quick question how long does expressed breast milk keep once out of the fridge

[Debbsyandson]

took it out of the fridge at 2pm been in to town just got back i cant still use it can i

Best place to check is on www.kellymom.com

nope, definitely not i'd say. sorry!

Sure it's too late to reply now but I think it's an hour. I wouldn't risk longer.

There was a thread on this not long ago and it was hours which made me feel better 'cos I am very lax! It was something about it being a 'live' product...will have a look out of curiosity!

From La Leche

Human milk can be stored

at room temperature (66-72°F, 19-22°C) for up to 10 hours
in a refrigerator (32-39°F, 0-4°C) for up to 8 days
in a freezer compartment inside a refrigerator (variable temperature due to the door opening frequently) for up to 2 weeks
in a freezer compartment with a separate door (variable temperature due to the door opening frequently) for up to 3 to 4 months.
in a separate deep freeze (0°F, -19°C) for up to 6 months or longer.

Wow!!!! Hope you didn't chuck it.

thanks for that laundry lover really kind of you,well i thought it had been chucked but it turns out dh didnt put it in the bag to begin with so it was never taken out of the fridge but thanks for that ill know for next time

Debbsy your post made me smile!! My DP forgot to put a nappy wrap on DD2 last week and I left her in a creche for the first time - she just got piss wet through!! Mind you it is the first time he's done this in 3 years...

Started my LLL peer counsellor training last week so was a good excuse to find the website.

it keeps much longer than formula.

if your house is at 70 degrees F or 19 degrees C, at least 6 hrs.

dd gets one bottle of expressed milk at nursery. it is given at room temp and 3 hrs later when i arrive she has just finished it and i have tasted it and it is still not 'off' eventhough her saliva would have contaminated it 3 hrs before hand.

how is the bf going debbsy? i remember how difficult you were finding nights at 3 wks.

good luck wuth that laundry x
kis its going really well thanks ds slept for 5 hrs last nite soo glad of your support and im so glad ididnt give up even though i do cheat a bit he has one formula early hours of morning but it does seem to settle him better,but the rest is from me i just express if we are going out anywhere.

oh, well done you.

i remember how hard the early days are. my dh worked away in scotland from m-f till dd was 10 weeks old. We have no one nearby to help. I remember one morning around week 4 when i was sitting on the stairs at 4 am, literally sobbing with exhaustion and having poor dd bawling her eyes out in her cot too. i was so exhausted.

out of necessity, i would co-sleep part of the night and it made all the difference. i was so frightened to do it but as i read up more about how bf mothers and bf babies are certain instincts unique to them, i began to trust myself more with having dd in bed with me.

sorry, i didn't mean to go on so. your early days re-awoken those long nights for me. (not a bad thing now!)