Once fully thawed previously frozen breast milk may be kept at room temperature for a maximum of two hours or in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours.
Thawed frozen breast milk at room temperature.
Don t thaw breast milk by leaving it out at room temperature because that can allow harmful bacteria to grow.
Use thawed breast milk within two hours after it s been left at room temperature.
Discard thawed milk within one or two hours after your baby started feeding to avoid bacterial contamination.
Don t leave frozen breast milk to defrost at room temperature.
You should not thaw frozen breast milk at room temperature.
Avoid letting milk sit out at room temperature to thaw.
However it s optimal to use or properly store the breast milk within four hours especially if the room is warm.
Freshly expressed breast milk can be stored in an insulated cooler with ice packs for up to one day.
Do not store or thaw at room temperature.
And never use a microwave to thaw frozen breast milk because it can create hot spots which can burn your baby s mouth.
Use immediately or store in the refrigerator.
Freshly expressed breast milk can be kept at room temperature for up to six hours.
Do not re freeze.
Previously refrigerated breast milk.
Do not store at room temperature.
Thaw slowly in the refrigerator this takes about 12 hours try putting it in the fridge the night before you need it.
For quicker thawing hold container under running water start cool and gradually increase temperature.
If the milk has been previously frozen once thawed it can sit out at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours.
Up to 4 hours.
Frozen breast milk directly from the freezer.
Up to 4 hours.
Frozen breast milk thawed and warmed up.
Thawing and heating frozen milk.
Thawed milk only keeps in the fridge for about 24 hours so don t leave it in there longer than that caution.
Previously frozen milk may be kept in the refrigerator for.
The best way to thaw frozen breast milk is gradually in the refrigerator.
Don t thaw or heat frozen breast milk in a microwave or in boiling water.
If thawed milk is put in the refrigerator use within 24 hours.
Once breast milk is brought to room temperature or warmed after storing in the refrigerator or freezer it should be used within 2 hours.
If that s not an option then place the bottle of frozen milk in lukewarm water or hold it under the tap.
Frozen breast milk thawed in the refrigerator but not yet warmed up.
Use breast milk within 24 hours of thawing in the refrigerator this means from the time it is no longer frozen or completely thawed not from the time when you took it out of the freezer.
