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So, what does thawed milk smell like if its bad?

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I've got some defrosting from end of August and want to know what it should smell like, when I pump it, it doesn't smell at all, and I once thawed a bottle but didn't use it within the 12hrs and it smelled kind of like spit up, I dumped it since it was past 12hrs, but not sure if thats what bad milk smells like.

 

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Re: So, what does thawed milk smell like if its bad?

  • cougarliciouscougarlicious
    If its bad, it will smell like sour milk.
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  • katie4253katie4253 member

    imagecougarlicious:
    If its bad, it will smell like sour milk.

    I disagree.  Bad milk smells worse than sour milk.  It smells rotten.  If it smells like vomit/soap/metallic it is very likely a lipase issue.  That milk is fine to feed, though often babies won't take it.   

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  • TessieFTessieF

    I agree that the vomit smell is probably a lipase issue (I have one).  The milk is actually fine to feed to your baby IF your baby will take it.  Mine will, but I just felt weird feeding it to her, so I threw away anything with a funny taste and since discovering the issue have been scalding any milk I freeze so it doesn't go "bad". 

    If you are unsure if your milk is good, I would first smell it.  If it smells off, toss it.  If I don't scald my milk,  it smells fine but acquires a vomity aftertaste after about a month in the freezer (lovely, I know).  I have to actually taste it to see if anything is wrong with it.  Again, my DD would drink it anyway, but I just didn't feel like feeding it to her since I was overproducing when I discovered the issue and running out of freezer space anyway.

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  • chicsubchicsub member
    This just happened the other day and the milk smelled fine, but DD refused it.  So I tasted it and it definitely tasted like it was spoiling. 
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