You should not thaw frozen breast milk at room temperature.
Thawed breast milk at room temperature.
Once you collect your breast milk in the storage container put a top or cap not a feeding nipple onto the breast milk storage bottle or seal the.
If the room temperature is greater than 77 degrees f 25 degrees c do not let your breast milk sit out at all.
Some have a preference others don t seem to mind.
If that s not an option then place the bottle of frozen milk in lukewarm water or hold it under the tap.
The best way to thaw frozen breast milk is gradually in the refrigerator.
You can bring it to room temperature while thawing but it s unwise to leave it sitting out on a counter or in a diaper bag hoping it will.
Do not re freeze.
If the milk has been previously frozen once thawed it can sit out at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours.
Healthy full term babies can drink breast milk at room temperature or warmed to body temperature.
Place it in the refrigerator or an insulated cooler with ice packs immediately.
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.
Once breast milk is brought to room temperature or warmed after storing in the refrigerator or freezer it should be used within 2 hours.
Thawing breast milk at room temperature is not recommended there are guidelines however for how to treat thawed milk once it s at room temperature.
How to warm your stored breast milk 2 3.
Use thawed breast milk within two hours.
Thawed breast milk left at room temperature should be fed to your baby within two hours or thrown away.
Once defrosted you can warm up your breast milk and use it immediately leave it out at room temperature for up to four hours or place it in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours.
For quicker thawing hold container under running water start cool and gradually increase temperature.
Thaw slowly in the refrigerator this takes about 12 hours try putting it in the fridge the night before you need it.
Never re freeze breast milk once thawed.
Do not use the microwave or place your breast milk in a pot of boiling water on the stove.
Freshly expressed breast milk can be kept at room temperature for up to six hours.
Avoid letting milk sit out at room temperature to thaw.
Thawing and heating frozen milk.
Increase the temperature of the water slowly until the milk is no longer cold but not hot.
If thawed milk is put in the refrigerator use within 24 hours.
