Breastfeeding/Freezing breastmil

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Expert: - 8/22/2009


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I currently have pumped and stored milk in the refrigerator that have been in there for a variety of time, from 1-3 days.  Can I still freeze it, or should I discard at this point?

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you can keep fresh breastmilk in the refrigerator 8 days before using or freezing it. If you know you arent going to use it within a few days, just freeze it automatically. Write on the bag you freeze it in the date it was pumped. when thawing use the oldest bags first.

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