9.2 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
potentially
causing
container (possible risk of explosion).
Uneven heating may result in scalding!
• 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 pre-
Note:
vent pressure build-up as the milk warms
up.
10. Tips for successful expressing
Correct expressing takes practice. You will
first need to get used to your new pump.
10.1 Frequency of expressing
How often you need to express depends on
the reason for expressing. If you are away
from your child and/or want to sustain milk
production,
the
Storage location
damage
to
natural
breastfeeding
• 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.
• If you express breast milk more than
once within a period of 24 hours, the
freshly expressed milk may be added to
the
the previously cooled breast milk.
However freshly expressed milk must be
cooled down before being added to milk
that is already cool. The temperatures
must be the same (cold on cold).
• Consult your health visitor, breastfeeding
counsellor, midwife, doctor or pharmacist
for detailed information about long-term
storage.
• You can find more information about
breastfeeding on our NUK website
(www.nuk.com).
rhythm should be maintained. You should
therefore express 6 to 8 times daily,
including once during the night. In all other
cases you should express entirely according
to your personal wishes and requirements.
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Storage periods
Max. 3-4 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