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Is Stored Breast Milk Good For Babies?

Hello doctor, I have a two month old son born with a birth weight of 2.3 kg in august. At present his weight is 4 kg. Due to family circumstances I will have to join back work in the third month. In my absence from home how do I feed my son... I wish to breastfeed him as long as can...heard about pumping but I am not sure how to go about it... Is it safe to store breast milk ? For how long can I store? How do I store it ? Can I use bottle to feed the pumped milk ? Will pumped and stored mill cause infection or will be as effective as breast feed ? Kindly help your suggestions will be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Mon, 15 Dec 2014
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Hi Dear
Welcome to the HCM,
Yes. Breast can be stored with these circumstances and can be utilised later as the baby feed. It will be better it should be given the same days with spoon and bowl. Better to avoid bottle. Bottle are the important source of infection.
If the milk stored is of more than 4 to 6 hours duration than it is advisable to biol it.
Hope the query is answered.
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Is Stored Breast Milk Good For Babies?

Hi Dear Welcome to the HCM, Yes. Breast can be stored with these circumstances and can be utilised later as the baby feed. It will be better it should be given the same days with spoon and bowl. Better to avoid bottle. Bottle are the important source of infection. If the milk stored is of more than 4 to 6 hours duration than it is advisable to biol it. Hope the query is answered. thanks