I arrived at daycare and they told me they had just started warming up Xander's 4th bottle (5oz of breast milk). I said that I knew he wasn't hungry, so she stopped warming it and gave it back to me. It still felt cold.
Should I use it to be on the safe side? Or is it safe to put back in the fridge for another time?
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@autumnlove: As in you would use it for the next feeding? Or it's safe to put in the fridge for tomorrow?
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@autumnlove: It was not warmed all the way - only maybe 2 minutes tops (and it usually takes six to get to room temperature). Xander didn't start drinking from it yet.
cantaloupe / 6206 posts
I'd still use it if it was still cold (ie not room temp yet), but def at the next feeding to be safe.
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
@Adira: I would do both...use for the next feeding or save for tomorrow if it passes a sniff test.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@Mrs. Pen: @JoJoGirl: I guess my question wasn't whether it was safe to use... more do I NEED to use it? Is it safe to put it in the fridge for later or do I need to use it now that it's started to be warmed?
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@autumnlove: Ahh, thank you! That's what I was hoping!! I hate having to pump and give Xander a bottle if I don't have to!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
Gahh, actually, I guess the question doesn't even matter. I just checked and it's one of my bottles of frozen milk, not the fresh one I sent that said "USE LAST" on it, so I have to use it up anyway. Grrrrr
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
@Adira: I thought I was the only one with use last labels! Lol
grapefruit / 4717 posts
@Adira: I'd still abide by the fabulous Nancy Holtzman's rule of the smell test. Even if it's the thawed milk, I'd still refrigerate and use tomorrow as long as it smells good. See http://www.twitter.com/nancyholtzman
pear / 1563 posts
@Adira: @autumnlove: I put use last on one of my bottles. I think my daycare thinks I'm so anal!
Sucks that it was a frozen bottle! Sadly I would probably give it at a feed tonight and pump rather than risk wasting it tmrw. It might be fine though, so maybe test it out for future reference? Having to toss five ounces would be so upsetting though!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@pregnantbee: Normally I would use it tomorrow if it didn't get used today, but he's actually not going to daycare tomorrow and I probably shouldn't wait to use it until Wednesday since I took it out of the freezer yesterday!
@Revel: Yeah, I just had Hubs feed it to him while I pumped. Depressing, but at least it wasn't wasting milk!
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