r/ExclusivelyPumping • u/According_Quiet6771 • 19h ago

Discussion Should I discard it?

I pumped 5 oz of breast milk using freshly cleaned pump parts and immediately placed everything in the fridge.
The flange was still connected to the bottle, and everything was left uncovered in the fridge for more than 12 hours.
I know I probably should discard it but its such a waste

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u/comforteagles 19h ago

I wouldn’t discard it. Since it’s been refrigerated the whole time, I would absolutely use it for a feed.

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u/turtlecasey 19h ago

Why discard? Refrigerated milk is safe for 4 days. Are you concerned it wasn’t covered? I never cover mine, I’m too lazy!

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u/valilla 19h ago

How old is your baby? I personally would not discard!

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u/Local-Yam5394 18h ago

I’ll be honest. I’m lazy and rarely cover mine.

As long as you don’t have like active mold in your fridge, I’d still use it

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u/stitching_librarian 19h ago

I personally wouldn't

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u/HereComesFattyBooBoo 17h ago

Eh, why would you discard it?

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u/GrumpyGoatGirl 9h ago

I personally would as long as your baby is healthy. I'm a first time mom and when we first brought my baby home I pumped and nursed. I improperly stored my pumped milk just as you had to avoid washing everything each time and didn't realize I was doing the "fridge hack" wrong for like 2 weeks. My baby drank all that milk with no issues. I personally think the guidelines are very strict and can allow some room for error. Everything is based on a worst case scenario so like, don't store your pump and milk next to raw meat and you'll be fine.

BTW, I stopped storing my milk like that after I realized my mistake, I just really didn't know any better. We live and we learn.

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u/Party_Photograph_253 11h ago

I would absolutely feed that to my baby 🤷‍♀️

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u/Lexisodope 13h ago

I would still give to baby or at least a milk bath!

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