Storing the Milk Pumped for Overtime Use

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One does not need to use the milk drawn using Philips breast pump all at once.  It is possible to store this hygienically for overtime use. This way you can avoid over-feeding the baby and do away with the need of frequent pumping actions as well. For milk storage, especially designed bags are available these days or you may also use the screw-top bottles for the purpose. Both of these are BPA free for maximum protection of the contents within.  Ziptop ordinary bags however are a strict no, no in this regard, as these facilitate contamination at any number of levels. Labeling of the containers should be according to the date of the pumping. This way you will be able to use the oldest ones first and go in that order successively.

In order to keep completely safe while getting all the benefits of storage, do this in 2-4 oz single serving sizes. This way you will able to use up each bag with single serving and avoid carrying this over. When you are at work, insulated coolers, thermos, or refrigerator can be your constant companion. Whenever needed, you may use ice packs. This way the milk will remain consistently cold and free from any contamination or bacterial growth. Such bags will be an ideal companion to the best devices such as Philips Avent breast pump.

In case you have stored milk at the office, when returning home place it inside the thermos with some ice pack and you are ready to bring this home for the baby. There is constant debate between the benefits of feeding freshly pumped breast milk over the one you freeze. If you are, storing this scientifically and taking all the necessary precautions to prevent contamination there should not be any difference. Whether you will serve fresh or freeze will depend on the consumption frequency of your baby. When you store at the room temperature the milk lasts effectively for 8 hours maximum.

When you place this inside cooler insulated bags, it will survive without spoilage for at least 24 hours. Similarly, you may refrigerate this worry free for at least 5 days. In order to keep it safe, store it at the back portion of the refrigerator where it tends to be the coolest. Inside regular freezer, it will remain for two weeks and for 3-6 months inside self-contained freezer. Finally if you are storing this within the deep freezer with the temperature is 0°F consistently, your milk will survive for staggering 6-12 months.

Everything said it is always better to serve fresh mulch to the baby especially when you have such high quality devices at your disposal. Philips Avent Comfort Electric Breast Pump makes everything easy and hassles free so that both you and your baby are happy. The negative side of freezing milk is that it does not contain the living cells present in the fresh variety. Also, the immune development capacity of this milk is less than its freshly drawn counterparts.

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