Breastmilk Storage Guidelines

Important:

These guidelines are for milk expressed for a full-term healthy baby. If baby is seriously ill and/or hospitalized, discuss storage guidelines with baby’s doctor.

Please Note:

Refrigerated Milk (Store at back, away from door)
Frozen Milk (Do not refreeze! Store at back, away from door/sides)

Freshly Expressed Milk

	Temperature	Storage Time
Warm Room	80-90°F / 27-32°C	3-4 Hours
Room Temperature	61-79°F / 16-26°C	4-8 Hours
Insulated Cooler/Ice Packs	59°F / 15°C	24 Hours

Refrigerated Milk

	Temperature	Storage Time
Refrigerator (Fresh Milk)	32-39°F / 0-4°C	3-8 Days (Ideal: 72 Hours)
Refrigerator (Thawed Milk)	32-39°F / 0-4°C	24 Hours

Frozen Milk

	Temperature	Storage Time
Freezer compartment inside refrigerator (older-style)	Varies	2 Weeks
Self-contained freezer unit of a refrigerator/freezer	< 39°F / <4°C	6 Months
Separate deep freeze	0°F / -18°C	12 Months (Ideal: 6 Months)

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