go home. Use a refrigerator thermometer to constantly monitor the temperature of the refrigerator or freezer for storing milk.
Although very rare, sometimes we need to store breast milk for a longer period of time. When frozen at a temperature of -15 ° C freezer, breast milk can be stored for a maximum of 2 weeks.
Always put your milk in the back of the refrigerator or freezer, because this section has the coolest possible temperature. When the storage time has passed, do not use the milk again.
Breast milk serves that have been saved
Once removed from the refrigerator, the best way to warm it up is to soak the bottle or storage in a bowl of hot water.If breastfeeding is not exhausted in disposable, should not be used again after 24 hours. Do not heat the milk with the microwave. Frozen breast milk from the freezer can be availed by the way:
- Put it in the refrigerator for 4 hours, or it this way: flush storage area (still in the conditions remain sealed) with cold water that flows from the faucet. When the milk begins to melt, use warm water from a faucet until completely melted. Do not thaw frozen breastmilk in a way to silence at room temperature.
- After the milk liquid, soak the bottle or storage in a bowl or container filled with hot water.
Take steps to save the milk according to the guidelines above, be careful in every step, because the milk that is damaged or contaminated can be harmful to the baby.
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