Are breast milk storage bags healthy and safe? What are the precautions for milk storage bags?

Breast milk storage bag is a new product for maternal and infant feeding that has recently emerged. It is mainly used for pregnant mothers to store breast milk after breastfeeding. Some mothers who have not used it may not know much about its usage.

1. Breast milk storage bags are specially designed to help mothers store breast milk. When mothers have enough breast milk, they use a breast pump to squeeze out the breast milk and store it in a storage bag for refrigeration or freezing, ensuring that the child can still be fed when the mother is working or the milk is insufficient. However, breast milk must be stored in a sterile environment, so the quality of the storage bag is particularly important.

2. The main material of today's breast milk storage bags is polyethylene, so there is generally no problem with safety. Some higher quality breast milk storage bags will add PET to the material to make the bag more barrier-free and create more favorable conditions for breast milk preservation. There is no need to worry about the quality of breast milk storage bags, but you still cannot reuse them.

1. When using a breast milk storage bag, you only need to open the bag, unzip it, and pour the breast milk in. After pouring the breast milk in, let the air out of the bag, then lock the bag and seal it. In order to ensure that the breast milk is not stored for an extended period of time, it is best to use a ballpoint pen to write the date and time on the bag.

2. In addition, if you store the milk storage bag in the freezer, you should first rinse the sealed bag with cold water when thawing, and then slowly add hot water until the breast milk reaches a suitable temperature for feeding. Do not use a microwave to thaw directly, otherwise the nutrients in the breast milk will be lost. The milk storage bag is a disposable item and cannot be reused even if it is clean on the outside.

Generally, there are different capacities to choose from, such as 50 ml, 80 ml, 100 ml, 160 ml, and 200 ml. It is recommended to choose the appropriate capacity according to the amount of milk your baby consumes in one meal, and seal the bottle according to the product instructions, write the storage date and capacity, and then refrigerate or freeze it.

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1. Do not reuse the fresh-keeping bag to avoid breast milk contamination.

2. During the freezing and thawing process, mothers should take into account the principle of thermal expansion and contraction of breast milk. When pouring breast milk into the fresh-keeping bag, only fill it 80% full each time to avoid contamination caused by milk overflowing when sealing.

Principles of breast milk collection:

1. When expressing milk, you can use a bottle or a sterilized cup to collect the milk, then divide the milk into bottles or plastic bags, and refrigerate or freeze it after it cools down.

2. If there is no refrigerator in the workplace, it is best to use ice water or ice cubes to keep breast milk fresh.

First, take out the bag, open the zipper without sterilizing it, pour or squeeze the breast milk in, squeeze out the air inside, press your finger along the lock to seal it, and then write the date and time in the special area on the top of the bag with a ballpoint pen. When thawing frozen breast milk, you should first rinse the sealed bag with cold water, and gradually add hot water until the breast milk is completely thawed and reaches a suitable feeding temperature. Do not heat breast milk directly on the stove or microwave, which will destroy the nutrients in the breast milk. After thawing, pour it directly into the bottle and feed the baby. Thawed breast milk must be consumed within 24 hours and cannot be frozen again.

Note: Breast milk is frozen for about 3 weeks, and the immune system and composition will not change. However, as the baby grows, the composition of breast milk will also change, so it is recommended that it be consumed within a week.