https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 04:27:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/shaking-breastmilk#post-1965880 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 14:00:36 +0000 Mommy Finger 1965880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We always shook b/c we were never told otherwise. So I'm happy to see that there's some research out there that it doesn't matter. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/shaking-breastmilk#post-1965811 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 13:36:03 +0000 avivoca 1965811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read that you shouldn't, but we definitely did if there was stubborn fat hanging out on the side of the bottle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/shaking-breastmilk#post-1965807 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 13:34:02 +0000 autumnlove 1965807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsMini: good to know! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/shaking-breastmilk#post-1965796 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 13:30:12 +0000 jetsa 1965796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsMini: good to know, I shook for months and then read online and was like OOPS. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/shaking-breastmilk#post-1965785 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 13:27:27 +0000 MsMini 1965785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have worked in NICU for 8 years and I have never seen any reputable source telling you not to shake breastmilk. I think it is one of those online myths! I asked 3 LCs about it and they all said there is no reason NOT to shake! We actually shake additives in in NICU - you would never get them to mix in properly otherwise ... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/shaking-breastmilk#post-1965769 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 13:20:05 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1965769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always swirled because I heard not to shake, but I know that daycare has shaken it sometimes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/shaking-breastmilk#post-1965759 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 13:17:22 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 1965759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There always seems to be contradicting advice when it comes to baby stuff, and it drives me crazy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/shaking-breastmilk#post-1965694 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:55:03 +0000 edelweiss 1965694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm not a scientist but i would venture to guess that you really have to shake the sh*t out of a bottle in order to exact damage. if your LO is healthy (well, as healthy as one can be going to daycare) and growing, i wouldn't worry about it too much. however, that being said, if i did find out my daycare was shaking the bottles, i would probably ask them to swirl instead, just for my neurotic peace of mind. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/shaking-breastmilk#post-1965685 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:52:34 +0000 meesker 1965685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't. And I obsessed about whether I was swirling too hard. Then I read this <a href="http://biomarkersandmilk.blogspot.com/2014/08/swirled-or-shaken-does-shaking-actually.html?m=1" rel="nofollow">http://biomarkersandmilk.blogspot.com/2014/08/swirled-or-shaken-does-shaking-actually.html?m=1</a> and stopped worrying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/shaking-breastmilk#post-1965683 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:51:19 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 1965683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to shake but after hearing that you aren't supposed to shake I stopped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/shaking-breastmilk#post-1965677 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:48:56 +0000 dagret 1965677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: Eats on Feets says this is a myth. <a href="http://www.eatsonfeetsresources.org/?page_id=430" rel="nofollow">http://www.eatsonfeetsresources.org/?page_id=430</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/shaking-breastmilk#post-1965673 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:47:47 +0000 autumnlove 1965673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, I did when the fat was stuck on the sides. I heard "swirling" is better but I figured my LOs were still getting milk from nursing so I didn't care. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/shaking-breastmilk#post-1965669 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:47:01 +0000 MrsKoala 1965669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read that you are supposed to swirl and not shake so that is what I have done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/shaking-breastmilk#post-1965665 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:46:09 +0000 matador84 1965665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you shake? I've always been told to never shake breastmilk. I just found out daycare has always shaken if it's separated. (So...going on 8 months now...) </p>