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My daughter has gone up to visit her granny up North so has been away from me (for the first time!) overnight so I've been expressing milk and noticed it has a pale green tinge to it. I've not been eating anything unusual and I feel well, so is there any reason why it might have gone green? Is it OK to give it to her? I've googled it, but come up with the usual random bunch of results so not sure what to make of it. I hate chucking away breast milk, and had she been with me, I would have been feeding her as normal.
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I'm sure it's fine as it came out of your breast. I remember the nurses in hospital saying that our bodies filter pretty much anything we eat in breast milk except alcohol (and some medicines). There must of been something you ate, during the day that might have changed the colour slightly. It would be great for St. Patrick's Day!

In a refrigerator human milk can be stored for up to 8 days at 0-4 degrees C (32-39F); it lasts for two weeks in a freezer compartment inside a fridge (ice compartment), 3-4 months within the freezer compartment of a fridge-freezer, and 6 months or longer in a stand-alone deep freeze (-19C)

[ref. Pardou, A et al Human milk banking: influence of storage processes and of bacterial contamination on some milk constituents. Biol Neonate, 1994; 65:302-09]


Here's a helpful article about storing your own pumped milk http://www.llli.org/FAQ/milkstorage.html


Fresh human milk separates, as it is not homogenized, and may appear bluish, yellowish or brownish. Simply shake the container gently to re-mix it before using. Frozen milk may take on a yellowish colour, but this does not mean that it is spoiled, unless it smells sour or tastes bad.


Milk from Wednesday should be fine -- don't forget that the antibacterial properties of human milk make it less likely to spoil.


The La Leche League 24h helpline is useful for queries like this -- it's free, and you'll be connected directly to a qualified breastfeeding counsellor in her own home who will be able to help you. 0845 120 2918


The LLL Breastfeeding FAQ covers just about every common breastfeeding question, and a lot more besides:

http://www.llli.org/FAQ/FAQSubject.html?m=0,0,3



La Leche League is the worlds largest breastfeeding support organisation, set up in 1956 by mothers for mothers. Several LLL groups meet in and around South London for coffee mornings and support/help meetings. See http://www.laleche.org.uk/pages/groups/county_list.htm for local contact details.


hope this helps


Best wishes


Agathoise

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