how many hours does it take to thaw frozen breastmilk in the refrigerator using these medela bottles?
361484
It doesn't take long if you will put it under hot water in your sink. just make sure it's not cold. I've never tried any other way though
1568698
With cold water, I would say 4 hours minimum, best is overnight. I hope that helps . . . .
643988
I pumped into the bottles and then stored the milk in the medela freezer bags. I usually had 2-3 bottles in the fridge ready to go and then I would just freeze the rest. I had ALOT of bottles but that was just my preference because I didn't want to have to wash bottles constantly.
688228
That's kind of hard question to answer. It depends to some extent on what you fill them with, how much other stuff is in the freezer, how cold your freezer is, etc. My experience is usually several hours to overnight, but it seems to vary some. They seem to freeze fastest in our upright full freezer and when kept on a separate shelf or, at least, away from other stuff as much as possible.
343114
I typically put 3 cold bottles of breast milk in along with 3 ice packs (the one that the bag comes with along w/two other block ice packs), and since my daycare doesn't have room in the fridge, the milk stays in the cooler all day. By the end of my 8 hour shift, the milk is still chilled. It may not be absolutely cold, but it is definitely still above room temperature.
1466352
The pumping is the important thing because she can always make more when she gets home. ;) I would not count on these to keep the milk truly cold. HOWEVER, breast milk does not spoil fast like cow's milk or formula.
1887627
The longest I've left in the refrigerator was 4 days. I also don't use big quantities at a time... So mine stays frozen. One of those spoons to scoop ice cream works great. It allows me to scoop as much or as little I want.
1680713
I use medela storage bottles, 2.5 OZ for my frozen milk, 9 bottles would go in comfortably, it wuld also fit his 4OZ medela feeding bottle and 3 mayb 4 of his storage bottles, den only 1 of my parents choice 9OZ bottles, hope dis helps...
1568194
I have Medela bottles from 3 years ago with my first child that all fit this nipple. I have the 2.5 oz freezer bottles for newborns, 5 oz, and 8 oz and it fits them all. I haven't purchased any new bottles yet and baby two is 8.5 months old.
1223867
We use ours in the Dr. Brown's bottle warmer that heats the same way. We heat a cold bottle straight from the fridge for 3 minutes. I use the sealing disk on the bottle instead of the nipple. I don't think the bottle gets uncomfortably hot. The milk doesn't get too hot.
1833618
that's the purpose of the warmer. I heat up bottles of formula everyday. all it is, is your bottle sitting in water which the warmer is heating up. It takes about 3 to 5 min depending on the size of bottle.
1565891
The time it takes depends a great deal on the room temp as well as the thickness of what you're thawing. Maybe this will help some to know that in my 73 degree house it takes about an hr to 1 1/2 hrs for me to thaw a one pound package of ground beef. Depending on the shape (block or rectangle) it may take less than that to thaw. Thick boneless chicken breasts removed from the Styrofoam tray but covered in plastic wrap, takes a couple of hours to thaw for me. Naturally the thicker the frozen food package the longer it takes to thaw but still cuts the thawing time at least in half. Faster and safer than thawing food left on the countertop for hours and hours. The time it takes depends a great deal on the room temp as well as the thickness of what you're thawing. Maybe this will help some to know that in my 73 degree house it takes about an hr to 1 1/2 hrs for me to thaw a one pound package of ground beef. Depending on the shape (block or rectangle) it may take less than that to thaw. Thick boneless chicken breasts removed from the Styrofoam tray but covered in plastic wrap, takes a couple of hours to thaw for me. Naturally the thicker the frozen food package the longer it takes to thaw but still cuts the thawing time at least in half. Faster and... » Read More The time it takes depends a great deal on the room temp as well as the thickness of what you're thawing. Maybe this will help some to know that in my 73 degree house it takes about an hr to 1 1/2 hrs for me to thaw a one pound package of ground beef. Depending on the shape (block or rectangle) it may take less than that to thaw. Thick boneless chicken breasts removed from the Styrofoam tray but covered in plastic wrap, takes a couple of hours to thaw for me. Naturally the thicker the frozen food package the longer it takes to thaw but still cuts the thawing time at least in half. Faster and safer than thawing food left on the countertop for hours and hours. « Show Less
490965
I am sure this will vary....but when fully thawed it takes ours about 2 hours to freeze.
1887623
I always thaw only the quantity I need, the rest stays in the freezer.i can't imagine keeping it more than 48-72 hours by itself. You could always ask the vendor?
644565
Small is about 7 minutes. Medium about 11 and large about 15 minutes. Will take a bit longer if water is warm. Suggest chilled water to speed up process.
1565890
The time it takes depends a great deal on the room temp as well as the thickness of what you're thawing. Maybe this will help some to know that in my 73 degree house it takes about an hr to 1 1/2 hrs for me to thaw a one pound package of ground beef. Depending on the shape (block or rectangle) it may take less than that to thaw. Thick boneless chicken breasts removed from the Styrofoam tray but covered in plastic wrap, takes a couple of hours to thaw for me. Naturally the thicker the frozen food package the longer it takes to thaw but still cuts the thawing time at least in half. Faster and safer than thawing food left on the countertop for hours and hours.
2132601
Theoretically you could, but I'd have concerns with heating up from frozen and glass cracking, just like any cooking situation. You'd be much better off freezing in bags, I use Lansinoh Breastmilk bags, put the frozen bag in the fridge the night before you plan on using it or 15 min. in warm (not hot) water, transfer to bottle and heat.