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Breast milk can be stored, for varying lengths of time, at room temperature, in the refrigerator or freezer. Breast milk can be stored in a sterilised container or in special breast milk storage bags. Storing breast milk in small quantities helps to avoid wastage. If you freeze it, be sure to label and date it first.
At room temperature:
Colostrum (milk from the first days of life) can be stored for 12 hours at room temperature;
milk can be stored at room temperature:
below 15°C for 24
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Breastfeeding is physiological and all you need is a mother and a baby, however being part of a supportive community is very important, for their
wellbeing and for successful breastfeeding.
Your partner has a fundamental role in this: his task is to act as a 'shield' for the mother-baby dyad from the outside world... often relatives and friends, in their eagerness to get to know the new arrival, do not realise that they are a 'disturbing' element because they would like to turn up at any time
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Once breastfeeding has commenced and "engaged", it is easier for you and your baby to leave your house and live a fulfilling social life because you can breastfeed outside the home anywhere: at a restaurant, at the beach, during a trip (even by plane Indeed, it is recommended to put the baby to the breast or give him a dummy during take-off and landing to relax him and reduce the effects of cabin pressure that could annoy his ears)...
All you need to go out is: a change of nappies, clothes
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Here are some tips for new parents:
- check that the milk in the bottle is at the right temperature: let a few drops fall onto your wrist (the milk should be lukewarm);
- if necessary, warm the bottle in a bain-marie or in an electric bottle warmer;
- take your baby in your arms, supporting him so that his head is resting on your arm, in a semi-reclining position;
- to stimulate your baby, brush his cheek with your finger: he will instinctively turn and open his mouth;
- offer the bottle, making
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