Dear Mummies, what to do if LO refuses fbm? She direct latch since she was born. At first i thought maybe it was cause of the bottle, but now she knows to drink water from a straw bottle. So try to let her drink fbm from the straw bottle. But she refuses. This was when i was not around for a few hours. My MIL helped to feed her. I tasted the fbm, and the fishy taste is horribly strong. Perhaps that is why she refuse to drink. I am worried because i am going back to work and hopes she can drink the fbm. Any similar experiences? What did you do? Thank you in advanced!

mum of 1 little chick

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hey mommy, i am assuming ur fbm meant frozen breast milk ah? maybe this link could help you. an enzyme called lipase in the expressed bm is the culprit for fishy soapy metallic tasting bm. in the end, i stopped freezing bm because my girl rejected it and i personal almost threw up myself when i thawed the fbm. so i read up abt it. u can apparently 'scald' your ebm before storing or freezing away. read more abt the process in the same link. http://www.sdbfc.com/blog/2012/9/4/battling-and-resolving-excess-lipase-in-breastmilk.html All the best!

Regynna Lagman

mum of 1 little chick

7y ago

hi, yes i read about scalding it. but usually when i pump, the output is not alot. have you tried scalding yours? did it work in the end?

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Home Breastfeeding dear mummies what if lo refuses fbm direct latch since was born first i thought maybe was cause bottle but now knows drink water from straw bottle try let drink fbm from straw bottle but refuses was when i was not around few hours mil helped feed i tasted fbm fishy taste horribly strong perhaps that why refuse drink i worried because i going back work hopes drink fbm similar experiences what did thank in advanced