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Breastmilk storage

Sam0905Sam0905 member
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I've heard over and over again to not add freshly pumped breastmilk to milk that's been cooled in the fridge. Does anyone know why?

I know that you can't add warm milk to frozen bc it can thaw the frozen milk- is it the same idea?

It just seems like a waste of bottles to have all of those tiny amounts of milk in the fridge.
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Re: Breastmilk storage

  • basil2basil2 member
    It's fine to mix them once the fresh milk has chilled (I think the issue is not warming the stored milk).
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  • AlikiAliki member
    Yes, same reason. The newly pumped milk would warm up the cooled milk, and increases the chance of bacteria growing.
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  • Sam0905Sam0905 member
    Thanks!
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