This soapy taste is often the result of shaking the milk vigorously
to "encorporate" the risen fat back in. I have seen mothers try
to "homogenize" their own milk (I did it with my own first baby, 17 years
ago) and then have this soapy taste occur.

There are some theories that the fat may be changed into a soaplike
substance. Lawrence reports that this is most likely not harmful to the
baby. I have smelled and even tasted my own milk in this state (again 17
years ago, I knew better with subsequent children,) and it is not pleasant.
I have also seen babies drink it with no complaint. When this happened to
my milk, many years ago, I threw it away. I didn't pump much, or feed EBM
often, but I wish I had known NOT to shake the daylights out of my milk.

I instruct my clients to give the milk ONLY a gentle rocking motion and not
to worry if all the fat (cream) doesn't encorporate back in. The baby will
get enough! I also explain the cow's milk would do the same thing, if it
wasn't so processed.

Mary Jozwiak IBCLC, RLC, LLLL, AAPL
Private Practice

......there is no such thing as a "free diaper bag"......

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