Quick pumped milk question:

[mrsdee1982]

Yesterday I pumped some milk and put it in the fridge. DH warmed up milk and fed Charlotte a night time bottle. There was one ounce left. He put that ounce back in the fridge. Would it be ok to re-warm and feed to her today?

[ThePalindromicOne]

Hubs did that too. ..we ended up wasting it but I did find when i read more about it that you can use it for the next feeding if it's within a couple hours. Verdict is out on whether you should refrigerate in between. ..

[Flick]

Did she drink from the same bottle that the ounce is in? Milk and formula both are only good for an hour after baby starts drinking it because of bacteria.

[Widget123]

If I'm reading this right the leftover ounce was in the same bottle the baby drank out of. In that case 24 hours later is too late, you should dump it. Breastmilk in a bottle is generally viewed as good longer than formula out of a bottle after baby's lips have touched it, but really you shouldn't be reusing that milk more than a few hours later.

ETA you can google kellymom reusing expressed breastmilk.  The kellymom site has been really slow lately otherwise I'd link directly, but the info is there

[megeliz1]

I just looked this up the other day and everything inward finding said its good for 1-2 hours after warming and then needs to be tossed. It doesn't change anything if you put it back in the refrigerator and it shouldn't be reheated after the initial warming.