Can you use unfinished bottle?

gcama85 · December 2013

This is a very FTM question here - if LO doesn't finish her bottle of expressed breast milk is it ok to put it back in the fridge and offer it to her later?

lollipoppoop · December 2013

If it was warmed no

Lyzza350 · December 2013

I do up to 1 1/2 hours later I will use it. Otherwise I toss it.

KFED103 · December 2013

If it was thawed its good for 24 hours in fridge. Don't refreeze. If you just pumped the milk you technically don't even need to refrigerate it before the next feeding

LittleA's · December 2013

What if it's breast milk from
The fridge? Is there a time limit on that? I usually give LO milk from fridge at night so hubby can help out, but can we bring it up before bed so it's room
Temperature for a while (4-5 hours?) sorry if wording is bad- no sleep! Merry christmas!!

lollipoppoop · December 2013

LittleA's said:
What if it's breast milk from
The fridge? Is there a time limit on that? I usually give LO milk from fridge at night so hubby can help out, but can we bring it up before bed so it's room
Temperature for a while (4-5 hours?) sorry if wording is bad- no sleep! Merry christmas!!

I wouldn't think it would be good 4-5 hours at room temp. The little card the hospital gave me about bm says 1 hour at room temp. Maybe you could put it in a little bottle carrying case with an ice cooler by your bed

dbucks · December 2013

CitrusXoXo said:

LittleA's said:
What if it's breast milk from
The fridge? Is there a time limit on that? I usually give LO milk from fridge at night so hubby can help out, but can we bring it up before bed so it's room
Temperature for a while (4-5 hours?) sorry if wording is bad- no sleep! Merry christmas!!
I wouldn't think it would be good 4-5 hours at room temp. The little card the hospital gave me about bm says 1 hour at room temp. Maybe you could put it in a little bottle carrying case with an ice cooler by your bed

I thought it was 7 hours room temp, 7 days fridge, 7 months frozen. I don't remember where I heard that though?

bjhafner04 · December 2013

Yep, all the info says you can leave bm at room temp for 6 hours (but any longer and you should toss it, ie, don't refrigerate it at that point). Formula must be used within 1 hour from preparation

Aycul18 · December 2013

Mayo clinic says 6 hrs for breast milk at room temp

lollipoppoop · December 2013

Loolaide said:

dbucks said:

CitrusXoXo said:

LittleA's said:
What if it's breast milk from
The fridge? Is there a time limit on that? I usually give LO milk from fridge at night so hubby can help out, but can we bring it up before bed so it's room
Temperature for a while (4-5 hours?) sorry if wording is bad- no sleep! Merry christmas!!
I wouldn't think it would be good 4-5 hours at room temp. The little card the hospital gave me about bm says 1 hour at room temp. Maybe you could put it in a little bottle carrying case with an ice cooler by your bed
I thought it was 7 hours room temp, 7 days fridge, 7 months frozen. I don't remember where I heard that though?

That's the rule in my paperwork. It's on kellymom too, iirc.

I will go back and read kellymom, whatever they say is right

SM2321 · December 2013

If LO has drank from the bottle you can't reuse it because it has mixed with the digestive enzymes from LO's mouth. I would just pour one ounce in at a time or two ounces depending on how much they are taking.

lollipoppoop · December 2013

SM2321 said:
If LO has drank from the bottle you can't reuse it because it has mixed with the digestive enzymes from LO's mouth. I would just pour one ounce in at a time or two ounces depending on how much they are taking.

Ain't nobody got time for that

haliepell · December 2013

They have an app for the iPhone called ibreastfeed by medela, it has a lot of helpful info about storing breast milk

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