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8. Storing and thawing breastmilk
8.1 Storage
Storage guidelines for freshly expressed breastmilk
( For healthy term babies )
Room
temperature Refrigerator Freezer Thawed breastmilk
4 − 6 hours at
19 to 26 ° C
( 66 to 78 ° F )
3 − 8 days at
4 ° C ( 39 ° F )
or lower
6 − 12 months
–18 to – 20 °C ( 0 to 4 ° F )
In refrigerator for 10 h
max. Do not refreeze!
l Do not store breastmilk in the door of the refrigerator. Instead choose the coldest
part of the refrigerator (this is at the back of the glass shelf above the vegetable
compartment).
l You can freeze expressed breastmilk in milk bottles or “Pump & Save”* bags.
Do not ll the bottles or bags more than ¾ full to allow space for possible expansion.
l Label the bottles or “Pump & Save” bags with the date of expression.
l In order to preserve the components of the breastmilk, thaw the milk in the
refrige rator overnight. Alternatively, you can hold the bottle or “Pump & Save” bag
under warm water (max. 37 ° C).
l Gently swirl the bottle or “Pump & Save” bag to mix any fat that has separated.
Avoid shaking or stirring the milk.
8.2 Freezing
8.3 Thawing
Do not thaw frozen breastmilk or do not warm breastmilk in a microwave or a pan of
boiling water to avoid loss of vitamins, minerals and other important ingredients and
to prevent burns.
Caution
* More information at www.medela.com
9. Feeding breastmilk
Medela recommends Calma for feeding
breastmilk.
With Calma
l your baby can feed, pause and breathe
regularly.
l milk will ow when a vacuum is created.
l your baby’s natural feeding behaviour
will be maintained, supporting easy
transition back to the breast.
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Calma – unique feeding solution
for breastmilk.
You can nd detailed information
about Calma on the Medela
website (www.medela.com).
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RESEARCH BASED SUPPORT FOR
BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS
Invented by Medela
Supporting
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As a result of its comprehensive research
work, Medela is one of the rst com -
pa nies in the world to incorporate babies’
breastfeeding behaviour into its 2-Phase
Expression and Calma innovations.
2-Phase Expression mimics the baby’s
natural sucking rhythm to express
more milk in less time. Short, stimulating
patterns are followed by longer ones,
providing optimal milk ow.
The uni que Calma breastmilk feeding
device allows the baby to pause and
breathe during feeding whilst maintaining
the suckling behaviour learned at the
breast. Deve lo ped for a great breast-
feeding experience.