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...)
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I read that you are supposed to swirl and not shake so that is what I have done.
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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.
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@matador84: Eats on Feets says this is a myth. http://www.eatsonfeetsresources.org/?page_id=430
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I used to shake but after hearing that you aren't supposed to shake I stopped.
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I didn't. And I obsessed about whether I was swirling too hard. Then I read this http://biomarkersandmilk.blogspot.com/2014/08/swirled-or-shaken-does-shaking-actually.html?m=1 and stopped worrying.
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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.
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There always seems to be contradicting advice when it comes to baby stuff, and it drives me crazy!
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I always swirled because I heard not to shake, but I know that daycare has shaken it sometimes.
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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 ...
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@MsMini: good to know, I shook for months and then read online and was like OOPS.
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@MsMini: good to know!
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I read that you shouldn't, but we definitely did if there was stubborn fat hanging out on the side of the bottle.
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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.
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