On 29/04/2004, at 19:55, Kim Scott IBCLC wrote:

> She is wondering once she has warmed her EBM and
> given a partial bottle to her baby how long is the remaining milk "
> good" .
> Her baby takes part of the bottle, then has a rest and wants the rest
> later. Baby is 4 months old.[...]
>  Maybe a concrete time frame does not exist but what do you tell
> parents who have this question?

I can't find any trial-based evidence on this, either. Myself and a lot
of pumpmoms women have re-offered fresh milk (within 48 hours of
pumping, refrigerated; or freshly pumped) for up to 2-4 hours depending
on personal comfort levels. I don't personally know of anyone who has
had a problem with this. Smelling/tasting the milk never revealed signs
of spoilage on this routine. I tried to warm milk minimally or not at
all if I suspected I would need to re-offer; and either refrigerated it
or kept it cool between feeding sessions.

Lara
EPed for Luke, 14.5 months
family doc in Perth, WA

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