I have a week to express enough milk for my 8 week old to last about 3-4 feeds (about 6-10 hours). I also need to buy all the necessary equipment.
I have no idea what to buy to express with as I have only ever breastfed my babies. What do I need to buy? Will a cheap pump be enough? How many bottles will I need to fill up? Also I am on a tight budget and will only be needing to express this one time so don't want to invest in expensive equipment iykwim.
How do I go about sterilising the bottles and how long do they stay sterile for (once I have sterilised them) and how do I keep them clean etc.
How do I store the breast milk? Do I need to freeze it or will it last a week in the fridge. How do I transport it safely? Will keeping it with a cold pack be enough or do I need to store it in a flask?
How long can it be left out of the fridge?
Can I mix the different expressed milk ups (for example if I express on Monday and Tuesday can I store those 2 expressed feeds in the same bottle?)
Please help I am quite stressed about this and have no one to ask. I am sure there are other important things I need to know about it also but haven't thought to ask, so other advise would be helpful :)
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Nikkisister · 15/09/2014 06:00
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