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Breast milk storage tool
Milk storage bag is very convenient to use. Common specifications are 100ml, 150ml and 200ml. Ma Bao can choose the right size according to the baby's daily milk quantity.
In addition to choosing the appropriate size, you should also choose a sterile milk storage bag without bisphenol A(BPA) to make it safer for your baby to use. Check the tightness and thickness of the product before use, so as to avoid loose sealing or milk leakage. When using, also remember to squeeze air from the top before sealing.
In order to avoid the "expiration" of breast milk, merchants usually give some stickers to facilitate Ma Bao to record the date of breast milk on the milk storage bag. In this way, you can clearly know the storage time of each bag of breast milk, and you can also arrange the order for your baby to drink milk.
Breast milk can be temporarily stored in bottles, milk collection bottles or other glass, plastic and stainless steel containers at room temperature and cold storage, but if it is frozen, it is best to choose a small and light milk collection bag.
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Selection of breast pumping methods
The breast pump is divided into two ways: manual extrusion and breast pump. Let's talk about the choice of breast pump first.
Manual breast pump is cheap, easy to carry, not limited by power supply and not disturbed by noise. However, compared with the electric breast pump, Ma Bao needs to do it himself, and his hands are prone to be sour, and the speed of breast pumping will also be affected.
So our suggestion is that it is very tiring to have a baby, and there is nothing wrong with buying an electric breast pump to free your hands.
Many electric breast pumps have plug-in and battery power supply modes, so it is not very troublesome to carry them out. You can also adjust the speed and intensity of breast suction, and the most important thing is to make breast suction easier.
You can also choose an electric breast pump that can suck at the same time, which can greatly improve the breast pumping efficiency, shorten the breast pumping time and balance the milk output of double breasts.
When using the breast pump, in order to better free Ma Bao's hands, you can also choose to wear a bra specially used for breast pumping. In this way, when breastfeeding, Ma Bao can easily breastfeed without hands, which is very exciting to think about.
However, if Ma Bao is rich in milk production and easy to milk, it will be squeezed quickly by hand, and compared with the machine, she can better control the intensity without stinging.
It should be reminded that no matter which way of milking, in order to ensure the normal supply of breast milk or increase the amount of breast milk, the breast should be completely emptied every time you breastfeed or suck.
Keep the breast pump clean.
Before each use:
1. Wash with sterilized hand sanitizer or running soapy water for more than 20 seconds.
2. Check whether the parts or pipes of the breast pump are dirty or moldy before use. The pipeline of the breast pump is not easy to clean, and it is easy to get moldy or hide evil things, so it should be replaced in time.
After use:
1. Put the sucked breast milk into a disposable sterile milk storage bag and store it in the refrigerator as soon as possible. If you don't have a refrigerator, you'd better keep it in an insulated bag with an ice pack.
2. Remove and clean the breast pump
After use, all parts of the breast pump should be separated and washed under running water to remove the remaining milk.
Put the removed and cleaned parts into a clean special basin, add hot water and clean them with a safe cleaner. Every part should be scrubbed with a small brush for cleaning baby products, and then washed under tap water.
Don't dry it with a towel after cleaning, which may cause bacteria to transfer to the milk pump. Try to choose air drying.
If the breast pump selected by Ma Bao can be put into the dishwasher, Ma Bao can also use the dishwasher to clean the breast pump.
In order to remove bacteria, the parts of the breast pump should be disinfected at least once a day.
Especially if the baby is less than 3 months old, premature or receiving medication, disinfection is particularly important. If the baby is older, it should be carefully cleaned after each use, and there is no need to disinfect it every day.
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Storage of breast milk
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Put it at room temperature (25℃)
It can be stored for up to 4 hours, and very clean breast milk can be stored for 6-8 hours.
In order to avoid waste, it is best to keep breast milk in small packages of 60- 1.20 ml at room temperature. After feeding, the remaining breast milk in the bottle should be drunk within 2 hours. It can also be quickly frozen for the next feeding.
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Cold storage (0-4℃)
Breast milk can be stored in the refrigerator for 4 days, and for very clean breast milk, it can be stored for up to 8 days.
Because the temperature of different parts of the refrigerator is different, and the refrigerator door is often opened and closed, the temperature is unstable, so don't put breast milk on the refrigerator door, try to put it behind the refrigerator.
When you take breast milk out of the refrigerator and heat it, you can put it in warm water of about 40℃ and heat it slowly. Do not heat it directly or in the microwave oven. If the temperature is not well controlled, it may burn the baby.
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Refrigerator freezing
Soft freezing (-18℃)
If the freezing room temperature of the refrigerator is about-18 degrees, breast milk can be stored for up to 9 months under this condition.
Completely frozen (-20℃)
Breast milk can be stored for 12 months if it is completely frozen in the refrigerator at -20℃.
It should be noted that breast milk will swell after freezing, so no matter what container is used for storage, don't fill breast milk too full to prevent breast milk from rising after freezing, causing pollution and waste. And try to put breast milk in it.
When thawing, you need to take the breast milk to the refrigerator one night in advance and thaw it slowly. Before giving it to the baby, heat it with warm water. Similarly, don't heat it directly or in a microwave oven.
After thawing, breast milk can be kept in the refrigerator, but it should be drunk within 24 hours.
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Can breast milk be drunk if it changes color?
Many treasure mothers will find that what they take out of the refrigerator looks different from the color of fresh breast milk, and they are afraid of breast milk deterioration and dare not give it to their babies.
But in fact, this is normal. After breast milk is refrigerated or frozen, colostrum will appear orange, while normal breast milk may appear blue, yellow or brown. At the same time, breast milk may also separate into a creamy layer, in which case it is only necessary to shake it gently.
Due to the decomposition of fat in milk, melted milk may have or smell like soap. But babies can still drink safely, and most babies will have no problems.
If the baby doesn't like the taste, it can be heated to the edge immediately after extracting or squeezing breast milk, and then quickly cooled and frozen.
Despite the above-mentioned situation, breast milk can still be safely given to the baby. However, no matter what storage conditions, breast milk beyond the storage period should be discarded directly. Don't be reluctant to throw it because you are distressed. After the child drinks it, it will not be worth the loss.