Pumping breast milk is an additional job that you have to do while breastfeeding your little one. The results of the breast milk that the mother pumps are usually stored in breast milk bags and then frozen in the refrigerator.
Mothers who regularly pump breast milk sometimes face some confusion regarding breast milk storage. One of the questions that often arises is can frozen breast milk that has been thawed again be frozen?
To answer this question, let’s read this article to the end, Mother.
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Frozen breast milk that has been searched can be frozen again with a few notes
According to Thebreastfeedingmama, frozen breast milk that has thawed can be re-frozen if there are still ice crystals in the breast milk bag. This situation usually occurs if the refrigerator is damaged or the mother forgets to give the milk.
Even though frozen breast milk that has been thawed may be frozen again, there are several provisions that you must pay attention to. If the milk has been transferred to a bottle and has been consumed by your little one, then the milk cannot be frozen again.
This is because breast milk that has been sucked and exposed to your little one’s saliva will be at high risk of experiencing oxidation. If this breast milk is frozen and consumed again, it is very likely that your little one will experience health problems such as diarrhea.
It is not recommended to re-freeze
Even though frozen breast milk that has been thawed can be re-frozen, some doctors and experts do not recommend Mother to do this. Several reports reported by Thebreastfeedingmama state that frozen breast milk loses its benefits for your little one.
Breast milk, which should be an antidote to bacteria for your little one, will lose its benefits if the temperature of the milk is unstable. Even though there is still very little research on this matter, it’s a good idea for Mother not to re-freeze liquid milk.
Rules for consumption of frozen breast milk
Breast milk that has been frozen and then thawed may be consumed by babies without heating or heating. You need to know that you cannot heat breast milk haphazardly, mothers are prohibited from heating breast milk by boiling it because it can cause the breast milk to lose its benefits.
If you want to heat breast milk, you can simply place the breast milk bag in a container filled with hot water and let it sit for a while. Consuming breast milk in cold temperatures is also not a problem as long as your little one is not experiencing serious health problems.
If you regularly pump breast milk, there are a number of tips you can try to make breast milk more sterile and last longer. Curious what are the tips? Let’s see in more detail on the next page.
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