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• As soon as you are fi nished
pumping, place the breast milk
bottle or breast milk storage
bag in a cooler with ice pack.
• Transfer breast milk bottle or
breast milk storage bag to the
refrigerator or freezer once you
are home.
• When freezing, do not fi ll
container more than 75% full
to allow space for expansion.
Label container with date of
pumping.
4. Storing Breastmilk
4.1 Storing breast milk
• Do not thaw frozen breast milk in a
microwave or in a pan of boiling water.
• Do not microwave breast milk.
Microwaving can cause severe burns
to baby’s mouth from hot spots that
develop in the milk during microwaving.
(Microwaving can also change the
composition of breast milk.)
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