Baby refuse EBM but prefers to latch

My 2 mth old baby is on mix feed. He latches first before I feed him fm but refused to drink expressed milk that I have frozen and thawed. Anyone else facing the same issue? What do you do?

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My baby sometimes is like tt, he'll get fussy with thawed BM but fine with breastfeeding or even fm in bottle. Suspect it cld be due to high lipase breastmilk tt changes the taste. You can read more of it here: https://exclusivepumping.com/exclusive-pumping-with-excess-lipase/ For me, sometimes I add Ridwind into BM or heat it up to slightly above body temp. Baby is slightly less fussy aft tt and still drinks, tho takes longer to finish. Or sometimes aft pumping I'll mix fresh BM with some thawed BM at room temp. Baby takes it. It helps to mask the taste I think.

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4y ago

Yes, I suspect mine is high on lipase because my milk are sticky (according to Google). I always heat it up slightly above body temp but that's when he'll drink and gag. Sometimes I gave him chilled milk because he was so fussy. Maybe I should try to add Ridwind in his milk. I've never done that before. Thanks for your advice ☺️

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