In a message dated 9/25/2003 9:29:18 PM Mountain Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > Giving used bottles of HM to the baby > > Brenda, > I went back to work with both my children when they were 6 weeks old. I was > not able to stockpile a frozen milk supply (I call it "insurance milk") with > either one for various reasons. Given those circumstances, I re-used > bottles of EBM for the sitters until it was gone, even if that was two or three > days (normally put on a clean nipple). Always check the milk (smell and taste) > before giving it and never had any problems with either child. But this is another good reason to wean to a cup early! My kids were weaned off a > bottle between seven and nine months and took water from a cup while I was > at work and I nursed at lunch and while I was home/weekends/evenings etc. > Plus, not having to pump made nursing more pleasurable when I was with my kids > because I didn't stress anymore about how much milk I did or didn't pump for > the next day. > Just my .02 worth. > > Christie Pillado > El Paso, TX > *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html