babyjan,
below is what i do... also not sure is correct anot....
1) Must the EBM be consumed within an hr after warming up? Usually, i will take out the chilled EBM and leave it at room temp to thaw for 5 min before warming it up in the warmer. When should i start timing...from the moment it is out of the fridge or after taking out from warmer?
i think is 4 hours. i read somewhere once a ebm is warmed, it can be kept for 4 hours. i normally start timing when I bring it out of the fridge. but once i touched bb mouth is 1 hour
2) To store EBM, can I combine two sessions (6hrs apart) BM in one container? ie pouring the 2nd session BM into the 1st session bottle?
once pumped, i'll put the bottle individually into the fridge without mixing first. They are in medela bottles. when they are all chilled. I guess all are ard the same temp then I pour into avent bottle mix with diff session and put it in the fridge to get ready for consumption. u can mix. but u must use the earliest date
3) Likewise, can i pour the EBM from 2 diff session to feed the baby? Eg. EBM from monday nite (10pm) combined with EBM on Tues morning (7am) to get the feeding amt?
Sometimes, the EBM could be from 3 sessions...cos the 1st bottle may contain 2 sessions BM. ai yo...i know it is very confusing...
even since I started working, I'll get ready all the chilled ebm from medela bottles and pour into avent bottles for my mum to feed my gal. all in 120ml. so 1 avent bottle may contain 2 or 3 sessions. Since is consume w/i the day i think is okay lah
for me, 1 session is about the amount my gal is drinking. so the max i need to mix is 2 sessions.