Stay at Home Dad Lesson- Thawing out frozen breast milk

Now that I am at home with the baby most of the time, feeding the baby is priority #1
Here is the best way to get the frozen milk ready for the baby to drink.

1. After the baby wakes up you have to feed the baby. Now, since Marley is still on breast milk, this means thawing out some of the frozen breast milk. The best way to thaw out breast milk is to hold it or place it in warm water. Just warm water. Hot water will ruin the milk and the good stuff in it. That is all you need to know about it.
2. Do not thaw it in the fridge… it takes too long. Do not put it in the microwave… too hot, so is the stove. Only thaw it in warm water.
3. You can put the bag or bottle of frozen breast milk in a bowl filled with warm water, then every few minutes, put more warm water in it. Or just put it in a container under the faucet of running warm water.
4. You can serve the milk when it is room temperature, but body temp is best.
5. Remember that the thawed out breast milk is only good for 24 hours.
6. Do not waste any milk! That stuff is precious, do not waste it!

You can get more information from Dr. Sears here!