Tips For Thawing And Warming Up Of Breast Milk

• Clearly label milk containers with the date it was expressed. Use the oldest stored milk first.
• Breast milk does not necessarily need to be warmed. Some moms prefer to take the chill off and serve at room temperature. Some moms serve it cold.
• Thaw frozen milk in the refrigerator overnight, by holding the bottle or frozen bag of milk under warm running water, or setting it in a container of warm water.
• Never put a bottle or bag of breast milk in the microwave. Microwaving creates hot spots that could burn your baby and damage the components of the milk.
• Swirl the milk and test the temperature by dropping some on your wrist. It should be comfortably warm.
• Use thawed breast milk within 24 hours. Do not refreeze thawed breast milk.