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breast milk was warmed, then refrigerated again, then given to baby -- should we be concerned?
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Anonymous
| because of a miscommunication that would take too long to explain, a bottle of breastmilk was warmed to room temperature, then put back in the fridge, then taken back out a few hours later and given to DS who is 7 weeks. should we be concerned this could make him sick? haven't called the pediatrician. baby isn't acting unusual. |
Anonymous
| I would say no, because breast milk can be safely kept at room temp for up to 8 hours. It gets more complicated if it was partially consumed b/c saliva will start to break it down and introduces more germs. But after 3 kids, I've given them all previously partially consumed bottles on at least one occasion, when really necessary/convenient, and its never caused a problem. I wouldn't make a habit of it, but I don't think its a serious danger unless you have an infant who has special medical considerations. |
Anonymous
| you are probably fine. But the general rule is if the milk was moved from a freezer to the fridge - don't put it back. likewise, if the milk was moved from the fridge to room temp - don't put it back. E.g. moved from lower temps to higher and use immediately. |
Anonymous
Agreed. |
Anonymous
| As a practical matter, when you thaw frozen breast milk it often gets warmed up closer to room temperature and then immediately stuck in the fridge. It's hard to thaw out a bunch of milk while entertaining a baby and get it just right. |
Anonymous
Anonymous
green right red WRONG! partially consumed BM can stay refrigerated for up to 4 hours counting form when you STARTED the feeding. |
Anonymous
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He'll be fine. Should you get in the habit of doing this-- no. If he starts to get appear ill, call the Doctor, but I wouldn't sweat it.
The breast milk are guidelines to decrease the chances of a foodborne illness, but they are by no means an indication that breaking one of the rules means the milk is necessarily bad. For example adult food safety guidelines are that a glass of cow's milk can be above 40 degrees F for 2 hours and still be safe. Therefore, if you left a glass of milk on your counter for 3 hours you should throw it out. However, if you drank the glass of milk that had been on the counter for 3 hours you'd probably be fine. |
Anonymous
Agree with the above. Rules for formula and BM are different (and actually rules for different kinds of formula vary). BM can be taken out and put back. If your DC starts the bottle, they (kellymom, LC's that I've seen) say just to offer at the next feeding which as the PP points out is usually within 4 hours. Formula once it is started (at least the one that I've started using) says it should stay out and be used within an hour. |
Anonymous
| well, its anonymous so I'll be honest...we will thaw in fridge, then heat with bottle warmer then put back in fridge then reheat with bottle warmer again. And I KNOW my husband has done that whole process at least 1 more time and my DS has never had an issue. I did AlOT of research and not just "oh, that blog/website says I should...should not...". I mean, actually published literature about bacterial growth and breastmilk and I personally felt that "they" are really really conservative with the reheating restrictions. But, that was my personal interpretation... |
Anonymous
amen. I've been warming my BM, putting unused protion back in fridge and reheating it later ever since we started with the occasional bottle around 3 weeks. I ain't wasting no BM! Don't be so paranoid, moms. It really is fine to reheat BM once. |
Anonymous
I agree. Also at the NICU, they thawed BM and feed the baby immediately. Any unused portion was refrigerated and used at the next feeding. So, no I don't there is any reason to be concered. |
Anonymous
| btw, what is that strange 00:52 post? are you the BM police? |
Anonymous
Agree with all of these. I do it all the time. |
Anonymous
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Oops. Maybe I'm a bad mom, but I have been thawing frozen BM and refrigerating the unused portion. I aint wastin' no BM either!!!!!
I thought it's fine if you use the unused portion within the next 24 hours after it's been put back in the fridge. We give a bottle of BM to DD every night before bed and I aint wasting NOTHIN' so I even save less than an ounce if I have it and use it to mix in her rice cereal the next day. DD is 5 months and no issues. But I hope I'm not being totally reckless. I really thought this was fine and within the guidelines. |