breast milk in fridge
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Topic: breast milk in fridge
Posted By: ElfsMum
Subject: breast milk in fridge
Date Posted: 22 March 2008 at 7:25pm
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Dh defrosted some milk last night that we didnt need..its still sealed in its bag and went almost straight into fridge..how long does it last? ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 22 March 2008 at 8:45pm
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I think when defrosted the rule for storing it in the fridge is the same as when it is fresh. So I think 24 hours. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 22 March 2008 at 8:48pm
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ok thanks. he meant well when he defrosted it all:( but thats 300mls:(!!!!!!! boooohoooo.. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 22 March 2008 at 8:50pm
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Oh no, does he not understand that breastmilk is liquid gold!!! -------------
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 22 March 2008 at 8:50pm
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Fresh it can be stored for up to 3 days, so long as it was put straight in there and not mixed .. ie you can't epress at 7am, and then express at 3pm and add them, adding warm milk to cold is a no-no.
But, yes, anyway frozen needs to be used within 24 hours of coming out of the freezer. Anything that has been defrosted by using warm/hot water needs to be biffed... once it's been warmed it shouldn't be used again. Hope that helps. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 22 March 2008 at 9:03pm
What Janine said. And yep, it's liquid gold alright, I cried my eyes out washing 6l of frozen milk down the sink when we realised it was making the gremlins refluxy  -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 22 March 2008 at 9:09pm
6 litres!  ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 22 March 2008 at 9:56pm
OMG! I cried when I had to tip about 500ml down the sink as Gina refused to drink defrosted frozen milk - I would have been devastated if I had 6L going down the drain!  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 23 March 2008 at 4:40am
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cuppatea..no..he was trying to be helpful as he knew the issues i was having:( oh crap..he defrosted it in warm water...then put it in the fridge for 24 hours then we used some...:( have we put him at risk?
6L.. oh crap..now I'm worried..he defrosted it at 10pm two nights ago.. then i read it was ok for 24 hours...(didnt realise he had done it in hot water) and then we gave him 60mlsa at 11pm last night:( ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 23 March 2008 at 4:41am
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it didnt warm it though...it just defrosted it from cold ....and it stayed cold. ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 23 March 2008 at 8:21am
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I wouldn't worry about it, not much you can do about it now. I'm sure it lasts longer than the recommended time anyway, they normally build a buffer into best before recommendations and he only had 60mls. -------------
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