Linda, re:  Question 2. Would freezing the milk kill the yeast fungus?

I just had a mother with this dilemma.  In Breastfeeding: A Guide for the
Med Prof, p. 282, Dr. Lawrence states, "Freezing pumped breast milk while
infected with Candida does not kill the fungus. The milk must be pasteurized
or discarded."

WRT pasteurizing, my AAPL suggested the mother heat the frozen milk in a
double boiler or steamer so that there was not direct contact with the water
(and the container wouldn't melt), for about 20 minutes at a slow boil.  I'd
be interested to know if anyone has had mothers do this.  My niece dumped
two weeks' worth of milk for twins because of thrush:-(

Hope this is helpful.

Anna Swisher
LLL Leader
Austin, TX

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