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Heartmum2Jamie · 09/03/2009 14:32

Ok, Dh & I are off out to a music gig on Wednesday night and I started pumping some milk for bottles this morning. I managed to get 4.5oz off just one breast (ds3 had just eaten off the other). Now, he is just turned 4 months and I am not sure how much milk he would take in a sitting, so thought about leaving 2 x 6oz bottles and I can always top him up when I get home.

It has been a long while since I last had to pump full bottles of milk, so I am bit rusty on storage ect. Can I pump another 1.5oz and add it to the 4.5oz I got this morning? Do I have to let it cool before adding it to the already cold milk in the fridge. Also, should I freeze it today and defrost it Wed afternoon, or will it keep until Wednesday night in the fridge? To think I used to be a milk donor and I can't remember the basics!

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CMOTDibbler · 09/03/2009 16:23

Let the new milk cool, and then add it to the other bottle. It'll keep fine at the back of the fridge till Wednesday.

DS always only wanted 4 oz in a bottle, so I'd be tempted to leave 3x 4oz, then you can always freeze the spare

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