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Re: Baby likes bottle and not breast - help!
« Reply #15 on: May 13, 2010, 20:42:39 pm »
Just wanted to say, before you spend time and effort pumping lots for the freezer you may wish to check if your LO actually like frozen milk if you don't already know. I recently gave LO frozen milk for the first time and he refused it as soon as he tasted it. When I tasted it myself (to check the temp) it tasted metalic, which is apparently common. I thought it was disgusting and DS seemed to agree.
Have a taste of your breastmilk freshly pumped, and then once it's been cooled (not frozen).  It may not be a different taste.
You also may have a lipase issue, and need to scald your milk befor freezing to prevent that funny flavour happening.  Some tips here http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/lipase-expressedmilk.html, http://www.workandpump.com/storage.htm

Thanks for that, I'll have a look. The only thing I have to compare it to is milk that has been pumped and chilled overnight then warmed (again from checking temp). That tasted pretty sweet rather than metalic IMO.

Another thought to keep in mind is that what we think is gross and what our LO's think is gross can be two different things.  
I am just guessing he agreed as he wouldn't drink it the few times we have tried him with it.

Now I have a freezer full of milk and nothing to do with it.
Keep your freezer stash and use it to mix cereals or into fruit purees when LO is on solids.
Nice idea but LO is only 5 months and won't be eating until it is more than 3 months old (the max time I can keep it frozen in my fridge/freezer combo) as it's been in there since first couple weeks in March.
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Re: Baby likes bottle and not breast - help!
« Reply #16 on: May 13, 2010, 20:50:16 pm »
Another idea is if you are having to give some formula for "bottles so Mama can have some 'me' time" then mix a little of the breastmilk in with the formula so it gets used.  
I'm always trying to find ways to use breastmilk up rather than discard it as I have had issues with supply with both my boys at one point or another.  So any pumped milk is treated as liquid gold in our house! :-[ ;)
« Last Edit: May 14, 2010, 03:57:58 am by Canwi »
 
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