18th November 2019

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Do you have to pump and dump?

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So instead of having to throw your milk away after you've been drinking (“pump and dump”), you simply need to wait. Once you've sobered up, your milk will be alcohol-free again. But even if you've refilled your glass a few times, there is very, very little alcohol in your milk—and very little ingested by your baby.

Can you drink alcohol and still breast feed?

During the four hours after a breastfeeding mother consumes an alcoholic beverage such as 4 ounces of wine, one mixed drink, or one can of beer – babies who nurse consume about 20 percent less milk. Some experts recommend breastfeeding moms avoid drinking alcohol until their baby is 3 months old.

How much can you drink while nursing?

Studies show that alcohol can affect babies' eating and sleeping. During the four hours after a breastfeeding mother consumes an alcoholic beverage such as 4 ounces of wine, one mixed drink, or one can of beer – babies who nurse consume about 20 percent less milk.

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When should you pump your breast milk?

Many moms get the most milk first thing in the morning. Pump between breastfeeding, either 30-60 minutes after nursing or at least one hour before breastfeeding. This should leave plenty of milk for your baby at your next feeding. If your baby wants to breastfeed right after breast pumping, let them!

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What foods to eat while breastfeeding?

What should I eat when I'm breastfeeding?

Starchy foods, such as bread, potato, pasta and rice.
Some dairy produce, such as a yoghurt or a glass of milk .
Some protein, such as lean meat, fish, eggs, or pulses.
Plenty of fruit and vegetables (NICE 2010: 9, NHS 2016a).

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How many units are in a glass of wine?

A large (250 ml) glass of 12% ABV red wine has about three units of alcohol. A medium (175 ml) glass has about two units.

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Can you drink alcohol while pregnant?

However, if you do decide to drink while you're pregnant, limit it to one or two units of alcohol, no more than once or twice a week, and never enough to get drunk. Getting drunk by heavy or binge drinking during your pregnancy can cause serious harm to your baby.

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How long can you exclusively pump breast milk?

'Full' breast emptying is one key to making more milk. As for how long to pump at each session, in the beginning (the first few days after birth), pumping for 10-15 minutes every 2.5 to 3 hours is effective. Around day 3 and 4 when your milk comes in, increasing pumping sessions to 20-30 minutes is a good idea.

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How long can breast milk stay out for?

Refrigerated breast milk can sit out at room temperature for up to 4 hours. Frozen breast milk that has been thawed in the refrigerator, but NOT yet warmed up can stay at room temperature for up to 4 hours. Frozen breast milk taken directly from the freezer should NOT be stored or defrosted at room temperature.

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Can I mix breast milk from two different days?

Milk from different pumping sessions/days may be combined in one container – use the date of the first milk expressed. Avoid adding warm milk to a container of previously refrigerated or frozen milk – cool the new milk before combining. Breastmilk is not spoiled unless it smells really bad or tastes sour.

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How long can breast milk be out?

Reheated breast milk should be consumed within one hour, if possible. If your baby doesn't finish the bottle, refrigerate it again within 30 minutes of your child finishing, and it can be reheated one more time. Refrigerated breast milk will stay fresh for 3-5 days. But if it was previously frozen, only 24 hours.

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How long can freshly pumped breast milk sit out?

Freshly expressed milk can be stored at room temperature for 6–8 hours. If the room is particularly warm, it's more like 4 hours.

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How long can breast milk be in the fridge?

Freshly pumped milk can be stored in a cooler with frozen ice packs for up to 24 hours. If you follow the timeframes in the breast milk storage guidelines, you can keep your milk at room temperature, then refrigerate it, and then freeze it.

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What color is healthy breast milk?

Breastmilk can be thin and watery looking, and may have a blue or yellow tint to it. It can even take on a hint of green, orange or other color if mother has been eating lots of green foods, or other colored foods, especially those with dye, such as green gatoraide.

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Can you add breast milk to refrigerated breast milk?

You can add freshly expressed breast milk to refrigerated or frozen milk you expressed earlier in the same day. However, thoroughly cool the freshly expressed breast milk in the refrigerator or a cooler with ice packs before adding it to previously chilled or frozen milk.

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Is it OK to mix breast milk from both breasts?

Storing your breast milk. Combining milk. If you pumped both breasts at once and the total amount of milk obtained will fill one bottle no more than two-thirds full, you may combine the contents in one bottle by carefully pouring the milk from one sterile container into the other.

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Can you refrigerate breast milk after warming it up?

If your baby doesn't finish a bottle of freshly pumped or refrigerated milk, you can offer it to the baby again at the next feeding. Some mothers choose to leave the milk at room temperature and others prefer to refrigerate and re-warm. Personally, I would discard any milk left after a feeding after 4 hours.

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Can you reheat breast milk more than once?

First, you should always make sure to put any unused breast milk in the fridge within a half hour after your baby has stopped feeding. Once you have reheated a partially used bottle of breast milk once, it is generally safe to reheat only one more time before discarding the unused portion.

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Can you take breast milk out of the fridge and put it back?

The same goes for breast milk. If after feeding your baby, you're left with half or a quarter of a bottle, put it in the fridge and offer it again at the next feeding, but that's it. "Used" breast milk can become contaminated, since bacteria from the baby's mouth can get into the bottle while your baby sucks.

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Can you feed cold breast milk to a baby?

Sure. Many babies don't mind a bottle of cold milk. Some moms like to take the chill off by running the bottle under a little hot water (or soaking it) for a couple of minutes, but you technically could go straight from fridge to baby. Plus, baby might prefer milk that's closer to body temperature.

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How long can thawed breast milk sit out at room temperature?

There's lots of information available about how long pumped breast milk can be kept for, generally citing different temperature ranges. It's cited that milk thawed from the freezer should be used within 24 hours in the fridge, or 1 hour at room temperature.

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How long can defrosted breast milk stay out?

In the refrigerator, the optimal storage time is up to four days, but it can last five to eight days if you keep it in a clean area. Freezing breast milk is the only safe option for long-term storage. You can store the milk in a freezer for up to six months safely.

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How long can fresh breast milk be out?

Ideally, you should refrigerate or use your breast milk within four hours if you keep it at room temperature. Your breast milk is safe at room temperature for up to six hours unless the room is particularly hot, in which case it needs to be used in no more than four hours.

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