Telle Milk storage checker

Is this breast milk still good?

Pick where the milk is and when it got there. You'll see the time it's good until, based on the CDC's storage guidelines.

Where is the milk?

Result

Showing an example. Pick your milk's location and time above.

A note for daycare

Uses the milk and time you picked above

Check your whole freezer

Add each bag's freeze date and amount. You'll get them in the order to use them, oldest first.

    How long breast milk keeps

    Room temperature, 77°F or colderUp to 4 hours
    RefrigeratorUp to 4 days
    FreezerAbout 6 months is best, up to 12 is acceptable
    Thawed in the refrigeratorWithin 24 hours of fully thawing. Never refreeze
    Warmed or brought to room temperatureWithin 2 hours
    Left over after a feedingWithin 2 hours, then discard

    Source: CDC, Breast Milk Storage and Preparation, for healthy full-term babies. Babies in the NICU or born early may have different limits, so follow your care team.

    Download the printable cheat sheet for your fridge (PDF)

    Let Telle keep these dates for you

    Telle is a shared baby tracker built by a NICU dad. Log a pump and Telle tracks each bag's expiry, your fridge and freezer totals, and how many days of milk you have. Everyone in your household sees the same numbers.

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    This checker runs in your browser. Nothing you enter is sent anywhere. Your freezer list is saved only in this browser. It is not medical advice. When in doubt, ask your pediatrician or a lactation consultant, or throw the milk out.