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Patricia asks about yeast in milk, and whether or not we should give
already expressed, frozen milk to babies that was collected during a yeast
outbreak. She cites:
Per Newman and Pitman in The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers (2000,
p. 149):
“Throwing away frozen milk collected while the mother has her problem with
C. albicans seems to me a terrible waste. Although freezing the milk does
not kill this organism, it is likely, given the antifungal factors in
breastmilk, that the fungus will remain in the form that does not cause problems.
”>>
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My opinion only: since we nurse babies during the yeast outbreak, unless
this baby is really seriously immune compromised, why on earth are we
fussing about giving this milk to the baby once the yeast infection has cleared
up? If you have a vaginal yeast infection, do you never eat yeast rolls
again? Eat blue cheese? Drink wine? Have you ever really looked at a
totally yeast-free diet? There is yeast in much of what we eat. Seems to me
that just because freezing doesn't kill the yeast that is in the milk (and
remember, you can't culture the yeast unless you add iron to it to deactivate
the lactoferrin), doesn't mean we can't give it to the baby. So even
though Newman's comment is circa 2000, I totally agree with it. What a waste
of excellent breastmilk -- and we are going to what -- give formula
instead????
Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC, FILCA
Lactation Education Consultants
Wheaton IL
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