Firstly, welcome to Lactnet Carly - I hope you get as much information and 
support out of it as I do!
The issue of frozen milk comes up quite often and it is difficult to give 
clear guidelines because so much depends on the climate and the room 
temperature.  Usually we recommend transferring the frozen milk to the 
fridge for two or three hours and then just warming it by putting the bottle 
in a pan of hot water until it loses the chill.
However my reason for posting this is because there are studies now that 
show that freezing or prolonged refrigeration of breast milk reduces the 
antioxidents content - this is one of the valuable properties that 
strengthens the immune system.
Keeping the odd bag in the freezer for emergencies is still preferable to 
giving formula but as a routine, I now advise mums to pump milk not more 
than two days ahead of their needs and keep it in the fridge for no more 
than those two days.
The study I quoted in a previous posting  should be in the archives, but if 
anyone wants it, I can find it and send it.
Wendy Blumfield
NCT ANT Tutor/BFC (UK)
Israel Childbirth Education Centre


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carly Detterman" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 1:44 AM
Subject: thawed frozed milk


> Hello everyone,
>
> This is my first time posting. I have a question that stumped me!
>
>
> A client is asking me how long previously frozen breastmilk is good at 
> room
> temperature after it is thawed. The reason she is asking is because she 
> has
> just gone back to work and her son is not too interested in taking the 
> bottle.
> This means her childcare provider has to have the warmed milk out of the
> fridge for quite some time while coaxing the baby to drink. So how long 
> can it
> stay out?
>
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