I always inquire about whether mom is using nasal sprays containing steroids
when there is a report of foul smelling milk.   Steroid nasal sprays are an
excellent way to aid allergic moms because the medicine doesn't pass into
milk in any significant way, but I read somewhere that it could alter the
smell of breastmilk.  Now those of you who know me know how annoyed I am
when people say "I read somewhere..." and don't provide a creditable
reference.  There is no reason in the world to credit a remark you can't
document.  For the life of me I can't think what would have possessed me to
look something like that up and then not write it down, but that is what
happened.  So take it for what it's worth.  I don't think the change in
smell affects the quality of the milk in this case.  Will the baby drink it,
or is it an aesthetic issue?

Barbara Wilson-Clay, BSEd, IBCLC
Austin Lactation Associates, Austin, Texas
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