Breastmilk might be the main product you use for feeding your baby at the moment and it can be hard to transfer it from the bag to the bottle.
Breast milk storage bag or bottle.
According to the cdc freshly expressed breast milk can be kept on the counter for four hours in the refrigerator for four days and in the freezer for up to 12 months.
Breast milk storage bags are also not the same thing as the bottle bags that are sometimes used for feeding.
Nowadays things usually are but always check just to be safe.
How long can breast milk be stored and should it be stored in a bag or in a bottle.
For all around solid breast milk storage bags mamas swear by lansinoh.
Avoid bottles with the recycle symbol number 7 which indicates that the container may be made of a bpa containing plastic.
Never store breast milk in disposable bottle liners or plastic bags that are not intended for storing breast milk.
Those bags are much flimsier and aren t recommended for storing milk they are only to be used for feeding purposes.
When the milk is pumped storing it in the bag is the safest option and it means the milk will never leak or have problems when stored for prolonged periods of time.
Next label the breast milk storage bag with the date of your pumping session.
Breast milk can be safely stored in glass hard plastic bottles or polyethylene milk storage bags especially designed for storing human milk.
At room temperature 77 f or colder for up to 4 hours.
Store the bag in your freezer.
Made of sturdy food grade bpa free plastic breast milk bags are specifically designed to keep your milk safe organized and sanitary no matter where it s stored.
They can lay flat in your refrigerator or freezer for easy storage and they have a pour spout to make transferring the breast milk into a bottle easy.
Avoid any plastic containers made with bisphenol a bpa an estrogen mimicking industrial chemical.
You can also use special plastic bags designed for milk collection and storage.
Whenever you re using plastic make sure its bpa free.
Freshly expressed or pumped milk can be stored.
The bags which hold up to 6 ounces are sterilized and ready to go and the double zipper prevents messy leaks.
A great thing about using bottles to store your breastmilk is that you have the choice between glass or plastic.
Then after your pump session is over use the secure cap to twist and seal shut the bag of breast milk.
Then store the expressed milk in a clean capped food grade glass container or hard plastic container that s not made with the chemical bisphenol a bpa.
First use an adapter to connect the milk storage bag straight to the pump.
Lansinoh milk storage bottles connect to any lansinoh breast pump and nipple for feeding.
Features of the best breast milk storage bags.
Like the medela they re bpa and bps free and.