Christine,
Try looking at the human milk storage protocol #8 from ABM. It is at www.bfmed.org. It may be helpful for you.

Gail Hertz, MD, IBCLC, FABM 
Author of The Little Green Book of Breastfeeding Management
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> On Jan 17, 2014, at 10:37 AM, Christine Lichte <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I feel like this may be a dumb question, but here it is.  There has been some concern at our hospital for what is a safe amount of time to leave human milk at room temperature.  We have agreed on 4 hours.  Then the question was asked--can we then refrigerate the milk after 4 hours or do we discard it.  I just assumed it could then go in the fridge for the recommended 3-8 days (depending on study) then go to the freezer from there if not used within the 3 to 8 days.  Now I am questioning how I have been reading the guidelines!  Our hospital does not have a NICU. What guidelines do other hospitals (with healthy baby nurseries) use? Thanks!
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> Christine Lichte, BS, IBCLC
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