what would you do? (frozen breastmilk related)

this evening i took out a bag of milk to make some cereal for dc. when it defrosted, i smelled it and it was totally bad. so i took out another and same thing.

now i don't know what the heck happened. maybe something went on with my freezer one day, maybe i had it open too long thanksgiving, trying to organize the space-who knows.

i have a bunch of other bags left. what would you do? i don't know if they are all bad, but i can't defrost them all to check, but i don't want to keep them if they are.

i am so frustrated-i hate pumping as it is and if they are all bad i am going to be so upset.

thanks for any input.

Message edited 11/28/2007 6:38:34 PM.

Re: what would you do? (frozen breastmilk related)

someone posted about this recently. I can't remember who but she said that her milk went bad when she defrosted it. I'll do a search. . . . . .

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I bumped it for you. . . . .

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thank you!

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are you sure its bad? maybe you just ate something smelly that day? I know what its like to lose that liquid gold, so I am hoping thats not the case.

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I've read that defrosted milk can really be stinky.

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Re: what would you do? (frozen breastmilk related)

It sounds like the lipase thing...that stinks! (no pun intended).

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Posted by Mrs. Patticakes

It sounds like the lipase thing...that stinks! (no pun intended).

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Posted by halisa

Posted by Mrs. Patticakes

It sounds like the lipase thing...that stinks! (no pun intended).

i'm not so sure it's that. i have defrosted and used milk before and never did it have this problem.

i just did some quick reading on kellymom and i think it has to do with where i am storing the milk. my freezer was really packed and i had it up against the wall closest to the front. when the freezer door is open it is right there.

Re: what would you do? (frozen breastmilk related)

I had a lipase in my milk and it was all rancid. I wasn't able to use it. Everyonce in a while I would get a bag that smelled okay, but for the most part, my frozen BM was rancid. You could boil it to pasturise it....

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I guess I need to move/check mine too