A month or two ago, a mom in my hospital pumped milk like that: some liquid
on the bottom, not really yellow, but lots of 'froth' on top. A colleague
said she's seen it too, on occasion. It seems to be the way some moms'
milks react to pumping. I could see it within the flange before it went
through the valve into the bottle. Even if you let the bottle stand, the
froth never condenses into a liquid.
But the ECU RN was a doll! She said, "No problem." She opened up a syringe,
drew up the froth out of the bottle, and 'drip fed' baby from the syringe.
Essentially, letting him lick it off the end of the syringe as she slowly
pressed a little more out.
Baby "tolerated it well". (I just hate that phrase.)
As mom's milk supply increased, and the colostrum was taken over by the
white milk, the froth went away & baby could be bottle fed his mom's EBM.
Wish we could have a lab look at it to see if it's different from "normal"
colostrum that doesn't froth when pumped.
BTW, we have the old Ameda SMB-50s, if that makes any never-mind. I don't
think so.
Phyllis



> Delivered 2 days ago by c-section.  Baby is in level 2 so mom is pumping.
> And here is what she is pumping:  muddy water that is foamy and
> watery--doesn't have the usual consistency of colostrum.  The nurse that
> called me said that it really looks like muddy water.  No one is too
excited
> about feeding it to the baby. ;-)
>
> So we were curious if any new information has come to light about if the
> milk should NOT be given to the baby and if the mother NEEDS any tests.
We
> are working off information that says yes milk is fine to give to baby and
> mother does not need her milk to be cultured nor she does not need to be
> screened for breast cancer, etc.
>
> Verification either way would be helpful,
> Thanks so much
> Nikki Simmons
>


--- Phyllis Adamson, IBCLC, RLC
--- Glendale, AZ, USA
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