Q. As a working mum, I expressed my milk in the office and put in the fridge before I go home. However, I do not keep the milk in a cooler bag as my journey from office to home is about 1hr 10min and once I reached back, I would then put the milk back into the fridge again. I have friends who told me it’s incorrect and vice versa. What’s the proper way to store your milk and have I not been doing it correctly?
Kim Teo, via email

A. It is advisable to place the milk in a cooler bag as you journey home from office.  This is to ensure that the 'cold chain' for preserving the nutritive value and hygiene of your expressed milk is not broken. As you are advised to breast feed for at least 6 months, it is wise to invest in a cooler bag which can be easily folded when not in use.

Dr. Low Kah Tzay is Consultant Neonatologist and Paediatrician at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre

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