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My babies HATE my frozen milk!!! When I defrost it and give it to them, they scream this blood curdling scream the entire feeding.... but when they have their preemie formula or fresh milk,the feeding is a piece of cake!
My daughter never had this problem when my surrogate pumped for us... she only had frozen milk.

I'm wondering now, I know breastmilk when thawed will have a different odor and taste. But could it be that between the domperidone and all the herbs, in particular, could make the milk taste much more different when thawed as opposed to someone that doesnt take the herbs to lactate????
I literally threw out 50 filled breast milk bags that were frozen, and i'm only giving fresh as much as I can, since I have triplets to provide for.

Try mixing the frozen milk in the formula or fresh... see if that works. The herbs and domperidone won't hurt your milk. You probably have high lipids and the frozen milk tastes soapy. Its not bad. The milk is still good but the flavor is soapy tasting. I have the same problem. Before I freeze I have to scald my milk to stop the breakdown of enzymes that cause the milk to do that. Don't throw your milk out. Try that. If they still won't take it. Donate your milk.

I already threw them out earlier today, but it's ok... the milk was alreaddy frozen and frozen from about 2 months ago....if all 3 of my babies disklike my frozen milk, I doubt any other baby would prefer it had I donated it....

I've read about scalding the milk.... what is scalding exactly? the soapiness sounds probable... the milk is very slimy too when they eat it.....

I already threw them out earlier today, but it's ok... the milk was alreaddy frozen and frozen from about 2 months ago....if all 3 of my babies disklike my frozen milk, I doubt any other baby would prefer it had I donated it....

I've read about scalding the milk.... what is scalding exactly? the soapiness sounds probable... the milk is very slimy too when they eat it.....

What should we do if we don't have any fresh milk and the frozen milk is soapy? Would it help to scald it then? And how, exactly, do I scald it?

I am pumping for my 7 month old, as he wouldn't take to the breast after his NICU stay. I am thinking of stopping pumping in the next couple of months, and just feeding him frozen stuff. I have a ton in the freezer and I dont' want it to go to waste. So, if I'm not pumping anymore and using just frozen, how do I handle it if my ds isn't liking it?

You can scald the milk to get rid of the soapy taste. Send me your email and I will send you the instructions.

Here is how you scald the milk~per Lenore

heat the milk on the stove to 62.5 degrees Celcius (use a candy thermometer for accuracy) and keep it at that temperature for 30 minutes. You can heat a batch at a time and then leave the bottles or storage bags in the fridge for up to a week or refreeze with good labeling to distinguish between the heated and unheated milk

Oops. Lalle, you're giving the pasteurization instructions. To scald the milk just bring it to a boil and take it off the stove. Then cool thoroughly before feeding. You can fill a sink with ice water and chill the pot which will chill the milk but don't use a glass container for the milk cause if you take it from hot to cold like that it can cause the glass to break.

Best, Lenore

Oh sorry I was in a rush. Oops