>
>
> I  always wonder about the breastmilk storage controversies/guidelines when
I'm in the grocery store buying cow's milk, which usually has a "sell by"
date 12 days or more from the purchase date (which I'm sure means at least a
couple of weeks from when it left the cow udder).
How can pasteurized pooled bovine milk be safe or tasty longer than
immunologically active breastmilk?
And what is the thing we are worried about? (taste? specific pathogens that
in stored breastmilk that have been documented to cause identified illnesses
in infants who were given "old" breastmilk?)
If it's matter of deterioration of the immune factors, is that a reason to
have mothers throw it out, given that the other infant food (formula) has
none to begin with?
How did the dairy industry come up with their "storage guidelines"?

Susan Lawrence, LLLL, RN, IBCLC





> From:    Linda Hill <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: storage guidelines
> Can anyone point me to the latest research on this??? (storage guidelines)
> 1)       I heard from another lactation consultant that the freezer
> recommendations have changed from 4-6 months to a year.  (not speaking of a
> deep freezer)  Anyone seen this bit of research?????
>
> 2)       I know I just read somewhere recently how they (researchers)
> tested
> milk at room temperature and it took 4 days to spoil.  Where the heck did I
> read that??????
> It seems everyone is saying something different.  I encourage moms to smell
> the milk after pumping it so that they know how it is supposed to smell,
> and
> that if it is spoiled they would know that by the smell.
> I know I have heard and read 3 days fridge and 3 months freezer, 5 days
> fridge and 5 months freezer  ..  8 hours room temp, 8 days fridge, 8 months
> freezer .!  What should we be saying?????
> Nancy Mohrbacher new book, Breastfeeding Answers Made Simple pg 461 has the
> following guidelines:
> Room temp:  6-10 hours (when at 66-72 degrees farenheit) and 4 hours (when
> 73-77 degrees farenheight)
> Refrigerator:  3 days (ideal) but 8 days (ok)  Freezer 3-4 months  Deep frz
>  :   6 months (ideal) but 12 months (ok)
>

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