FREE PRINTABLE BREAST MILK STORAGE GUIDELINES
Click here to download the Breast Milk Storage Guidelines (PDF)
After download, print and cut out our free Breastmilk Storage Guidelines.
Tape it on your refrigerator or keep a copy of it in your pump bag for quick reference!
Like any fresh food, pumped breast milk needs to be stored properly or it can spoil. And the last thing a pumping mother wants to do is throw out precious liquid gold. Or, even worse, sicken her child with milk which has gone bad.
Here are some guidelines to keep your pumped milk safe for baby.
ROOM TEMPERATURE: You can leave freshly expressed breast milk out at room temperature for up to 4 hours. (66° - 78° Fahrenheit)
REFRIGERATOR: Up to 4 days (make sure your refrigerator is set to 38° Fahrenheit or lower).
FREEZER: 6-8 months (with the freezer set between 0°- 4° Fahrenheit).
DEEP FREEZER: 8-12 months (with the deep freezer set between 0° to -5° Fahrenheit)
COOLER: 24 hours (with at least 3 ice packs; kept at approx. 59° Fahrenheit)
PRO-TIPS:
This is super helpful – did all of this with my first born and plan on following these guidelines w/ number 2 due in August!
Great Reminder for new Dads and Moms
Good to know! Cause the breast milk bags aren’t always specific!
These guideline are so helpful as a reminder for us breastfeeding mommas!!
This is perfect information I was looking for now I am stocking up for my little one
Very helpful
Thanks for your blog post, I am now more knowledgeable.
Thank you for the information! It really helped a lot!!
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Danielle
May 16, 2019
These are such great tips. I’ve had friends say they wouldn’t freeze their milk because it smelled weird. I never ever had that experience and I couldn’t imagine throwing away “the liquid gold”. Lol