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Can I freeze this milk??

amcongdonamcongdon member
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So LO has had something going on for the last 2 days. We thought it was just diarrhea associated with teething/extra drool but it seems to be more now. Called his pedi yesterday and they said to give him a probiotic to try and equal out his tummy etc. - they are avoiding him coming in because we have a massive flu outbreak going on right now. Well today he's sleeping more, not eating, etc. I added the probiotic to his milk this morning so he could just take it throughout the day. Can I freeze milk with the probiotic added if he hasn't drank it today or should I just use it over the weekend? It was all pumped yesterday so I have time. 

I hope this makes sense. I haven't slept really in a week and work is out of control.
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Re: Can I freeze this milk??

  • emmy236emmy236 member
    I'm in the same boat. R is on an antibiotic that really causes upset tummies. I'm just using the milk with the medicine in it. He's not really eating his usual amount so by the end of today I'll have extra that I'll pump after he goes to bed and I'll freeze that. I feel if you freeze the milk with the probiotic in it, you'll kill off the good bacteria which is the whole point of taking it. I could be wrong though
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  • telicious2telicious2 member
    I would use it throughout the weekend and freeze any fresh milk. And I would feed him smaller ounces in case you warm it and he doesn't finish.
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  • watuzzigalwatuzzigal member
    I use probiotics with A, and I would have the same concern as @emmy236 (freezing the active agents. I would do the same as PPs. But then again, I have a big imagination and no solid evidence for this.
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  • jedimindtrickjedimindtrick member
    I think it should be fine. If anything it will just kill the cultures like Emmy said. Then it will just be regular milk. Better than wasting milk.
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  • sarajim06sarajim06 member
    What probiotics are your LOs taking? We're dealing with antibiotic tummy here too :(
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  • amcongdonamcongdon member
    Thanks ladies. We are just using it over the weekend and I will freeze what I pump. He's doing better today so I think it helped.

    @sarajim06 we are using baby me now baby life probiotics. I got it at whole foods. It's just a powder that I can add to his bottles which is nice
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  • watuzzigalwatuzzigal member
    @sarajim06 we use Gerber Soothe Colic Drops. They are really probiotics by BioGaia, but BioGaia licensed the formula to Gerber, and Gerber is marketing them differently.

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