Hi Everyone,

I have a mom who pumped a nice stash of frozen milk for her return to work.  Recently she thawed some a discovered it smells sour.  We suspect it’s the lipase.   Is it alright for the baby to drink if the baby will drink it?

The directions I’ve read regarding scalding milk to deactivate the lipase called for scalding freshly pumped milk.  Medela’s instructions say to pump before freezing but don’t mention whether or not you can do this after refrigerating.
  
The other thing this mom has noticed is her EBM also smells sour after a couple days in the fridge when she stores it in storage bags but not in the Medela bottles.

She wonders too if the lipase levels in her milk fluctuate.  I would imagine they do.

As always your feedback is greatly appreciated.
  
Linda Bubeck IBCLC, RLC 

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