Expressed milk soapy ?

[Lonelybunny]

My expressed milk tastes like soap. I heard it was supposed to be very rare and is caused my lipase ie breaking down if fats. However after googling it appears to not be as rare as I thought and a lot of women have this trouble. I don't really want to heat treat. Before freezing but will if she doesn't take it. Do any of you have this problem ? And does baby still take the milk ?

Just bumping for you.

I had the same problem. I only realised recently and my baby's 6 months old. He'd been drinking it, but quite reluctantly. I thought it was because he hated the bottle, but on reflection maybe it was the milk itself!

I now scald before freezing and he seems a lot happier with it, though that could be a coincidence. Since I only give him expressed milk once or twice a week I don't have a problem with the heat treating of it, but appreciate you might do if lots of your baby's feeds are going to be expressed milk.

I had the same problem. I only realised recently and my baby's 6 months old. He'd been drinking it, but quite reluctantly. I thought it was because he hated the bottle, but on reflection maybe it was the milk itself!

I now scald before freezing and he seems a lot happier with it, though that could be a coincidence. Since I only give him expressed milk once or twice a week I don't have a problem with the heat treating of it, but appreciate you might do if lots of your baby's feeds are going to be expressed milk.

oops, sorry for double post..

It's only for a couple of times a week. Do you just boil it ?

Hi, scalding is bringing it to the point where it is v hot and little bubbles form round the edge but the milk is not quite boiling, then take it off the heat quickly.