Haven't seen any studies on refreezing breast milk.
But the meat counter does note when fish has been previously frozen so you will cook it very soon and NOT re-freeze it. I think it's a quality of the food kind of thing: less nutritional value poor flavor. But never heard that re-freezing food (or milk?) ever made it contaminated or "bad" to eat. 
Maybe the butcher will have that information - or HMBANA - or your County Health Dept - or?

Phyllis

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Does anyone know if there are any studies that have been done  on 
breastmilk that has been frozen, thawed, and then refrozen?
 
*Everyone* says, "never refreeze breastmilk."  I want to  know why.  Is 
this just because we've always been told if the meat thawed,  don't refreeze it 
-- because why?
 
Have you ever gone to the grocery store and looked at the  fish?  A lot of 
the fish was "previously frozen."  Do you take that  home and refreeze it?  
So why can we do that with fish and not breastmilk  -- or hamburger -- or 
peas?
 
Is not refreezing breastmilk evidence based practice or common  practice 
just like we know that if a mom eats cabbage/broccoli/spicy  foods the baby 
will get gas?  Or that breastfeeding babies HAVE to be  burped.  (When was the 
last time you saw a mother cat whap their kittens on  the back after a 
feed?)
 
If your choice is breastmilk that has thawed and been  refrozen, or formula 
-- which would you choose?   
 
 
Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC, FILCA
Lactation Education  Consultants
_www.lactationeducation.com_ (http://www.lactationeducation.com/)  

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