https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 13:36:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taste-testing-frozen-milk#post-588436 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:03:07 +0000 immabeetoo 588436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coacheswife123: I tested one before I pumped more to be sure I didn't have that lipase issue. I thaw in warm water :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taste-testing-frozen-milk#post-588426 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:57:52 +0000 betsyboop 588426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had excess lipase but LO didn't seem to mind so I fed it to her anyway. I did a bunch of reading online when I started EPing and had heard of babies rejecting thawed milk so early on I froze a bag and then thawed it and it smelled soapy but LO drank it so I proceeded to freeze away. I used the Lansinoh bags and thawed them by running them under warm water, and also mixed with fresh milk. I never tasted my thawed milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taste-testing-frozen-milk#post-588292 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:55:41 +0000 pl0508 588292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: @MsMini: thanks for these links ! So helpful ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taste-testing-frozen-milk#post-587525 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:41:10 +0000 mamimami 587525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't taste. If the kid will drink it, I'm sure it's fine :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taste-testing-frozen-milk#post-587325 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:46:27 +0000 mediagirl 587325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sniff it but have never tasted it. I don't really care to taste milk that I produce... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taste-testing-frozen-milk#post-587324 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:44:24 +0000 MsMini 587324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsmenow: This Kellymom link explains it all! <a href="http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/milkstorage/lipase-expressedmilk/" rel="nofollow">http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/milkstorage/lipase-expressedmilk/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taste-testing-frozen-milk#post-587177 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:58:06 +0000 pl0508 587177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He took the defrosted milk just fine! It tasted and smelled fine so I am hoping we are in the clear and I can really start building a stash</p> <p>All these rules make me so nervous ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taste-testing-frozen-milk#post-587044 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:24:11 +0000 anbanan15 587044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not sure if it was mentioned in the KellyMom link, but our pedi recommends that you cool freshly expressed milk in the fridge, move to the regular freezer and once frozen move to deep freezer (0 to -4 deg) instead of directly to deep freezer after cooling. Her thoughts were that a deep freezer freezes quickly and may prevent the core of the milk container from freezing properly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taste-testing-frozen-milk#post-587009 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:14:12 +0000 mrskc 587009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coacheswife123: I would still offer it. Some babies don't mind the funny taste. Luckily mine didn't. Otherwise I would have had to scold my milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taste-testing-frozen-milk#post-586925 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:53:25 +0000 pl0508 586925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: ok so even if it tastes funny (but isn't sour) I should still offer it to see if he will take it ??? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taste-testing-frozen-milk#post-586728 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:19:28 +0000 mrskc 586728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsMini: me too.</p> <p>Mine will smell fine but tastes gross because I have excess lipase in my milk. Luckily my LO will still drink it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taste-testing-frozen-milk#post-586656 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:11:27 +0000 mrsjazz 586656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: I'm not exactly sure! Everything I read says not to do it, but doesn't say why. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taste-testing-frozen-milk#post-586589 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:59:55 +0000 littlebug 586589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: Thanks for posting that! My breastfeeding class have me a magnet about storage guidelines, but I didn't know about cooling fresh milk before adding it to refrigerated milk - I've just been adding it! Oops. Anyone know why this recommendation? What is the concern/issue? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taste-testing-frozen-milk#post-586575 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:56:18 +0000 mrsmenow 586575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsMini: how did you know you had extra lipase? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taste-testing-frozen-milk#post-586518 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:41:53 +0000 anbanan15 586518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've tasted mine and it was always fine. I had one bag that tasted very soapy, but I think it was more because of what I ate right before. Even if you discover your milk has excess lipase most LO's will drink it no problem at all so I would try not to stress too much about milk getting wasted (you can always donate as well if on the rare chance it is a problem for your LO). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taste-testing-frozen-milk#post-586449 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:29:25 +0000 MsMini 586449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Make sure to taste it. When mine went off in the freezer (excess lipase) it smelled fine but tasted nasty and S wouldn't drink it. I ended up having to dump the bulk of my stash down the drain :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taste-testing-frozen-milk#post-586381 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:11:11 +0000 pl0508 586381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: @katiew92081: everything I have read says you KNOW when breast milk is bad so I will prob just sniff ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taste-testing-frozen-milk#post-586380 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:11:01 +0000 mrsjazz 586380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I mostly smell, but I've dunked my (clean) finger in occasionally to taste. </p> <p>@coacheswife123: You can mix frozen milk and fresh milk but the fresh milk has to be cooled in the fridge first.</p> <p>ETA: Print this out and post on your fridge! <a href="http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/milkstorage/milkstorage/" rel="nofollow">http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/milkstorage/milkstorage/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taste-testing-frozen-milk#post-586351 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:05:07 +0000 Dandelion 586351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can probably tell by smell, but if you're still not sure, by all means, take a sip! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taste-testing-frozen-milk#post-586348 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:05:04 +0000 autumnlove 586348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only did sniff tests! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taste-testing-frozen-milk#post-586346 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:04:49 +0000 pl0508 586346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can someone move to breastfeeding ??? I put in wrong category sorry ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taste-testing-frozen-milk#post-586342 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:04:18 +0000 pl0508 586342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been pumping a freezer bag a day for about a month. It just occurred to me I should prob taste one to make sure my milk freezes well. I don't want a freezer full of milk that LO can't or won't eat. Did you do a taste/smell test early on ? I've put a freezer bag in the fridge to defrost. So do I just taste it ? Give it to LO? It's a 2 oz bag and he is taking 3 oz. can I defrost it and give it to him in a bottle mixed with 1 oz freshly pumped milk ?? Do you have to defrost in fridge or can I just sit out a frozen bag or defrost it in warm water ?? </p> <p>I know nothing !!! </p>