Re-Heating EBM
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Topic: Re-Heating EBM
Posted By: yermasyada
Subject: Re-Heating EBM
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 2:18pm
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Hi x
Last night Roo didn't finish his bottle and I've put the remainer back in the fridge. Am I OK to re-heat this (standing in hot water for a few mins) or do I need to chuck it? |
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Posted By: Chickoin
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 2:26pm
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Sorry, re-heating is forbidden, you need to chuck it. -------------   
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Posted By: luvmylittlies
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 2:51pm
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As Chickoin said, you've got to chuck it. Re-heating milk is one of those things that is completely out of the question. Although it always seems unfair to throw out any EBM after all that hard work expressing. ------------- Adoring Mum to Talisin 8/9/11 and Kiara 18/01/10 |
Posted By: mumtooboys
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 3:32pm
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You don't have to chuck it. I have re-used ebm before, you do have to chuck it though if they don't take it at the next feed. I only did this once or twice but it's a personal thing. EBM is NOT like formula and doesn't tend to colonise bacteria the way formula does.....ebm has antibacterial agents...thus why it is great at treating things like conjunctivitis.
Kellymom info on http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/reusing-expressedmilk.html - reusing ebm ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: yermasyada
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 4:17pm
ooohhhh difffering opinions.... hummmm what to do 
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 4:51pm
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I was told it needs to be chucked, it can be left out for 4 hours after expressing or heating it for them, then needs to be chucked. You've put it back in, was it straight away? It might be alright, just have a look at it and see if it looks normal? I find sometimes they look a bit off after a couple of days. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: yermasyada
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 5:05pm
| It was out of the fridge for about 30mins tops. |
Posted By: Febgirl
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 5:16pm
I agree. I've reheated EMB several times before with no ill effect to bubs. Only thing is with each reheating it supposedly loses some of it's 'goodness' (came reason you're not supposed to heat it in the microwave). I spend far too much time expressing tiny amounts to get enough for a feed to chuck it if Miss Fussy decides she doesn't want to drink from the bottle  ------------- Two little girls under 2! 
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mumtooboys wrote:Posted By: HuntersMama
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 5:17pm
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Hmm, I guess it depends? I personally would chuck it but it does seem such a waste! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Tigerish
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 6:45pm
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Sorry but I would chuck it too. Once its been drunk from, it might have got baby's saliva in it too which can breed bacteria. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Jelly
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 8:00pm
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I've never had enough EBM to have this issue, but I would probably reuse it if it hadn't been out very long.
I agree on BM's healing properties, whenever C scratches his face I rub a few drops over it and it's gone the next day. Magic stuff  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: yermasyada
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 8:23pm
Thanks for all the replies 
I made an executive decision, and gave him the bottle. He'd only had a couple of mouth fulls out of it and had only been out the fridge about 30mins. I think maybe if it was only a little bit left (hence more chance of lots of saliva in the bottle) I wouldn't have bothered, but he'd hardly touched it. |
Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 17 May 2010 at 8:33pm
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Fair enough! In the end it's up to you . If it had been off or anything he wouldn't have taken it anyway. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 18 May 2010 at 9:04am
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I did this a couple of times too, back when DD would take a bottle. The only thing to be careful of is if it's not enough for a full bottle, feed them the "old" bit first, then heat some new stuff up in a clean bottle. Otherwise if they don't finish the bottle you'd have to throw the lot out as some of it had already been reheated twice. Also, if it had been all night since I last offered, I'd probably chuck it. I think the Kellymom stuff I read said it was ok as long as you offered it again within about 4 hours. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: E&L+1
Date Posted: 18 May 2010 at 9:49am
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My rule of thumb is anything longer than 4 hours I chuck it. I also chuck unused previously frozen BM if DD refuses to drink it at daycare. But I am doing that less as I am sending less with her. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: RinTinTin
Date Posted: 19 May 2010 at 3:14pm
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Oh glad I read ths thread! Very useful now that I am needing to use EBM more and more for when his Dad takes him for the day or something. And seeing how it takes me eternity to express a full feed worth, it's good to know it doesn't need to be wasted if Mac won't take it first time around. YUSSSSS!!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mollycat
Date Posted: 19 May 2010 at 3:54pm
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I agree - I would reheat once if Ryan refused to have much. But that was it for the milk. If he didn't drink it then it was gone. Have a sniff of it - you can tell when it starts to smell a bit off. ------------- http://tickers.cafemom.com"> 
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Posted By: bun_in_the_oven
Date Posted: 20 May 2010 at 9:05pm
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can i make a suggestion ??
How about halfing the milk before the feed.. if baby wants more you can always heat the other portion still in the fridge and offer more .. thats what i started to do It was heartbreaking tipping it down the sink after expressing for more than half an hour Good Luck Mama |