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meg asked in Pregnancy & ParentingNewborn & Baby · 1 decade ago

Frozen breastmilk?

I tried giving my baby some frozen breastmilk (frozen since 2 months) and my baby is not very excited...he drank it, but took forever. Usually he drinks the bottle in 5 minutes, but this one took 1/2 hour with a lot of coaxing. I smelled the milk and there was no offensive or sour smell. Did anyone have a similar problem?

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  • Tanya
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    I second Mystic.

    Seriously, taste it as soon as you pump it. Then freeze it for a few days thaw and taste it again... it does change it a bit.

    Or maybe 2 months ago you had eaten something that changed the flavor of the more recent stuff... taste changes are natural according to what our diets are made up of. It's not bad, it's just different... and just like big people have preferances in foods, so do babies. He may just not have really liked the lasagna/pot roast/meatloaf/curry/enchiladas you ate 2 months ago :)

    OR he just wasn't really hungry.

    Source(s): ***EDIT*** to the above poster who said to shake it - DON'T!! just gently swirl it. here's why: "Because shaking expressed mothers' milk (or boiling or freezing it) denatures the shaped molecules of the protective proteins, leaving only the pieces - the amino acids - the parts. " http://www.bflrc.com/ljs/breastfeeding/shakenot.ht...
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Milk that has been frozen tastes slightly different than milk that has never been frozen, freeze some cow's milk and give it a try.

    It isn't a big deal but for some babies they will prefer fresh.

    Source(s): Tanya is right -don't shake breastmilk! Maybe try freezing in glass instead of plastic?
  • Feline05
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    After warming the breastmilk, shake it real well so that all the nutrients that have been frozen and now thawed are distributed evenly and the baby should have no problem drinking it.

  • lisa k
    1 decade ago

    it's just because it's not fresh...make sure the milk is warm enough- body temp.

    Good Luck, Kudos for Breastfeeding

    Source(s): Mommy of 2 Bf'd Babies
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