Hello mummies! This will be my first time bringing my little one out for a dinner event. She is mainly DL and she is only able to nurse in my own room and on my bed, can't nurse in peace elsewhere even within my bedroom on a chair. I've never tried nursing in public or using the nursing rooms before (don't think there's any nursing room near my dinner venue as well). So I intend to express bm in advance and feed her via bottle later. If I were to pump in the afternoon and store the bm in the fridge till evening, how long can I keep the bm outdoors without any cooler bag, i.e. Just store the ebm in a thermal bag and feed when required? If the milk is still cold, do I need to warm it first or can I feed it cold? Alternatively, if I were to pump just before I leave home, how long can I keep the bm outdoors? Thanks.

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Usually if my milk is chilled, I'll continue to put an ice pack with the milk when I go out until she is ready to drink the milk. In your case since you're going for a dinner function, it will be quite easy for you to warm up the milk. Just ask for a bowl and some hot water from the waiter to put your bottle in. As for pumping and bringing out freshly expressed milk, I usually keep the milk in an insulated bag and feed within 4 hours :)

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