Dawaya helps you know how to store breast milk   :

• Use sterilized containers, plastic is better than glass
• Label and date your bottles and bags, and use up the oldest ones first.
• Keep your breast pump clean. Wash the parts in hot, soapy water, and rinse them thoroughly before sterilizing.
• Wash your hands before expressing and handling breast milk for storage.

Breast milk can be stored in a number of ways :

• At room temperature (no more than 25 degrees C), for up to six hours.
• In a cool box, with ice packs, for up to 24 hours.
• In a fridge (at four degrees C or colder), for up to five days.
• In a freezer (at minus 18 degrees C or lower), for up to six months.