Rejecting defrosted milk

[apenn]

Has anyone else had the experience of a baby who will drink fresh (refridgerated) expressed breastmilk but refused to take frozen and then defrosted milk? I can only surmuse that it must change the taste or some other property.

-A

[Fuschia]

have you tssted it?

if it has a very strong taste read this about excess lipase.

I have to scald my milk before freezing

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/lipase-expressedmilk.html

http://forums.llli.org/showthread.php?t=297

[Dulwich Born And Bred]

When my son did take breastmilk for a short while at the beginning, he did not like frozen milk either, though he was fine with milk that has been in the fridge, but I noticed that frozen milk has a rather soapy smell whereas milk that has been stored in the fridge smelt fine.

[womanofdulwich]

MIne were fine with it- maybe the ice cube tray has got a smell to it though? Why don't you try using normal milk and see if that tastes different using the same method, to iron out any problems.

[apenn]

Thanks for the advice ladies, and for the links Fuschia. I haven't notice a soapy smell, but I do suspect that my milk goes off somewhat quickly. I have stored milk both in the fridge and freezer in Lansinoh storage bags, so I don't think the storate method can be what is affecting it. Luckily it's not a necessity at the moment, but I will try scalding to see if it makes a difference and it's a lipase issue.

Thanks again!

-A

[LI]

I had the lipase issue. I found that as long as the milk had been frozen soon after pumping, my baby would take it as long as I defrosted it just before feeding using hot water. ie if I left it to defrost in the fridge it was rejected. That's because I froze a lot before I worked out I had to scald it!

[apenn]

Thanks for the tip LI. Will try that too. I was defrosting in the fridge . . .

[apenn]

FYI - baby drank scalded milk that I defrosted quickly in hot water. Thanks!