As regards the thread on milk stains, my first baby was a "happy chucker"
for a while and always had a discoloured area on her clothes under her chin.
I noticed it, but didn't let it bother me as i was so thrilled to be
breastfeeding again after reversing iatrogenic lactation failure - from
"dry" to full supply. The small amount that came up wasn't overflow from
taking too much - she was a long, lean, leggy baby who grew up competing at
high levels in sport. When she was a baby, we almost never went anywhere for
anyone to notice the stains, as we lived almost two hours from town on a bad
road and trips to town were rare. The stains eventually washed out, without
any special effort, after the possetting stopped. At the time we had a pet
parrot, a young, female sulphur-crested cocatoo that used to spend short
times inside. When I walked round with my baby on my shoulder, the parrot
used to follow me round, on foot, trying to lick up the slightly curdy milk
spills from the floor of the enclosed verandah . I say "trying", as parrots
can't lick with such a big beak and a funny little stubby tongue.
Virginia
in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Amy Peterson wrote:
I'm guessing it's fat. My milk was the same way (and my babies weighed
21-23 pounds at 3 months). Treating for oil/grease stains worked best,
sometimes soaking in hot water and borax before washing. I think it's
within the range of normal.
Katie Towers wrote:
Anecdotally, I do not have particularly fatty milk and my clothing gets milk
fat stains that are really tough to get out. I've found that Dawn dish soap
gets some of the stains but not all (making me wonder if it's more than just
the fat causing the stain).
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