https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:43:45 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-heating-breast-milk-at-daycare#post-2198692 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 09:10:05 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2198692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They would leave it setting out for a little bit (30min or so) and see if he wanted it but not all he way until antoher feeding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-heating-breast-milk-at-daycare#post-2198411 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 05:02:32 +0000 mediagirl 2198411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They didn't reuse it. I would just send in 3oz bottles and expect to lose some. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-heating-breast-milk-at-daycare#post-2198333 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 21:08:51 +0000 turkeylurkey 2198333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine didn't reuse. They had a time period that they waited and re- offered. So what I did was bought several small bottles and out 2 oz in them. That way the unused 2oz bottle I could take home. I think they do this because of texas law or their own franchise policy </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-heating-breast-milk-at-daycare#post-2198304 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 20:31:22 +0000 MoonMoon 2198304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: ah good to know, thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-heating-breast-milk-at-daycare#post-2198300 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 20:24:39 +0000 regberadaisy 2198300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MoonMoon: you can warm slowly via bottle warmer or putting the bottle in a container of warm water. Daycare uses a small crockpot they keep on warm!<br /> <a href="http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/milkstorage/milkstorage/" rel="nofollow">http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/milkstorage/milkstorage/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-heating-breast-milk-at-daycare#post-2198293 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 20:07:23 +0000 MoonMoon 2198293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always thought breastmilk should never be heated? Something about destroying the enzymes?</p> <p>Interesting about NY state regulations too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-heating-breast-milk-at-daycare#post-2198257 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 19:01:13 +0000 danda 2198257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours also reoffers if it's within an hour, then discards. We ended up giving only 3 ounce bottles every two hours for a very long time (which matched that she usually nursed every 2 hours during the day)...eventually bumped it up to 3.5 ounces and then 4 ounces. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-heating-breast-milk-at-daycare#post-2198220 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 18:00:26 +0000 sapphire 2198220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daycare throws away after a hour. Bacteria on the nipple can end up in the bottle. Putting it back in the fridge doesn't stop the contamination. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-heating-breast-milk-at-daycare#post-2197376 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 23:59:19 +0000 QBbride 2197376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It shouldn't be reheated or reoffered after an hour. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-heating-breast-milk-at-daycare#post-2197373 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 23:54:39 +0000 wonderstruck 2197373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our state guidelines (Michigan) are that they can re-offer within an hour of it being warmed, and at that point anything leftover must be discarded. That rule applies whether it is breastmilk or formula. My daycare encouraged me to bring more smaller bottles when LO's feeding schedule was still pretty unpredictable to avoid this. Even now, he doesn't always want his morning bottle (8oz) all at once, so they have me split it up between two different bottles with 4oz in each one so that they don't end up wasting anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-heating-breast-milk-at-daycare#post-2197366 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 23:32:43 +0000 shortcake 2197366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daycare gives it up to an hour after it is warmed and they will re offer within the hour. After that they throw it away. You can always do smaller bottles, like 2 or 3 ounces. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-heating-breast-milk-at-daycare#post-2197336 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 22:34:02 +0000 autumnlove 2197336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I told them it was ok to reoffer any unused milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-heating-breast-milk-at-daycare#post-2197325 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 22:09:15 +0000 lemong 2197325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They have an hour to offer the bottle again and then they can't anymore. They're supposed to dump the BM but we can sign a waiver asking them to put the remainder back in the fridge. I would reuse it again (I know you're not technically supposed to) once and then throw it out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-heating-breast-milk-at-daycare#post-2197317 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 21:49:06 +0000 PurplePeony 2197317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here, they can't put it back in the fridge but can continue to offer it for up to an hour after it was heated. After that, it has to be discarded. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-heating-breast-milk-at-daycare#post-2197248 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 20:22:08 +0000 regberadaisy 2197248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>NY state regulations state they cannot reoffer bottles of breastmilk. So what they have done for me is put it back in the fridge so if I want to reoffer, I can. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/re-heating-breast-milk-at-daycare#post-2197240 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 20:16:25 +0000 ktdid23 2197240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How does your daycare (or how do you tell your daycare) to handle bottles of milk that your child doesn't finish? </p> <p>Say you have 4 oz bottles and your child eats 2 oz and refuses the rest. Is the bottle discarded? Is the bottle put back in the fridge and re-heated for the next feeding? Is the bottle left out and offered at a later time? </p>