Guest guest Posted December 22, 1999 Report Share Posted December 22, 1999 2 hours if he has actually drank from it. Breastmilk has this amazing ability to fight off bacteria. Some studies have said that it can kill some bacteria. I think someone posted that study here a while back...I can't remember. Maybe I read it at the LLL web site. You can leave express bm that hasn't been touched out for 8-10 hours. I think both of these are in the Womanly Art of Breastfeeding that the La Leche League wrote. Love that book! Paid for my membership Monday night! > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 10:12:30 -0600 > > Subject: Re: Re: Cory has pneumonia... > > thanks so much! now, if he is walking around with a sipper cup of expressed > milk...how long will that stay safe to drink? > > > tracy > > > > At 05:44 AM 12/21/1999 -0800, you wrote: > > > > > >> How long is expressed milk good for if I let him have it that way? How > >> often should I dump the old and give him fresh? > > > >You can store milk in the fridge for up to 8 days. If you know you won't > be able to use it in that > >time, you can put it in bags (for storing breastmilk) and put them in the > freezer. They can stay > >in the freezer of your fridge (if the door is separate) for 2-3 months. > They can stay in the deep > >freeze for 6 months. > >Always give him the oldest first. But it sounds like you can pump not to > long before you feed him > >and then not worry about it (if he will take it all). > > > >> > >> Now, another great question. Cory has gotten diarrhea from the antibiotics. > >> Not explosive masses but little squirts. Now his little groin area is > >> getting red and chapped looking. Is this due to the stuff in his system or > >> is he getting (can boys get it?) a yeast infection? And how do I determine > >> whether or not he's got one? And besides changing him often (cotton cloth > >> dipes) what would be best to do?- Leave it alone or apply talc or yeast > >> infection meds or what? > > > >Could he be having an allergic reaction to the antibiotics? I don't know > about them getting yeast > >infections. I would call the ped and ask them. Would it hurt to put > Desitin on his bottom for a > >while? > > > >Hope Cory gets better soon. > >Patty > > > > > >===== > >Merry Christmas Everyone! > >Our URL: > >http://www2.ticz.com/~vphouse/ > >Other email addresses for me: > >PHouse@... - My account at work > >vphouse@... - Our account at home > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 09:49:09 -0800 > > Subject: milk at room temp > > , > > The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding states that human milk can be safely > stored at room temperature for up to 10 hours. I would guess that if you > change his cup every couple of hours that would be MORE than adequate. The > antibacterial properties of breastmilk help to keep it safe for longer > periods. > > Wendi > http://www.lactivist.com > breastfeeding info & resources ===== Merry Christmas Everyone! Our URL: http://www2.ticz.com/~vphouse/ Other email addresses for me: PHouse@... - My account at work vphouse@... - Our account at home __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 1999 Report Share Posted December 22, 1999 Patty, Always great to hear another woman joined LLL! We need more like you! Wendi http://www.lactivist.com breastfeeding info & resources I think both of these are in the Womanly Art of Breastfeeding that the La Leche League wrote. Love that book! Paid for my membership Monday night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 1999 Report Share Posted December 23, 1999 In a message dated 12/22/99 2:58:11 AM Central Standard Time, breastfeedingonelist writes: << thanks so much! now, if he is walking around with a sipper cup of expressed milk...how long will that stay safe to drink? >> freshly expressed milk will last 10 hours in the room air. Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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