My daughter is 4 months old, and I am exclusively breastfeeding. In the beginning I stored a lot of breast milk in the freezer as backup for when I returned to work. I have been working for a month and a half. At first my baby took the thawed breast milk just fine but then began to refuse it. I discovered that the thawed milk does not smell the same as the fresh and kind of smells like spoiled milk. I am frustrated by this because I have read that frozen breast milk should last for several months, but even the milk I have frozen for less than a month smells spoiled when thawed ( I am thawing it by placing the bags it is stored in in warm water). Has this happened to anyone else? Why is my milk not staying good as long as it is supposed to frozen?
2007-08-01 04:42:28 · 4 answers · asked by march2007mom 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
It might be that you have too much lipase, which isn't a problem except it can make the stored milk taste off. The solution is to scald the milk as soon as you pump it:
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However given that it wasn't a problem in the start I don't think that is the problem. Are you sure your freezer is working well? And that your are sterilizing things properly? It might be worth investing in a freezer thermometer that has an alarm if the temperature gets too warm.
2007-08-01 04:52:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Isn't it obvious? Storing milk in the breast keeps it at an ideal temperature for baby. Chilling it for same day use is OK but freezing it will destroy it. Before modern pasturisation and iradiation, fresh cows milk would only last two day, less than one day in the summer. Milk (dairy) products are only recommended to be frozen for up to 1 month before the quality deteriates. You have two problems, first, the quality has gone as you have frozen your own milk for way too long and second, defrosting it in warm water? Are you mad? No wonder baby isn't happy with the milk. As you are defrosting the milk you are curdling it and turning it sour with the heat. If you must defrost milk, put in the refridgerator overnight and keep it chilled. I would suggest that you get rid of all the frozen milk. Start milking yourself and give baby some fresh milk. At night, you can let baby suckle on you nipples and only have her fed from bottles whilst you are at work during the day. If not, you will lose the bonding that you have.
2007-08-01 05:02:12 · answer #2 · answered by kendavi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try defrosting in the fridge. Thats how we did it. Put your days worth in the fridge the night before you head of to bed. Try that! sorry, Ive never really heard of that happening.
2007-08-01 04:47:44 · answer #3 · answered by ohiomommy77 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where are you freezing it at??? If it's not in a deep freezer but rather in your refrigerator freezer - it won't last as long and does have a tendancy to do that.
I have kept mine in our deep freezer and have had no issues.
2007-08-01 04:46:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋