Healthy, full-term infants · Feeding & nutrition · 4 MIN LESSON

Expressed milk: time and temperature.

Distinguish fresh milk from thawed milk.

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Breast milk storage times: fresh and thawed milk

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CDC lists up to four hours for freshly expressed milk at 25°C / 77°F or colder, and four days in a refrigerator at 4°C / 40°F.

Use refrigerated milk within 24 hours after it fully thaws. Do not refreeze fully thawed milk or use a microwave.

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