Arly wrote:
>As a side issue, I imagine breastmilk stored in an open container in the
>refrigerator for 24 hours would pick up quite a bit of "refrigerator
>flavor."  When anyone in my family puts butter in the refrigerator without
>wrapping it in plastic,  I just throw it away.  I find it inedible.

I am not buying into the discussion about alcohol in breastmilk other than
to say that I think we need to be careful we don't make it sound so bad
and/or complicated to have a drink while lactating that we drive mothers to
wean to ABM so they can drink "normally".

I was just intrigued by Arly's comment above - other than getting a bit
dried out or risking something dropping into the container, foods not
wrapped in plastic are OK in my fridge unless there is something else very
strong in there, like garlic-flavoured food, etc. Certainly butter is OK.

Joy Anderson IBCLC, NMAA Breastfeeding Counsellor,
Perth, Western Australia
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