here are some guidelines to storing breastmilk counter top/freshly expressed milk – room temp less than 77, 4 hours is recommended but 7-8 can be acceptable if your room is cold insulated cooler bag – 24 hours as long as you have ice packs in contact with your milk containers refrigerator – store in the…
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magic number
did you know every breastfeeding mama has a different breastmilk storage capacity? this means everyones magic number might be different magic number refers to the number of times in 24 hours a breastfeeding mama needs to empty her breast to maintain a healthy milk production so theoretically a mama with a high storage capacity would…
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traveling with breastmilk
I was recently traveling and was curious about traveling with breastmilk, or other baby food. Formula, breastmilk, toddler drinks and baby/toddler food in amounts greater than 3.4 ounces or 100 ml ARE allowed in carry on bags and do not need to fit within a quart sized bag this also applies to supplies needed to…