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Date: | Tue, 20 Aug 1996 17:43:33 AST |
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Hello everyone,here's a query related to the discussion we had some
weeks ago re: frozen vs. fresh breastmilk. The situation is that
mothers of 28-30 wk gestation babies are encouraged to pump while
their babies are in a neonatal unit, these moms are told they might
not get to actually nurse their babies for many weeks and so they
should freeze whatever they pump. When they do begin to feed EBM they
are informed that the unit only "serves" fresh breastmilk (up to 48hr
in fridge) and that the EBM they have frozen can be fed when the baby
gets home. Many mothers accept this but some are extremely motivated,
well-read etc and want their babies to get the benefits of the
colostrum they lovingly pumped (weeks ago) as soon as possible. The
chief neonatologist is adamant about the freshness issue. So our
question is: what is your experience/research showing you about the
best times to feed frozen colostrum to premature babies who are now
tolerating feedings ? How does long-term (>6weeks) freezing affect
colostrum? Thanking you in advance for your wisdom,
Maureen in Halifax NS, saluting those wonderful moms who pump so
faithfully for their wee babies.
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