https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:29:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lipase#post-4142 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:23:39 +0000 sandsandmore 4142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Scalding the milk to remove the lipase only works with fresh milk. So once the milk has been frozen, it's too late. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lipase#post-4117 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:50:11 +0000 ohapostrophe 4117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard you can boil it to break down the lipase and get rid of the smell/taste. Definitely ask a lactation consultant! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/lipase#post-3991 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:06:01 +0000 sandsandmore 3991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have any of you dealt with lipase in your expressed milk? I have a chest freezer full of milk, but I dont' think I can use it at all. Several weeks ago I put my son on a frozen milk diet so I could start to use it before it went bad. He refused to drink it, gagged, made all kinds of expressions. I tasted it. Gagged. It was rancid, soapy, metallic, all the tell tale signs of excess lipase.</p> <p>Now I'm not sure what to do. I make almost enough for his daily consumption, but what do I do with the frozen? I could offer it to another mother who can't produce milk, but if my own son won't drink the frozen, why would another baby drink it. I could donate it to a milk bank, but that requires me to undergo testing, and then I'm not sure they take milk that's pumped prior to testing. What do I do with it?????</p> <p>As much as it sucks, I'm glad I didn't know the frozen milk tastes bad. Because if I'd known, I probably wouldn't have continued pumping for as long as I have. </p>