PSA: test your frozen breastmilk

wack0032 · December 2015

I decided to check my frozen breastmilk the other day, just to practice the de-thawing process, etc.

The milk smelled and tasted bad. I opened another bag, same thing. Then I opened a bag I had just pumped and frozen the night before. Same thing.

Long story short, after much googling and a conversation with my LC, it appears I have a high amount of lipase in my milk. Not a problem, unless, of course you want to store your milk. There is a great article on Kelly mom about how to deal with this so you can still store it:https://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/milkstorage/lipase-expressedmilk/

In my research I had found so many moms that hadn't tested their frozen milk until the day before they went back to work, only to find out they had to toss their entire stash. Don't let this be you.

jesssaying · December 2015

So do I throw out my frozen milk if this is the case and start over with the tips from the article?

LaurenBee24 · December 2015

jesssaying said:
So do I throw out my frozen milk if this is the case and start over with the tips from the article?

Don't toss the milk! If your baby won't take it you can donate it to the hospital. They will process it and use it for nicu babies.

jesssaying · December 2015

Okay!

Carahall · December 2015

The only issue is if your baby refuses it. If they take it fine, it's okay and safe to give them.

MandahGirly · December 2015

I thought my frozen milk had gone bad but apparently it can also smell and taste like soap. As long as baby takes it then it's fine. If they have a problem I think you can boil the milk to get rid of the soapy taste?

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