How to heat milk in a milk storage bag

For women who are breastfeeding, if they are busy at work, breastfeeding becomes a headache. At this time, milk storage bags can be of great help. You can store the milk in the milk storage bag and then feed the baby. It can be said that it is much more convenient. The heating method of the milk storage bag is also relatively simple. Do not heat it directly to avoid nutrient loss. You can put the milk storage bag in slightly hot water, so that you can heat it and feed it to the baby.

How to heat milk in a milk storage bag

First you need a good milk storage bag. It allows mothers to express breast milk when they have enough breast milk, and put it in a milk storage bag for refrigeration or freezing, so that they can use it in the future when they do not have enough milk or cannot breastfeed their children on time due to work or other reasons. However, after storing the milk, when feeding the baby, how to thaw and heat the milk storage bag is also a very important issue. I believe mothers also want to know how to heat and thaw milk storage bags to ensure that the nutritional value of breast milk is not lost?

The key points to note when heating milk storage bags after thawing are: the milk storage bags should first be thawed in running cold water, and then after thawing, they should be placed in water not higher than 60 degrees to heat them. After heating, shake them well and feed them to the baby. Do not use boiling water or microwave oven to heat them to prevent a large loss of nutrients in the breast milk. Any unfinished milk after thawing should be discarded and must not be recycled.

How to store breast milk at room temperature

How to store breast milk at room temperature? For some mothers who need to go to work after giving birth, the preservation of breast milk is a very common problem. How should breast milk be preserved? How long can breast milk be stored at room temperature? What details should you pay attention to when storing breast milk? I believe these are issues that mothers are worried about and troubled by. Then let us take a look at the solutions to this series of problems.

Generally speaking, mother's colostrum (milk expressed within 6 days after delivery) can be stored at room temperature of -27-32℃ for 12 hours. Mature breast milk (milk expressed 6 days after delivery) can be stored at room temperature of -15℃ for 24 hours; at room temperature of 19-22℃ for 10 hours; and at room temperature of 25℃ for 6 hours. The specific methods for storing breast milk at room temperature are as follows:

1. Put the amount of milk your baby needs at one time into a milk collection bag and store it in a cool place.

2. After sealing, write the date and capacity on the milk storage bag. Breast milk stored at room temperature has a short shelf life. Mothers should make sure to mark the time on the bottle containing breast milk to prevent their babies from drinking expired breast milk and developing digestive tract diseases.

3. Wrap the milk storage bag with plastic wrap and place it in a separate storage box or sealed bag.

In addition, stored breast milk will decompose into two separate layers of milk water and milk fat. It may look a little blue, yellow or brown, which is normal. Before feeding the baby, the mother should shake the mixture well to combine the water and milk into one.