I was under the impression it was a 50/50 slush to liquid. 
More slush - can be refrozen.
More liquid - defrost completely & use for next feed(s).
This comes up when parents bring frozen milk from home for their NICU babies and they are using ice to keep it frozen. Doesn't work well.
Phyllis

---- Janice Record <[log in to unmask]> wrote: 
> We are revisiting the subject of when breastmilk is considered thawed in our 
> NICU.  I don't think the timing of the 24 hour use of thawed milk should begin 
> when the milk is moved from the freezer to the refrigerator, but from when it is 
> actually thawed.  Unfortunately I can not find any research or guidelines 
> defining when the milk is considered thawed.  When I posted this question 
> several years ago I received a couple of opinions ranging from "not until it is 
> completely liquid" to "when the milk is more liquid than frozen".  Does anyone 
> know somewhere I might find clarification?  This is not specifically addressed in 
> the HMBANA Best Practice guidelines.  Thanks in advance for any help you can 
> offer!
> Jan Record
> 
 
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Phyllis Adamson, IBCLC, RLC
Glendale, AZ.
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