Returning to work does not mean stop giving breast milk for the little one. By expressing milk, the baby can still get the milk without the presence of the mother at his side. In addition milker pump and storage bottles of breast milk, there is another 'weapon' that should be owned by a mother who wants to continue breastfeeding even work: the milk cooler bag.
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Now cooler bag breast milk has many sold with various colors, patterns, and shapes. Cooler bag This milk is usually protected by a layer of insulation or Styrofoam to prevent outside air to enter so that the temperature inside the bag is maintained. Thus, ASI will also be protected.
Cooler bag good milk is generally made from three kinds of materials, the layer of thermal insulation, waterproof layer and outer layer. Good waterproof layer is generally in the form of cotton laminate, PUL, plastic or vinyl. While the outer layer may be the same as the waterproof layer, or may also be a certain other materials, such as canvas.
Cooler bag This milk is very useful for working mothers who need a travel time of more than 30 minutes during the return trip from office to home. The quality of breast milk Milch is stored in the bag is likely to decrease or even unfit for consumption if it is not stored in breast milk cooler bag, especially if a trip to the home office takes a long time. To maximize the benefits, check your breast milk cooler bag regularly to detect any tears or zippers that are damaged or not fully closed.
In addition to breast milk cooler bag, here are some facilities that should be accessible breastfeeding mothers in the workplace:
- The room was clean and relatively private to expressing milk. Some offices provide room for expressing milk, complete with a refrigerator to store breast milk. While in the office who does not yet provide a similar room, partially breastfeeding women used to use prayer rooms or meeting rooms that are not used to express the milk.
- Breast pump. Most mothers feel more comfortable expressing milk by hand. Either by hand or pump, do not forget to wash your hands first before milking.
- Plastic bottles or plastic bags designed specifically for storing breast milk. Pockets can be prone to tear or leak, especially if it is put and carried in breast milk in a cooler bag. Therefore, you may be able to put it in the box of plastic food containers sealed to be more robust. Avoid placing breast milk in disposable plastic bottles or plastic bags commonly used everyday and are not designed specifically for breast milk. But avoid the risk of breaking glass bottles because when carried in breast milk in a cooler bag. Also make sure storage containers is completely sterile. Label each bottle and write down the date and time information the milk milked.
Mother's Milk dairy stored at room temperature can only survive for at least 6 hours. If the room temperature is over 25 degrees Celsius, age of mother's milk of dairy can be shorter, which is about 2-4 hours. Therefore, ideally, to maintain the quality, the bottle of breast milk of dairy recommended to be stored in the refrigerator for working mothers. But if your office does not provide these facilities, you can save the mother's milk of dairy milk in a cooler bag is equipped with a bag containing the gel. Before she was taken inside the bag, store the gel bag in the freezer overnight. Gel bag will keep the cold air so that the temperature in the cooler bag breast milk also cold. Mother's Milk dairy stored in insulated cooler bag with ice packs breast milk can last for at least 24 hours.
As knowledge, breast milk stored in the refrigerator can survive for at least five days. While stored in a freezer temperature of minus 18 degrees Celsius can last up to six months in optimum condition. Keep in mind also that the longer the storage period, the higher the risk of losing the content of vitamin C.
Expressing milk at work does require a long-term commitment, discipline, and spend more time with their own. But many mothers are willing to undergo the hassle in order to give the best for the child. Therefore, it takes time and space of its own, so it's good for you to inform your employer needs to.
Not only for the baby, expressing milk is also beneficial for nursing mothers. Breasts ached because of the need to remove the milk will subside after the milk is expressed. Expressing milk will also make the milk flow more smoothly so that the baby can still breastfeed from the breast. The habit of expressing milk can be started at home since her maternity leave ends. Thus you can find the best regular schedule of when breast milk is flowing smoothly.
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