CAUTION: Only the NUK
®
Breast Milk Container with
the collar (12) and seal disk (14) should be stored in
the refrigerator, not the entire NUK
®
Expressive
®
Single
Electric Breast Pump.
9.1 NUK
®
Breast Milk Container
The breast milk may be chilled or frozen and thawed
out in a sealed breast milk container (5). The breast
milk container (5) may also be used for re-heating and
feeding. Please always observe the information below on
handling breast milk.
NOTE: When freezing breast milk, do not ll the container
(5) with more than 5 . oz as breast milk expands as it
freezes and the container (5) may burst.
9.2 Tips for Handling Breast Milk
NUK
®
Seal ‘n Go
®
Milk Bags and Breast Milk Containers
(sold with any NUK
®
breast pump) are safe for storage in
the refrigerator or freezer.
• Once the container has been opened, the maximum
storage time is 12 hours at 39°F (4°C).
• The milk may be thawed out in the container either in
the refrigerator, or, if required immediately, by standing
in warm water.
• If desired, warm the milk to body temperature by
placing it in a NUK
®
Bottle Warmer, or in a container of
heated water. Always check temperature of the milk on
your wrist before feeding baby.
Caution: Breast milk must not be thawed out in a
microwave as this will destroy valuable nutrients as well
as cause possible damage to the container material,
which may cause the risk of explosion. Uneven heating
may also result in scalding!
• The milk should therefore be shaken gently before
feeding to ensure that milk and milk fats are well mixed
and that the warm breast milk is evenly distributed.
• Defrosted, re-heated or unused milk must be disposed
of and not refrozen.
• If you express breast milk more than once within a
period of 24 hours, the freshly expressed milk may
be added to the previously cooled breast milk under
the following conditions: The temperatures must be
the same (cold on cold). Freshly expressed milk must
therefore be cooled first before being added to milk
that is already cool.
• Consult your medical professional for more detailed
information about storage.
STORAGE GUIDELINES FOR THAWED BREAST MILK
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Room Temperature (60°F to 85°F) Refrigerator (39°F or colder) Freezer
Up to 1-2 hours is best. Up to 3-4 hours is ok. 24 hours Do not refreeze thawed breast milk.
GUIDELINES FOR STORING BREAST MILK
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Location Temperature Duration Comments
Countertop, table
Room temperature
(up to 77°F or 25°C)
6–8 hours
Containers should be covered and kept as cool
as possible; covering the container with a cool
towel may keep milk cooler.
Insulated cooler bag
5 - 39°F or
-15 - 4°C
24 hours
Keep ice packs in contact with milk containers
at all times, limit opening cooler bag.
Refrigerator 39°F or 4°C 5 days
Store milk in the back of the main body of the
refrigerator.
Freezer
Store milk toward the back of the freezer, where
temperature is most constant. Milk stored for
longer durations in the ranges listed is safe,
but some of the lipids in the milk undergo
degradation resulting in lower quality.
Freezer compartment of
a refrigerator
5°F or -15°C 2 weeks
Freezer compartment of
refrigerator with separate doors
0°F or -18°C 3–6 months
Chest or upright deep freezer -4°F or -20°C 6–12 months
9. Storing & Feeding Milk
If the breast milk is not to be used immediately, you can seal the lled container (5) with the collar (12) and seal disk
(14) as shown in section 4 (15b) or pour from the container (5) into a NUK
®
Seal ‘n Go
®
Breast Milk Bag. Store it in the
refrigerator. Use an erasable marker to write the date and time of expressing on the container (5).
Follow the below guidelines for safe storage of breast milk to ensure freshness.
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