Breastmilk storage/use question

[narockshard]

Yes, I heard it's ok to leave out for 5.

[laurenh]

Yep, you're good!

[curbsideprophet]

I also think it is fine.

[lg28]

Totally fine.
Breastmilk is extremely durable. I don't play around as much if I've defrosted frozen milk, but otherwise i
Would say its fine.
The baby will let you know if its off too.

[linz]

So you can take BM out of the fridge and let it sit out for an hour to get to room temp before feeding? Good to know!

[Jalapeñomel]

The rule of 6s!

6/6/6 hours/days/months

[gretchenindisguise]

Dec 21, 2014 6:21:44 GMT -5 linz said:

So you can take BM out of the fridge and let it sit out for an hour to get to room temp before feeding? Good to know!

You can let it sit for 5 hours at room temp. Breastmilk is awesome.

[anna7602]

Dec 21, 2014 7:58:38 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

The rule of 6s!

6/6/6 hours/days/months

I thought 6 months was only for a deep freezer? I've always done 3 months with the refrigerator freezer.

[Deleted]

Dec 21, 2014 7:58:38 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

The rule of 6s!

6/6/6 hours/days/months

So I was always under the impression that this was true but not in the case of OP. I thought it could only sit out for an hour out of the fridge?

The rule of 6s is
6 hours at room temp for fresh pumped (because it's already warm)
6 days in the fridge if never frozen
6 months in the freezer

Although kellymom isn't clear on that.


In any case RexManningDay if it was still cold and didn't smell it's probably fine. Usually the smell test is the easiest way to tell if BM is not okay to use.

[Deleted]

Dec 21, 2014 8:05:32 GMT -5 anna7602 said:

Dec 21, 2014 7:58:38 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

The rule of 6s!

6/6/6 hours/days/months

I thought 6 months was only for a deep freezer? I've always done 3 months with the refrigerator freezer.

Deep freeze is 12 months

ETA
kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/milkstorage/milkstorage/

[sjh722]

I always used the smell test if I wasn't 100% sure on time. BM is pretty resilient. In 17 months of nursing, I only threw away one 7 oz bottle I pumped and left on the counter overnight (like, 9 p.m. to 8 a.m.), and 1-3 oz a few times when they sat in the fridge for too long and got missed. Maybe 15 oz total.

[winemaker06]

Dec 21, 2014 8:06:09 GMT -5 ladybug said:

Dec 21, 2014 7:58:38 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

The rule of 6s!

6/6/6 hours/days/months

So I was always under the impression that this was true but not in the case of OP. I thought it could only sit out for an hour out of the fridge?

The rule of 6s is
6 hours at room temp for fresh pumped (because it's already warm)
6 days in the fridge if never frozen
6 months in the freezer

Although kellymom isn't clear on that.

This was my understanding. I always smell it first, but the 6 hour rule for room temperature is for freshly pumped milk.

I'm sure it's fine OP. Especially because it wasn't warmed beforehand.

[degal99]

We'd regularly bring a bottle upstairs and let it sit out from about 10 to 3 and then feed it to DD. I was getting up around 3 to pump anyway so if she didn't get up I'd throw it back and the cooler and we'd give it for breakfast. I was super breezy about BM though.

[anna7602]

Dec 21, 2014 8:06:47 GMT -5 ladybug said:

Dec 21, 2014 8:05:32 GMT -5 anna7602 said:

I thought 6 months was only for a deep freezer? I've always done 3 months with the refrigerator freezer.

Deep freeze is 12 months

ETA
kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/milkstorage/milkstorage/

Good to know! I don't have room in the freezer for 6 months' worth of milk, but maybe 4 or 5 could be squeezed in.