“More surprisingly, bacterial growth was also negligible at room temperature over 24 hours. This means if you accidentally leave pumped milk on the counter overnight, you may not need to throw it away.” 😱
Emily Oster@ProfEmilyOster
New reserach shows the CDC guidelines about throwing away breastmilk immediately after your baby drinks from the bottle is way too cautious. Bacterial growth is minimal, even for several hours at room temp. This may seem minor but I promise it's not for parents. parentdata.org/babies/breast-…
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