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Expressed milk
How long can I leave expressed milk at room temperature ?
Can I feed such milk to the baby ? ( If I leave the milk out for 3-4 hours, is it okay to feed it to my newborn ( 23 days old )
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Refrigerate freshly expressed milk within 4 hours for upto 4 days . Previously frozen and thawed milk should be used within 24 hours. Thawed human milk should never be refrozen .
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Upto 4 hours at room temperature. Upto 6 months when stored in freezer compartment.
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Leftover from a feeding should be used within 2 hours.
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Dr. Vinit M Mehta
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If possible store in a tin container and keep it in refrigerator so that you can reuse it within 24 hours (preferably 12 hours).
Always thaw it in warm water before reusing refrigerated milk.
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