Fresh not frozen!

[jezni]

I am attempting to get my LO onto a bottle for the occasional break for me! Howver I had pumped and froze some BM for future use. So I take one bottle out and thaw it in the fridge. Warm it up in warm water... which takes forever... and attempt to feed it to him. Well he will have NOTHING to do with it... screams bloody murder! So then one day I try fresh from the boob milk and ding sing he drinks it up no problem from a bottle without any hesitation. Now I know it is the right temperature and fresh but come on! So any suggestions ladies? How can I get him to take frozen milk that is heated?
KIM

[Carter'sMama]

I have been told that frozen breast milk definitely tastes different from fresh.  I know for sure that it smells different!  I guess you could try mixing the 2 together for a few days to see if he can adjust to the taste.  Try 3/4 fresh to 1/4 frozen for a few bottles and then 1/2 and 1/2 and then 3/4 frozen and 1/4 fresh.  It might work 

Hopefully you can convert him as it would be much easier on you!

HTH

[jezni]

That is a good idea! I was thinking that it must taste different because he is picky with it. I pumped some today and put it in the fridge to see if he will take it  reheated. Do you use the microwave to reheat yours? It takes so long with water that by the time it is warm he beside himself with hunger. Thanks for the tip! Good to talk to another person from Ontario. I am from Lindsay. Oh and how do you get that little age gauge on the bottom of you message?
KIM

[flowerdrago]

Kim,

I found that it is much faster to defrost the milk if it is frozen flat in milk bags. They resemble thin sheets and defrost in less than a minute, even faster if you just run hot water over it rather than soak it in hot water.

I wish I had your problem, my lo won't drink anything from a bottle at all!
HTH
R

[jezni]

Ah well perseverance I think will win your LO. He did not like it at first but seems to not mind now... well only the fresh stuff that is. Yes, it makes it hard when you are the only one who can feed them. I mean we cannot go out for a night because I would worry he would not eat from the bottle. So until I can get him comfortable with a bottle I am it. Thanks for the baggie tip!
kim

[evelyn]

Just a wee post to let you know that the microwave actually alters the constituents of breastmilk, i think it harms the natural antibodies.

[Carter'sMama]

I never microwaved breastmilk but I do now microwave his soy milk.  You aren't supposed to microwave breastmilk or shake it for that matter as that will also alter the proteins.  I used to boil a kettle and then put the milk in that to heat it up.  I was sick of waiting for tap water to do the trick.

To get the ticker on the bottom of my messages you go to http://www.lilypie.com and set it all up there.  My husband actually did it for me because he is much better with computers!

HTH

[Erin M]

Try this article from kellymom.com -- it's about using frozen breastmilk and how some women's breastmilk doesn't freeze well - perhaps you're having that problem?

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

[jezni]

Wow! Alot of information I did not know regarding breastmilk. I did warm it up today in the microwave and he took it no problem. But now I will not after the information. And do not shake it? Well it seperates so how do you get it together if not by shaking it up? Or is it just mine that seperates? I took out some frozen milk today and I will mix it with some fresh and see if I can trick him...LOL... he is male trickery should work....
Thanks to you all for the information!
KIM

[evelyn]

You can swirl the milk, just like you would with certain medications.