Breastmilk pictorial guide

Breastmilk pictorial guide printable version

Step 1

Wash your hands and make sure you have a clean bench for preparing the bottle.

image of someone with soap on their hands in a sink ready to be rinsed with sater

Step 2

Ask another staff member to double-check the name and date on the breast milk and sterilised bottle provided by the family.

image of two staff members checking breastmilk is correct

Step 3

Fill out the infant's feeding record.

image of staff member completing an infant's feeding record

Step 4

Thaw frozen breast milk in refrigerator or in a container of warm (not boiling) water. Do not use the microwave.

image of breastmilk in refrigerator

Step 5

Heat breast milk by standing the bottle or storage pouch in warm water for around 10 minutes. Do not use the microwave.

image of breastmilk standing in a container with warm water to heat it up

Step 6

Check the temperature on your wrist. It should feel warm not hot.

image is of an educator testing the breatmilk temperature on their wrist

Step 7

Feed the infant as soon as possible after warming the breast milk.

image is of an educator holding a baby and feeding them the breastmilk from a bottle

Step 8

Throw away any leftover breast milk that has been heated.

image is unused breastmilk being poured into a sink to discard it