Do you only give pumped milk the same time of day it was pumped?

Lauren5905 · June 2014

I have read that breastmilk changed throughout the day. For example, breastmilk pumped at night contains something that makes babies sleepier. I have also read that it contains more fat and less water. I get my best pumping output in the middle of the night. Is it not ideal to use this night milk later on to feed baby a bottle in the middle of the day? Has anyone actually noticed a difference? I appreciate your input!

LunaBug924 · June 2014

Following. I'm interested in this too. I usually pump in the morning. The times DD has taken a bottle has varied based on circumstances. I always pump to replace feedings as well, but I'd say the majority of my stash is from first thing in the A.M. I'd be interested to see responses.

opheliainwaders · June 2014

While BM does change throughout the day, you can use it anytime.

For the purposes of divvying it up into bottles, I'd just mix and match to get the right amount. You WILL sometimes notice that one bottle has more fat than another once it separates in the fridge. In that case, I'd deliberately mix them so she wasn't getting a bottle of "skim" for a feeding.

I imagine that if you EP maybe you'd pay attention to that, but I don't think most of us did while pumping at work or whatever.

lizshort96 · June 2014

I never noticed any difference. Then again I just combined throughout the day (same temps) to save on pump bottles then divided up into whatever quantities to freeze at the end of the day.

LBStewart · June 2014

I EP and keep my milk on the counter and serve at room temperature. Mine appears to have the same amount of fat no matter what time of day. If I need to divide up a bottle, then I make sure to swirl it to combine layers before dividing.

BootsOrHearts · June 2014

I never realized this was an issue! I EP and almost everything goes into the fridge and is used on a last-in, first-out basis so that nothing used is more than a day or two old. I can't imagine the logistics of trying to keep track of the time of day it was pumped and use it at the same time. I have a hard enough time maintaining compliance with the current system. I keep having to remind Nanny to use the frozen milk with the oldest date when she runs out of fresh. :-|

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MrsBigTime · June 2014

Oh man, if I had to keep track of the time in which I pumped certain milk and then give it to DD accordingly...I don't think I'd have been able to handle that!

Maybe because I didn't pump full-time, but I never noticed a difference after any bottles LO received. She was just happy to eat and we never had an issue (thankfully!).

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