How to pump breast milk and store them?

Hi everyone, I'm a first time mom and unsure of how to correctly store the breast milk. Do you put in milk storage bags individually everytime you finish pumping or accumulate it in a bottle for a day and store them? Should I store in the fridge or freezer? Is the breast milk solid once taken out of freezer? and if so, how do I warm it using a bottle warmer? How do I wash my breast pump? Should I wash after every use and then sterilise it? Thank you for your advice. 🌻

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This is what I did for mine. Just nice supply for the day - Pump into bottle directly > store in fridge > warm up directly. Oversupply - Pump into bottle > transfer to storage bag > freeze. I usually just freeze max 100ml each bags, regardless lesser than that (because I know it exceeds baby’s daily intake) I don’t like to wait till end of day to combine. The longer it is stored out of freezer, the stronger the smell as well. To defrost frozen bm (start with the oldest milk) 1) Bring down the night before, let it thaw in fridge. Transfer to bottle, put in warmer. 2) Thaw under running water, transfer to bottle, put in warmer. Wash Take out all the parts (including flange inserts), wash like how you wash your bottles. It’s up to your own preference, some people don’t have time so they pump and store the pump parts in the fridge (put in ziplock) to use for another 1-2 more pump sessions. I have 2 to rotate so I wash after every use then pop in the sterilizer. Hope this helps!

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8mo ago

thank you so much! 🫶🏻