This is what Jack Newman wrote sometime ago: Hello There are no current standards , but this is what is currently being done in practice. There is no research and no agreement among health professionals on handling frozen breastmilk that was pumped during an active yeast imbalance. Heating does kill yeast and I suggest that you thaw the milk, heat it to scalding and feed it to the baby (after cooling, of course). I also recommend that if you are pumping after the yeast imbalance is resolved, you should clearly label this milk so that you don't add unnecessary work. I am of the opinion that a healthy gut and healthy immune system will not be susceptible to yeast overgrowth from ingesting candida-laced milk, but one never knows how healthy an infant's gut and immune system are. We don't know how long it takes to restore the gut to optimal health so we might as well not take the chance. Remember that there is no safe substitute for your breastmilk, just in case you are thinking that formula would be an acceptable alternative to the risk of re-infecting your infant. ~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~** Cindy Curtis, RN, IBCLC mailto:[log in to unmask] http://www.breastfeedingonline.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbie Albert, Ph.D., IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 1:43 PM Subject: Re: thrush milk... > *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html