It’s no surprise that breast milk is the best food to help your baby to grow and develop. It is custom made by each mother for her own baby, and contains the perfect amount of protein, carbohydrate, fat, vitamins and minerals. According to many researches, breast milk is so important that it is the only food or drink your baby needs for the first 6 months of his life. The World Health Organization (WHO) officially recommends mothers breastfeed until three years of age. (Yes, you did read that right!) Even the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends mothers should breastfeed “at least until one year of age and then as long as baby and mother mutually want to.<\/p>\n
But if a mom has to rejoin office or has to travel due to some professional commitments, it becomes very difficult to feed or provide breast milk to baby. Especially if the mom wants to continue to breastfeed. In such scenario, its always beneficial to get into the routine of expressing and storing your breastmilk 2 weeks in advance. This will not only keep your milk supply up, but your baby can continue to get the benefits of your milk from the stored one, even when you’re not with him. And when you travel, then too take the breast pump and bottles along with you and keep up the pumping and storing.<\/p>\n
Below are the some tips to store breast milk:<\/p>\n