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Breastfeeding: Nothing
Compares To It!
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Best
for Babies
- provides the best food that is always
fresh and ready
- may increases protection against ear,
chest and stomach infections
- increases protection against allergies
if there is a family history of allergies
- may increase protection against Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome, also called crib
death
- helps to promote proper jaw and teeth
development
- may help to promote better brain
development
Best for Mothers
- promotes closeness and touching with
baby
- helps to protect against cancer of the
breast and ovary
- helps to keep bones strong
- helps to use up the extra fat gained
during pregnancy
- saves money; formula is expensive
- saves time; there is no need to prepare
formula and bottles
- does not produce any garbage; there are
no formula and bottle packages to throw out
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Storing
Breast Milk
Containers For Storing Breast Milk:
- Use glass or hard plastic containers with a
tight lid (for example, small jars and bottles
with lids).
- Special breast milk freezer bags can also be
used.
- Do not use bottle liner bags. These are
plastic bags made for bottle feeding.
Cleaning The Containers:
- For healthy babies, wash containers
in hot soapy water and rinse well with hot
water. Let the containers air dry.
Tips For Storing Breast Milk:
- Store in 2-4 ounce portions to prevent
wasting milk.
- Always cool freshly expressed milk before
adding it to already cooled or frozen milk.
- Always add a smaller amount of cooled milk
to frozen milk.
- Leave a 1 inch space at the top of the
container when freezing.
- Frozen breast milk that has been thawed can
be kept in the fridge for 24 hours.
- Do not refreeze breast milk once it is
thawed.
*If your baby is premature (born too early)
or in the hospital, speak to your nurse about
storing breast milk and cleaning containers*
IMPORTANT:
- Place containers at the back of the
fridge and freezer where it is the
coldest.
- After the storage time has passed,
throw out the breast milk.
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Thawing
Frozen Breast Milk |
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1.
Check the date on the stored breast milk. Use
the container with the earliest date first.
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2.
Thaw frozen breast milk by leaving it in the
fridge for 4 hours OR... |
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3.
... place container under cool running water.
Once it has begun to thaw, run warm water to
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4.
Never thaw at room temperature. |
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5.
Warm breast milk by placing the container in a
bowl of very warm water. |
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6.
DO NOT HEAT ON STOVE OR IN MICROWAVE.
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Feeding
Tips:
- Test the temperature of the warmed
breast milk on your wrist before using it.
- Many babies take expressed breast milk
well when fed with a cup or spoon.
- Hold your baby when feeding expressed
breast milk.
- Make feedings an enjoyable time for you
and your baby. Talk to your baby and give
lots of smiles.
- Burp your baby as needed.
- Throw away any breast milk that your
baby does not drink after each feeding.
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