frozen breastmilk

does frozen milk taste different than fesh? 8 month old recetnly began refusing frozen. could it have goen bad for whatever reason? shes been gettign frozen for several months already. i usually give one bottle fresh and one frozen. frozen is about 3 months old. any advice?

Re: frozen breastmilk

I think it may taste different, not sure....they always say to smell it to see if its still good.

Are you freezing them in designated breastmilk freezer bags?

When my DD goes to my mom's house, she relies on frozen bm. I just try to make sure it's less than 3 months old.

Also, obviously make sure its fully defrosted.

Message edited 4/12/2008 10:34:01 PM.

Re: frozen breastmilk

I gave about 1 - 2 bottles of frozen breast milk a day - but i would rotate my supply in the freezer and i tried to never make it go over 1 month old. I was doing this for about 5 months.

I didn't notice a change in behavior in DD when she was drinking frozen milk - all i noticed was the color/texture of the milk. The milk had a soapy look to it - but it says in the books that this is normal.

Re: frozen breastmilk

mine tasted different...I used it in cereal one day, it was totally different.

Re: frozen breastmilk

meant to add, shes been fussy at boob lately too. so not sure if shes refusing it because its bad or because she doesnt want milk

Re: frozen breastmilk

I was told by a lactation consultant it has a different taste, and while trying to get my DS to take the bottle to make sure it was fresh until he got used to it.