I'm sitting here pumping and I look down and notice the bottles must not have 100% dried all the way last night before I stuck them in my bag because there is condensation and some water. The breastmilk is like clear!!! AHHHH! Should I be worried?
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How old is your baby? How much milk vs water?
Most likely you're fine unless your LO has failure to thrive. -
10 weeks. its just a little bit in the bottle but it looks totally clear...I'm like what the heck!
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Sometime in the mornings my foremilk is almost clear. Once your hindmilk mixes in it probably will look fine. If it's just condensation, I wouldn't think it's a significant amount of water and wouldn't be worried. I've pumped into damp bottles before. I figure he sucks the water off of his washcloth in the bath, a little bit of water in his bottle isn't going to hurt.
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@matador84: If you're worried freeze it to save after LO is 4 months. (or 6 if your ped waits till 6 for solids)
@kiddosc is right. It should be fine. -
I wouldn't worry about it. When I used to pump, I obviously pumped both sides but then consolidated to one bottle and rinsed the other one out. I used the rinsed one at my next session even though it was never 100% dry.
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I pump into damp bottles with condensation in them all the time!! I'm so impatient with letting things air-dry. I'll also put damp nippes on top of her bottles. I figure there's water in breastmilk, so as long as it's not "bad" water, she'll be fine.
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Sometimes my milk looks like water, I wouldn't worry!
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My pump bottles have a little water in them every morning and I never think anything of it. My foremilk is also almost always clear.
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@matador84: If you havent pumped in a while your milk can be very clear almost like water. This happens to me when I dont pump all day
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