Mynyel Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 My sister called me to ask about this. She pumps so that when and if she needs it someone can give the baby a bottle with breast milk. WELL, the baby hasn't been talking the bottle. At all. He just didn't want anything to do with it. Finally today my sister was preparing a bottle with the breast milk and noticed it smelled funny. So she dipped her finger in and tasted it. She said is was sour. She got out another one from the freezer and it was the same thing. She tried thawing it differently. On the counter, in the fridge and in warm water. Still the same with 4 different frozen bags of milk. These particular bags are only about 4 weeks old. She pumps, puts it in the little milk bags, squeezes the air out, dates them and puts them in the freezer. Anyone have any suggestions? BTDT? She has called her lac consultant but hasn't gotten a call back yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Mine was always fine, perhaps she is not freezing right away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynyel Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Mine was always fine, perhaps she is not freezing right away? I thought of that.... but she freezes right away, she doesn't leave it out at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I pumped and froze breast milk in the little plastic bags with no problems. Ds#2 was drinking milk in July/August that I has expressed in May (I knew I was going to have to stop making milk because I had to go on a medication, so I over produced and stocked up.) Maybe it's the brand of bags? Maybe it was something she changed in her diet at the time of the milk making? I suppose it is possible that the bags were to full and ripped a seam? Was she pumping with lanolin or something similar on her breast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Something wrong with her freezer? I would be checking out my food too. Is it possible the may have left the door open or something and things started to thaw? Power outage in the night no one noticed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather R Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 (edited) Yes, this is possible. It has to do with the amount of lipase in her milk. I could freeze my milk with my daughter but not my son. The solution is to "scald" the milk before freezing, or keep in the fridge (7 days max). I'll see if I can find an article when I'm not on my phone. Edited March 20, 2012 by Heather R lipase, not lactase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frugalmama Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I remember reading about this when I was pumping for dd while I worked. I think it's excess lipase? Kellymom.com had an article about it I think. found it! http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/milkstorage/lipase-expressedmilk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Yes, it's almost certainly an excess lipase issue. The kellymom link above should tell you how to handle it :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather R Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I remember reading about this when I was pumping for dd while I worked. I think it's excess lipase? Kellymom.com had an article about it I think. found it! http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/milkstorage/lipase-expressedmilk/ Wow! You girls are fast! Yes, this was the article I had in mind, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 The lipase issues, combined with poor output for the pump, is why I don't pump (thankfully it isn't too important that I do so!) I encourage all moms building a freezer stash to test for this problem early in the process. How heartbreaking to build up a huge stash and then discover it is worthless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 It is the lipase...it breaks the fat down into it's components, which taste kind of soapy. She can scald the milk before freezing to deactivate the lipase, or pump fresh before leaving the baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynyel Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 :hurray: Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissad2 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Too much lipase? Check out http://www.kellymom.com for some great info :). I had the same issue and ended up scalding my milk before freezing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.