 Dr.
Ruth Lawrence, professor, author and researcher, serves on
Breastfeeding.com's medical advisory board. Dr. Lawrence is
a professor of pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology at the
University of Rochester. She is also director of the
university's Breastfeeding and Human Lactation Study Center.
Dr. Lawrence has answered many of your questions on pumping and
storing breastmilk. Look for more of Dr. Lawrence's answers
to your questions next week!
Dr. Lawrence is the author of
"Breastfeeding: A Guide
for the Medical Profession," the standard medical reference
book for breastfeeding. She was one of eight doctors who
helped the American Academy of Pediatrics draft its
1997 policy
statement supporting breastfeeding.
Can I freeze refrigerated
breastmilk?
| NAME: |
Michelle |
| BABY'S NAME: |
Kieran |
| BABY'S AGE: |
14 Weeks |
Can I freeze breastmilk after it's been put in the fridge?
The
answer is modified. We recommend that you chill the milk for an
hour or two before putting it into the freezer. However, if the milk has been in the refrigerator for a day or two
and then you freeze it, this is a problem. I suggest limiting
the amount of time that the milk is in the refrigerator before
putting it in the freezer to about six hours maximum.
Refrigeration slows down the enzyme activity, but it doesn't
halt it. Milk also tends to separate in the fridge, so you have
a fat layer and a milk layer. Therefore, when you put milk in
the freezer earlier, it is of better quality. When it is in the
refrigerator too long, bacteria can grow. Freezing the milk
halts the growth of bacteria, but it doesn't kill them.
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