Since mothers want guidelines and there is NO consensus in the literature I've come up with my own "rule of six"...6 hr. at room temperature, 6 days in the refrigerator, 6 months in the freezer, and use within 24 hr. of thawing. At least mothers can remember it and so can I!
Kathy Boggs,RN,IBCLC
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