Guest guest Posted May 31, 1999 Report Share Posted May 31, 1999 In a message dated 5/30/99 10:32:01 PM Central Daylight Time, Mygrdntool@... writes: << I thawed some milk the other day (Later Thurs Afternoon) and wanted to use it in a bottle first thing Sat a.m. (we were in the car and the " lean over carseat " method doesn't work for me) Anyway, I noticed that my milk had some flecks in it...like tiny little chunks. Also, it SMELLED...bad. You know how when you leak, and the milk sits on your shirt or bra...and a few hours later it smells...it was like that. And then I dipped my finger in it to taste it...and it tasted bad. >> I think you had out to long unused. I would ALWAYS ues frozen milk within 24 hours. Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 1999 Report Share Posted May 31, 1999 , Depending on how you stored it, it may have gotten contaminated by something in th freezer. It could also be that the antibodies and enzymes in your milk are just doing your job and helping it to be easily digestible. Milk will partially digest itself if left sitting on the counter. Make sure when you collect milk, your pump and container is freshly washed, in hot soapy water, rinsed well... as are your hands... Chill the fresh milk in the refrigerator before placing it in the freezer. When you thaw it out, thaw it quickly under warm running water, or in a pan of water... in other words, dont give it time to do what its supposed to do. Milk that smells and tastes bad is spoiled. Sometimes, milk can smell like soap, and that isnt spoiled, but just isnt tasty either. That can happen if the cream is exposed to air, like storing milk in bags can do. Try storing milk in glass canning jars for a while. Buy the smallest you can. I got some at our grocery store in TX for $6 and lids for $2 for a dozen. They were the skinny two ounce size. If you can find a little freezer box, or even a kids shoebox with holes cut out, you can use that to keep the bottles from contacting other things in your freezer, and to keep them from rolling around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 1999 Report Share Posted May 31, 1999 It sounds like it was too old, but so you know the chunks are the milk fat. It is good to shake the bottle and get it all mixed up. --- Feb98@... wrote: > From: Feb98@... > > In a message dated 5/30/99 10:32:01 PM Central > Daylight Time, > Mygrdntool@... writes: > > << I thawed some milk the other day (Later Thurs > Afternoon) and wanted to use > it > in a bottle first thing Sat a.m. (we were in the > car and the " lean over > carseat " method doesn't work for me) Anyway, I > noticed that my milk had > some > flecks in it...like tiny little chunks. Also, it > SMELLED...bad. You know > how when you leak, and the milk sits on your shirt > or bra...and a few hours > later it smells...it was like that. And then I > dipped my finger in it to > taste it...and it tasted bad. >> > > > I think you had out to long unused. I would ALWAYS > ues frozen milk within 24 > hours. > > Amy > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Campaign 2000 is here! > http://www.onelist.com > Discuss your thoughts; get informed at ONElist. See > our homepage. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Breastfeeding is Best!! > http://www.maclee.com/breastfeeding > > If you like this list also check out > http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/weanedbuddies > _________________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 1999 Report Share Posted May 31, 1999 ~ Thanks for the great tips! I will put them to use in my future milk collection endevours ;-) ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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