11.1 NUK Breast Milk
Container
If the breast milk is not used immediately,
you must seal the filled breast milk
container firmly and store it in the
refrigerator or freeze it.
Warning! Do not place the entire NUK
JOLIE Breast Pump in the refrigerator, just
the breast milk container 10 with screw ring
13 and sealing disc 11.
11.2 Important information for handling breast milk
Breast milk
Freshly
At room temperature
expressed
Refrigerator (not in door)
Refrigerator freezer compartment
Upright/chest freezer
Defrosted,
Refrigerator (not in door)
unopened
Defrosted,
Refrigerator (not in door)
opened
Defrosting milk
Gradually in refrigerator
At room temperature followed by immediate feeding
If time is short, defrost container with breast milk in
lukewarm water (max. 37°C), then feed immediately.
• Warning! If transporting chilled breast
milk make sure that it stays chilled at all
times, otherwise the milk could go off
and be harmful to your baby. Use a
cooler bag with ice packs, for example.
• Warning! Breast milk must not be
thawed in a microwave as this will
destroy valuable nutrients as well as
causing
possible
container, with a possible risk of
explosion. Uneven heating may result in
scalding!
11. Storing milk
Storage location
damage
to
the
Breast milk may be chilled, frozen and
defrosted in the breast milk container. The
container may also be used for warming
and feeding. It is important that you follow
the instructions about handling breast milk
which is provided below.
When freezing breast milk, do not fill
Note:
the container with more than 150 ml
(5 fl oz), as breast milk expands as it
freezes and the container could burst.
• To attain the correct feed temperature of
approx. 37 °C, place the container of
thawed breast milk in a NUK Baby Food
Warmer.
The container must be open to
Note:
prevent pressure build-up as the milk
warms up.
• Shake the milk gently before feeding so
that milk and milk fat are properly mixed
again.
• Defrosted, warmed or unused milk must
be disposed of and not refrozen.
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Storage periods
Max. 6-8 hours
72 hours at 4 °C
2 weeks
6 months at –18 °C
24 hours at 4 °C
12 hours at 4 °C
Approx. 24 hours at
4 °C