Rewarming frozen??

[kdmalk]

I pulled out a 4.5oz bag for DS to see how much he might take after a really distracted and frustrating BF session. I'm trying to put him to bed after this, so I wanted to make sure his tummy was full. I thawed it directly from the freezer in warm water and he drank almost 2oz, but there is still just under 3oz left in the bottle.

Can I put it in the fridge and warm it and give it to him when he wakes up in a few hours? I always discard frozen milk after warming it once, but this is almost 3oz, so I'd really not like to waste it.

Should I toss it, or do other moms rewarm? The milk had been in the freezer less than 3 weeks and was frozen immediately after pumping.

Thanks ladies!!!

 

[crownest]

Sorry but it should be thrown out it breaks my heart to do it. As far as I'm aware the reasons are 1 your baby has introduced bacteria to the milk by feeding and it should not be used after 2 hour ,2 defrosted milk needs to be used within 12 hours and 3 can't reheat milk as bacteria may have started to grow when it was heated. I'm no expert but this is what I read on Internet so it must be true 😅😅😅 I hope I'm wring hate throwing out milk

 

[kdmalk]

I suspected this much. I always throw it out, but it is usually like an ounce or so... Not 3. Sigh. I thought maybe I could get away with it since I thawed it in water and immediately fed it to him, so it had only just come from the freezer like 20 minutes before.... But I'd rather be safe than sorry.