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BM temp...how to "serve" frozen BM in a bottle?

FrancescaQuinnFrancescaQuinn member
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Sorry for the dumb question, I am new at this!

I started pumping last week and am ready to have DH introduce Andrew to the bottle. What is the best way to "serve" breastmilk? Do I thaw the frozen BM in the fridge overnight and then then give it to him cold from the fridge? Or do I want it to be at room temperature? If you give it to your baby at room temperature, how long can it be out of the fridge before it goes bad?

Thanks so much for any help!

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Re: BM temp...how to "serve" frozen BM in a bottle?

  • ACRACR

    DS would take a cold bottle, but we found that it upset his stomach.

    We rarely got milk from the freezer. Generally I'd pump & put it in the fridge. We ended up getting a cheap bottle warmer to heat up the bottle. Before then, we'd heat up a mug of water & put the bottle in it.

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  • humynonehumynone
    We put the frozen pack or bottle in a cup/bowl of luke warm water and let it thaw all the way in there for 15m or so until about room temp. She did NOT like it if it was too cold.
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  • Mrs.CfordMrs.Cford

    To warm from fridge I boil water, fill a mug and set the bottle in it until I cannot feel it when dripped on my wrist (about 3 minutes)

    If I take it right out of the freezer I put the bag in the water until thawed and then pour it in the bottle and continue to warm the same as above.

    I have never tried to give her cold milk, I would have never thought too - I just assumed it should be body temperature just as she would get from my breast.

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  • swimrbrideswimrbride

    DS has always taken his straight from the refrigerator. I typically thaw milk in luke warm water the night before. If I was giving it to him right after unthawing it I would just thaw it in the luke warm water and give it to him at that temp. Some babies want it warmed and some don't care.

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