Human milk storage quick reference card.
Breast milk room temperature.
Freshly expressed milk can be stored in an insulated cooler with an ice pack for 24 hours.
Ideally the milk should be in a covered container.
However it s optimal to use or properly store the breast milk within four hours especially if the room is warm.
Four hours for fresh breast milk.
The temperature of the room should not be over 77 degrees f or 25 degrees c.
In the refrigerator for up to 8 days at a refrigerator temperature of 32 to 39 degrees.
Two hours for previously stored and thawed breast milk.
Freshly expressed breast milk can be kept at room temperature for up to six hours.
Do not heat breast milk directly on the stove or in the microwave.
In addition to following the guidelines above keep these tips in mind.
After four hours you should use store or discard it.
Fresh milk can be.
Another study shows that warming milk above 143º f can also destroy the beneficial probiotic bacteria and white blood cells in breast milk.
How long can breast milk sit out.
Warm breast milk by placing the container of breast milk into a separate container or pot of warm water for a few minutes or by running warm not.
More specifically breast milk can be stored.
Breast milk is good at room temperature up to 77 f or 25 c for.
Fresh milk can last up to four days in the.
While that sounds hot the tap water in may households can reach 140º f or more.
One study found that high temperatures can reduce folate levels in breast milk by as much as 24 percent.
If the room is particularly warm.
The cooler the room the better.
Feeding expressed breast milk.
In the freezer for up to 2 weeks in a.
Breast milk can be stored for up to 24 hours in storage bags or portable cabinets with ice between 4 c 24 8 f and 39 2 4 c.
If the room temperature is greater than 77 degrees f 25 degrees c do not let your breast milk sit out at all.
Freshly expressed breast milk can sit at room temperature 77 f 25 c for up to four hours.
At room temperature for 4 to 6 hours at a room temperature of 79 degrees.
Freshly expressed milk can be stored at room temperature for 6 8 hours.
For up to 10 hours at a room temperature of 66.
In such portable cabinets and bags it should be ensured that there is enough ice.
