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DS refusing bottle, BM smells funny, PLZ HELP
DS took defrosted bm bottles in the first 6 weeks without a problem, although we only gave a few. Now, in the past 3 weeks we've had to give some more, maybe a total of 8. He's been fighting them more and more and now he's downright refusing them and just screaming.
The milk smells and tastes funny but neither DH or I am sure what it's supposed to smell like. It doesn't smell like bad cow's milk.
How do I know if it's the milk that's bad?
Maybe I need to switch bottles or nipples? We use Playtex drop ins. Maybe he just needs to get used to them again?
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Re: DS refusing bottle, BM smells funny, PLZ HELP
Switchign bottles or nipples could work. Some babies are picky about what bottles they use. I know my firend Abby had to tey a few different types before they found one that she would take.
As for the milk going bad I don't believe so and I pulled this off a LLL website asking the same question...
The problem with the frozen milk could either be a problem specific to your milk or specific to your freezer. Some women have more lipase in their milk than others. Lipase helps to break down the fat in the breastmilk. That is probably what is happening that is causing the milk to smell and taste bad.
One suggestion is to scald (bring just to a boil then take off the stove) the milk prior to freezing. Have you tried offering the milk to your baby? Many babies won't even care about the taste change. (Try drinking some of the infant formulas - they'll gag you!)
Are you putting the milk against the freezer wall? If you have an automatic defrost cycle, then this could also be a problem. Breastmilk should never be stored up against a freezer wall. You might also try experimenting with glass bottles or containers for freezing to see if that has any effect.
Hope this helps
this was what I was going to say
It could be lipase or something else. The milk may smell a bit soapy or bitter. Mine smells this way a little, but it's only the really strong bottles that he won't take. You could mix some fresh milk in with it to smooth the taste a little. Otherwise, it may just be that it's all going to be useless to you, which would stink. So far I've only come across a few bottles of mine that had to be completely thrown out because he wouldn't take it (though at the time I didn't think to blend fresh with it, so that may have worked).
Hope it gets better!