Contents:
- Medical Video: Fast, Perfect Bottled Breastmilk! || How to quickly heat up milk without a warmer!
- Why can't we heat frozen breast milk?
- How do you melt frozen milk that is good and safe?
- Method 1: transfer from the freezer to the refrigerator
- Method 2: put it under running water
Medical Video: Fast, Perfect Bottled Breastmilk! || How to quickly heat up milk without a warmer!
For you working women and having baby children, milking the milk and storing it inside freezer can make it easier for you to give milk to your baby. Storage of this milk can help provide milk whenever the baby needs it, even though the baby is not with or close to his mother.
Storage of breast milk for a long time inside freezer make breast milk frozen and durable. However, pay attention to safe ways to melt frozen breast milk. Instantly heat frozen breast milk by boiling it or putting it inside microwave strongly not recommended. Why?
Why can't we heat frozen breast milk?
Breast milk is the most perfect food for babies up to the age of 6 months. In breast milk, there are various kinds of nutrients needed for baby's growth and development. In addition, breast milk also contains antibodies that can help strengthen a baby's immune system that is still weak.
It's best to give breast milk directly to your baby. However, various things might make the baby breastfeeding difficult, especially for working women. So, many mothers choose to store breast milk in the refrigerator and also freezer so the milk lasts longer. This certainly makes breast milk cold or frozen.
Cold or frozen milk can certainly not be given directly to your baby. You must warm or thaw frozen breast milk first before giving it to the baby. However, not by boiling it or putting it on microwave!
Never heat frozen breast milk to melt this way. Heating breast milk will only damaging nutrients and antibodies contained in breast milk. If it is damaged, the milk is no longer useful for the baby and should be discarded. Breast milk which is warmed in a fast way also makes heat not distributed evenly in breast milk. Breast milk that is too hot can also hurt the baby's tongue when given.
How do you melt frozen milk that is good and safe?
Boil or put it on microwave indeed it is the fastest way to melt frozen breast milk. However, this can damage the quality of breast milk. The best way to melt frozen milk is slowly. You can choose from the following methods to dilute frozen breast milk.
Method 1: transfer from the freezer to the refrigerator
If the baby does not need breast milk immediately, you can remove frozen milk from freezer to the fridge. This method can melt frozen milk slowly, takes at least 24 hours. (Remember, you can't freeze the milk again inside freezer after milk melts in the refrigerator)
If the milk has melted in the refrigerator, then you can warm it in a bowl of warm water. The trick, place cold milk in a container (such as a bottle) and soak the container in warm water. Give milk to the baby in a warm state. Make sure the heat has been distributed evenly in the milk of the milk by slowly shaking the bottle (do not shake it).
Method 2: put it under running water
If the baby needs breast milk immediately, remove the frozen milk from freezer and then put the frozen milk under running water. This method can melt frozen milk faster. After frozen milk has melted all, soak the milk in warm water as before. Follow the method of warming cold milk as before (method 1).
Milk that has melted and has been warmed with warm water can only last up to 24 hours. If more than 24 hours and the milk is not drunk or consumed by the baby, it is best to remove the milk.
