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green ebm

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2plus2plus1 · 17/07/2006 17:40

Last night when expressing I noticed my EBM was a subtle greeny/grey colour - straight from the boob - not stored. I have justy gone to the fridge and it is most definately green/grey blue so have decided not to use it.

I am currently moving to bottles, so I am only expressing to releive discomfort & prevent probs but I was planning to use the milk rather than just pump & dump. Any ideas.

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MissChief · 17/07/2006 17:43

it might be normal, how old is the baby? is often a rather strange colour with a funny hue until you shake it to mix it all up. probably fine, imo as no reason for it to be off if it's been in the fridge.

SenoraPostrophe · 17/07/2006 17:44

I doubt it's a problem . my milk used to be greenish sometimes. what have you been eating?

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2plus2plus1 · 17/07/2006 17:44

12 wks

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2plus2plus1 · 17/07/2006 17:45

Not been eating anything different.

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MissChief · 17/07/2006 17:45

i'm no expert, but from memory, it probably is normal then. it can vary so much from really creamy thro to what you're describing.

WigWamBam · 17/07/2006 17:45

My EBM was always a bluey colour - it's pretty normal, I think. It always looked different after it had stood for a while too; I always put it down to the foremilk separating from the hindmilk as my foremilk always seemed much bluer than the hindmilk.

Piffle · 17/07/2006 17:46

mine mostly resembled dirty dishwater until I shook it again...

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2plus2plus1 · 17/07/2006 17:47

It is pretty 'watery' so it culd just be more foremilk than hind. Also I didn't express for long as I want to decrease supply. But oes this mean it will be lacking in calories?

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2plus2plus1 · 17/07/2006 17:50

This was off colour before it seperated. Its not the first time I've expressed but it has never been this colour before, even when it has seperated

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MissChief · 17/07/2006 17:51

cd it be extra watery because of the heat? your body making more of a "drink" as it were to avoid baby dehydrating?

tiktok · 17/07/2006 18:02

ebm can be a range of colours. Greenish ebm has been discussed before on MN - try the archives. Some women find vitamin supplements give their breastmilk an odd colour.

Don't worry about the calorie content of it.
It is not worth it....breastmilk is not a uniform homogenous substance and that's how nature makes it!

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2plus2plus1 · 17/07/2006 18:26

Thanks,
I had tried the searching because I thought I had seen something on here previously - but didn't find anything (only green poos), I perhaps a bit crap.
Sounds fine, even if it is mostly foremilk - especially in this weather. Will warm it up ofr the next feed.

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