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Frozen BM on the go? #11076 07/11/08 07:55 AM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 11 M MummyBird OP member
OP MummyBird member M Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 11	Does anyone know if or how long frozen breast milk (not thawed yet) can stay in a cooler for? I work outside the home, and my baby comes with me. I just want to make sure the milk can survive getting driven about. All the recomendations I have seen have been for moms getting freshly pumped milk home...I just need to do it the other way around! I do have access to a feezer/fridge during the day...but I am just so afraid I will move on to the next location, and forget my milk!!! Any tips/suggestions would be great. Thanks!

Re: Frozen BM on the go? MummyBird #11341 08/19/08 08:06 AM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 4 Mississippi, USA momgie newbie
momgie newbie Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 4 Mississippi, USA	Breastmilk can stay frozen for and still viable for up to three months in the freezer (hard frozen). Fresh for two days in the frig. Fresh on the counter for six hours. So, you should be fine if you make your little cooler like a frig and cart it around all day. Best, ~momgie mom to four (18, 16, 4, 2) surrogate mammaries to preemie

Re: Frozen BM on the go? momgie #11342 08/19/08 10:09 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,785 Idaho Lalle extra helpful experienced member
Lalle extra helpful experienced member Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,785 Idaho	If you have a deep freeze it is good for up to a year. After that time you can pasteurize it and it is like day 1 so refreeze it and it is good for another year. Laurie~Craig's wife~Mom to 4 blessings nurtured at the breast CJ(24)Travis(21)Beka~adopted(9)Rab(6)

Re: Frozen BM on the go? Lalle #11343 08/19/08 01:43 PM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 4 Mississippi, USA momgie newbie
momgie newbie Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 4 Mississippi, USA	Even better news! Thanks, Lalle. ~momgie mom to four (18, 16, 4, 2) surrogate mammaries to preemie

Re: Frozen BM on the go? momgie #11350 08/21/08 04:00 PM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 78 H Hapi member
Hapi member H Joined: May 2008 Posts: 78	I thought we could keep BM in the freezer for up tp six months not just 3 months !!! This means I will have lots of frozen milk that I will have to throw away, since baby won't be here for at least 2 more months and I already starting building up a stock one month ago ! Hapi

Re: Frozen BM on the go? Hapi #11351 08/21/08 04:46 PM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 675 Illinois J jenmarko extra helpful experienced member
jenmarko extra helpful experienced member J Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 675 Illinois	Hapi - I've heard 6 months to a year. I would not throw it out. It should be fine. Jennifer

Re: Frozen BM on the go? jenmarko #11352 08/21/08 05:08 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,785 Idaho Lalle extra helpful experienced member
Lalle extra helpful experienced member Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,785 Idaho	If it is a deep freeze it is a year. If you go over your time just follow the instructions for pasteurizing and it resets the clock for you. Don't throw your milk out. Laurie~Craig's wife~Mom to 4 blessings nurtured at the breast CJ(24)Travis(21)Beka~adopted(9)Rab(6)

Re: Frozen BM on the go? Lalle #11353 08/21/08 07:19 PM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 78 H Hapi member
Hapi member H Joined: May 2008 Posts: 78	Thank you guys. That's a releif. I'm having a hard time with my very low supply as it is and the thought of throwing all I froze already was a real scare. I think the pasterizing tip is the best thing I have heard too. Thanks again. (hugs) Hapi

Re: Frozen BM on the go? momgie #11361 08/22/08 10:05 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,176 Nona extra helpful experienced member
Nona extra helpful experienced member Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,176	actually breastmilk is good fresh in the fridge for 8 days. And Lalle is right about it being frozen for a year. I have used breastmilk that was 2 years old. Kept below "0" at all times. It was fine when thawed and used. So breastmilk is alot more stable than a lot of people know Adoptive mommy to 4 , Last 2 adopted nursed. Youngest nursed till she was 5! Raising 2 grandbabies, as infants they were raised on donor breast milk

Re: Frozen BM on the go? Nona #11380 08/27/08 03:24 PM
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Hapi member H Joined: May 2008 Posts: 78	So silly question. Can anyone tell me the exact steps of pasteaurization? I don't know how I can suddenly freeze boiling milk !! Do I just dip it in ice or what? Thanks guys. Hapi

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