I have always counseled my moms that they could use the unfinished EBM within a 4 hr period. I do caution them NOT to mix fresh milk into the remaining amount. It has always been my understanding that bacteria has a difficult time establishing itself in breastmilk. I got that info from Lois Arnold who was the director of HMBANA at the time. Ellen *********************************************** 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