How to extract and preserve breast milk

During the first weeks after the arrival of the baby you begin to establish your child's feeding routines, but after a while mom must go back to work or join her normal life, which means that she may not always be there when the small one wants to eat, for that reason it is important that you know how to extract and conserve the breast milk for the moments in which you are not close, in .com we give you the keys that you need about this subject

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Before you start with the extraction, wash your hands well to prevent the milk from becoming full of bacteria

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Your chest should only be washed in the event that you have sweated or applied any cream or perfume that may alter or affect the state of the milk, the rest will not be necessary

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Proceed to express milk, the easiest way to do it is using a breast pump. Before you must sterilize it to ensure that it is clean and in perfect condition. Rest the cup on your nipple and start the extraction

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If the baby is not going to make the shot in the next 8 hours, time that the milk can last in good condition at room temperature, you must store it. Store it in a special glass bag or bottle to store milk that you will find in any maternity store

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If your refrigerator is less than 5 ° milk in the right container can last up to two days, while frozen endured for weeks, once thawed your baby should take it in less than 24 hours

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To heat or defrost the milk that has been extracted you can not use the microwave or direct fire. Place the bottle under the hot water of the tap so that it goes up in temperature or uses the technique of bain-marie, otherwise you could damage it