Dear Cheryl, No, this mom hasn't done a taste test, although that's an interesting idea. I thought that the lipase problem was related to freezing the milk. Does some fresh milk become soapy as well? I'm thinking that a culture might be a good idea, even without symptoms of mastitis, as many people have identified globby milk as a marker of mastitis in dairy animals and in women. I also wonder if it's possible that she is expressing the globs, but not noticing until after pumping, but you'd think that there would be some evidence such as plugged pores or identifiable strings that she'd notice. This is interesting, but dontcha hate it when the unit turns expectantly to the LC, sure that she'll know, and she hasn't a clue? Life is humbling! -Debi Page Ferrarello, RN, MS, IBCLC Breastfeeding Resources, Inc. Suburban Philadelphia, PA, USA *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html