Using frozen breast milk

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Not actually had baby yet, 37 weeks today, just on maternity leave and my mind has gone into overdrive. When I've (hopefully) got some breast milk expressed and frozen, when you've defrosted it how do you warm it up? Is it just like with formula, so in hot water, or carefully in the microwave? I'm hoping after a few weeks that DP will be able to do some night feeds and give me a little break sometimes.

I always stood it in warm water. Weird really as I always microwaved formula (mine were mix fed). No idea why I did it that way round. Microwaving isn't encouraged but in reality it's fine as long as you give it a good shake and check it.

You shouldn't shake breast milk. Microwave gently and swirl it.

I thought so. Feel like a knob even asking, thank you!!

I'll make sure to swirl. Swirl not shake.

In a jug of hot water

I'm completely prepared to defer to you on this Titty (I didn't express that often as it made me queasy)but why can't you shake bm?

I exclusively expressed for almost a year for a child who only drank milk if it was hotter than body temp, so I warmed a lot of milk!

Shaking breaks up the fat too much - they need it to be separate from the fore milk. Swirling removes hot spots while preserving the fat.