Because Lucinda is sleeping through her middle of the night feed at times, I find myself waking up due to my breasts being so full and painful. I have expressed before and given the milk to DD2 but I am thinking that I might like to freeze it. With DD2 I used bottles to store the EBM in, but that was a bit annoying, especially if she didn't want a whole 240mls of EBM. I was thinking that those little zip lock bags would be ideal as most of the storage bags I have seen are quite expensive.
I used to defrost my EBM by leaving it out at room temp. I wouldn't put it in boiling water though but I would hot water. I figured as long as it didn't get hotter than body temperature than it should be fine? I'm no expert through! lol
I froze mine in the Medela bags (for that purpose). I think Swispers makes a similar product which is heaps cheaper but I never used them. I ended up having over 20 litres in the freezer at the end! (after 4 months - I had lots of milk!) The difference between these bags and the normal zip lock bags are that the Medela bags are sterilised.
As for defrosting. I used to defrost in the bags at room temperature or to speed up the process, put it into a bath of normal tap water to defrost.
I wouldn't defrost in hot or boiling water. Also, they say that if you heat breastmilk too hot it actually kills the goodness.
Hope this helps!
I'm sure there is more information on the ABA website.
I wouldn't as they aren't sterile... And the milk is being stored in the freezer for X amount of time. (Contrary to popular belief, freezing does not stop all bacterial growth, nor does it kill bacteria, it only slows it)
Can you store EBM in zip lock bags?
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