🍼 Feeding · 0 – 12 months
🥛 Storing pumped breast milk
Milk storage depends on hygiene, temperature and whether baby is healthy or hospitalised.
The storage rules
1. What to prepare
Wash hands, use clean food-grade milk containers, label expression date and time, and refrigerate promptly at the back of the fridge.
2. What to check
Use your local service’s storage table, not a universal timetable. Thaw in the fridge or safely with warm water, never microwave or refreeze thawed milk; hospital teams set rules for sick or premature babies.
3. In Singapore
Ask the maternity team or polyclinic to demonstrate hygienic preparation of the exact infant formula product using safe water and its own scoop. Cool before feeding, do not microwave or prop bottles, and discard feed leftovers. In Singapore’s heat, do not assume a room-temperature storage period remains safe outdoors; use a reliable cold chain and a local storage table.
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When in doubt, contact your doctor or midwife. For a life-threatening emergency, call 995 for a medical emergency.