How to Store, Handle, and Feed Breastmilk
From Feeding infants (2002).
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From Feeding infants (2002), printed page 3, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/CAT11125971
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Ingredients
Method
- Breastmilk needs to be stored and handled safely to keep it from spoiling.
- Follow health and safety regulations required by your State and local authorities for safe food handling.
- Here are general tips for handling breastmilk: Handling of Breastmilk Before Arriving at the Facility Ask mothers to: Store their breastmilk in the refrigerator or freezer right after they collect it and label the bottles with: the baby's name, and the date and time the breastmilk was collected.
- Store the milk in hard plastic bottles if possible because they do not break.
- Fill the bottles with the amount of breastmilk the baby usually drinks at one feeding.
- The mother can freeze some bottles with 1 to 2 ounces of breastmilk for times when the baby wants some extra breastmilk.
- Carry bottles of fresh or frozen breastmilk to the facility in a cooler with an ice pack to keep the milk at a cold temperature.