Storing Human Milk

At room Temperature

10 hours at 66-72 degrees Fahrenheit

Cooler with frozen ICE packs

24 hours at 60 degrees Fahrenheit

Refrigerator

8 days at 32-39 degrees Fahrenheit

Freezer

6-12 Months 0 degrees Fahrenheit

Thawed Human milk

Save in refrigerator and use within 24 hours. Do not refreeze.

Milk remaining in a bottle after feeding

Use for the next feeding only, otherwise discard.

Source

La Leche League International

From NEW BEGINNINGS, Vol. 24 No. 4, July-August 2007, pp. 168-9