Can breast milk be stored?

Question

If so how long? Any particular container? Do you just heat regularly?

Answer 1

absalutley you can store it in the babys actusal bottle in the freezer and take them out an hour before there time to eat to defrost there awesome for when your on the go its last for a couple of weeks in the freezer

Answer 2

Yes, it can. I pumped and put it into bottles and then capped them. I didn't leave breast milk in the fridge longer than 24 hours.  I heated the bottles in a cup of hot water.

Answer 3

They sell bottles & ziplock bags that you can store breast milk in.  I believe if you freeze it you can store it for 6 months.  

Answer 4

Yes I wouldn't store it for longer than three days, warm for 20 sec, I do not recomend reheating or restoring and little bottles with caps not nipples is the best way.

Answer 5

Here is a link to all the storage information.  I store mine right in the pump bottle if it's just going in the fridge, or in storage bags for the freezer.

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/milks...

It is recommended that you not warm it in a microwave, because it will destroy some of the proteins in it.  You should thaw and warm breastmilk in warm water.

Answer 6

Yes.  It can be frozen and also just stored in the fridge for a couple of days in the right container.  You can buy plastic bottles and freezer bags that can be santitized over and over again.  check out products by Medela.

Answer 7

Yes, breastmilk can be stored at room temperature, or in the fridge, or in the freezer.  If chilled/frozen you would thaw it and then warm in hot/warm water.

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/milks...

Answer 8

Yes you can store milk for 3-5 days in the fridge and for 3 months in the freezer.  I just used the regular bottles to store them but you can also buy bags to store breastmilk in.  And you just heat regularly.  

Answer 9

You really should see your doctor, yes it can be stored you can buy a breast pump and store it in the fridge for a few days, but try to label it breast Milk so some poor unsuspecting bloke doesn't use it as coffee creamer

Answer 10

Good question.  Yes it can be stored.  You can buy(and should) breast milk storage bags from Walmart, Target, etc.  The boxes also have freezing info on them.  The bags are good because once thawed, you simply drop the bag INTO the bottle, peel it down past the threads and s***w the bottle nipple on.  No germs, no transfer issues.  Also, i did have breastfeeding containers!  SUPER handy w/ a chaotic fridge and freezer.  It's just a simple container that lets you drop the bags in, newest towards the back, fridge or freezer and you always know where your milk is.  

Heating up your milk is really quick.  I was unprepared for HOW quickly it heats back up in the bags...all you need to do is run the bag under warm water and it'll be thawed and warm in less than a minute.  No microwave, no water on the pot and super easy to warm up in amy public place w/ warm running water, then pop the bag down into your bottle and feed.  oh so easy.  Freezing instructions are on the boxes, but regular freezer just about 4 weeks.  Deep freezer up to but no longer than 6 months, and fridge just 2-3 days.  You WILL see the milk separate, that does not mean it's bad, just run under warm water and shake up.  hope that helps...if you can register for the breastfeeding containers and get them for ffree, it's worth having them!!!  

Answer 11

Yes it can be stored. I use freezer storage bags designed for brestmilk freezer storage. Lansinoh makes them. I've heard of people using other types of bags or ways of storing it frozen. It can be stored in the fridge for 5-8 days and in the freezer 3-6 months (depending on the type of freexer you put it in). And to heat it up you run the bag of frozen milk under hot water, do not microwave!

Answer 12

Yeah. You can put it in the fridge...a lot of people don't go over 24 hours. But you can also freeze it. They even have little freeze and storage organizer things that they sell. They come with little bags to put them in and you date them and such.  

Answer 13

breast milk can be stored for 24 hours in the fridge or for a month in the freezer. Most breast pumps come with breast milk storage bags or a small 4oz bottle that has a cap. You can warm the bottles with a bottle warmer or you can put the bottle in a pan with water and heat the water on the stove making sure to test the milk on your wrist so that it isn't too hot. You should never microwave breast milk because it put radiation into it and takes nutrition out of the milk also it creates hot spots in the milk.

Hope that helps.

Answer 14

I have a full supply here from the fountain.Thanks.