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My stand alone freezer needs more spaces. It has reached the maximum capacity of storage for my breast milk. These two days, I have been clearing my earliest supply from Feb 2016. I have mixed in the portion of 70% old chilled bm and 30% new chilled bm (Both at same temp before mixing). After every feeding, my lo seems very happy with the milk. Showing sign of smiling and very satisfied look. As such, he is making eh eh sound after each feeding to show that he wants more. I'm really puzzled. Why is this so? Or it is coincidentally he needs to wean soon? I did many milk bathe before, probably >10 times. I notice my old stash of frozen bm are more oily then new stash. Why is this so? My lo is 5 month and 3 days today. He is a boy and I'm an exclusive pumping mum.

The greasy or soapy substance, it could be lipase. Lipase is responsible for breaking down the fat in the milk. If there is an excess of this enzyme then the fat gets broken down to quickly after being expressed thus resulting in the change. The milk is not harmful, and most babies are not bothered by the mild change. But the longer the milk sits the more obvious the taste and smell becomes which then will result in the baby most likely having an aversion to it.

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My lo is 4 months old. He can sleep on his own for all afternoon naps (2x) for 1 to 2 hours. Just leave him on the bed with pacifier and a bolster he is gone after a few minutes. Only in the night, he needs to be carried (good day 15 mins) (bad day 30 mins and above). Why is this so? How can I train him to sleep on his own in the night? Good thing about him, he can now sleep through the night till 7- 8am. Bad thing about him, I need to wake up 2-3 times just to flip him facing up because he can't flip himself back or either diaper change. After that he will just fall back to sleep on his own.

When you leave him on the bed, beware than he might fall off the bed when he starts flipping.

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