Cinderella Milk

What is Cinderella Milk?

I have dubbed my breast milk, *Cinderella Milk, because in a matter of hrs it goes from royalty to rags. Be it 2hrs or 72hrs breast milk takes a turn for the worse for some moms, which can quickly anger a nursing mother. Specifically those who try there hardest to get a mere oz out at a time just to build a stock pile or might be going back to work. (esp knowing breast milk can or is able to be stored in fridge for up to 10 days depending on the mother). Oh boy, what a disappointment it is to thaw out milk and it smells like pennies or old chicken in a trash can on a hot summer day :(

Why does this happen?

Excess lipase in breast milk that is pumped and stored can can give the milk an unpalatable metallic flavor in just a few hours. This is because lipase, an enzyme that aids in the digestion of fats, begins to break down the fat in stored breast milk. The fat contributes to breast milk’s appealing flavor, so when the lipase breaks down the fat before consumption it will give off a slight to strong unappealing taste and or odor. This does not mean your milk has spoiled, and it is safe to consumption.....unless......your child is like mine and wont touch it with a 10 ft pole.

Whats a mom to do?

Scald the milk. Yes, i know it seems harsh but if you want your milk to maintain a delightful taste so that your not pumping and dumping it needs to be done (unless there are other way i just don't know about O.o). Yes it does kill some of the antiinfective properties, but its still breast milk right! (shouldn't be a problem unless your child is soley fed expressed milk.)

How is it done ?

For best results, your going to want to scald breast milk shortly after pumping. Pour breast milk from container into a pan on the stove, turn on high watch for bubbles around the edges of pan. DO NOT BRING TO COMPLETE BOIL. (The milk should be brought to 180 degrees). Once you see the bubbles turn off stove and set the pan on another burner to cool off. Pour into storage container and freeze.

I will be storing my milk this week using the above scalding method

in hopes to save what precious milk i pump ♥