TTMA Lipase

[ronniesgirl]

I have a 3 month old and just started back to work a few weeks ago. I think I have excess lipase. DD is a champion nurser and I know she's consuming at least 6 oz when she nurses. DH has trouble getting her to finish a 3 oz bottle. She'll pull off mid bottle and refuse the rest. I suspect she's consuming just enough to satisfy her hunger and no more. We've still got plenty of dirty diapers.

I just did a taste test between thawed milk and freshly pumped milk. Honestly they both taste a little soapy to me, but the thawed milk had a soapy smell to it.

Has anyone been successful in diet changes to combat? The idea of scalding my milk before freezing it makes me want to weep.

TIA

[meagpt22]

I came here to ask about lipase too. Hope you don't mind me tagging in too.
DS was refusing to eat all day (went 10 hr yesterday). Today I gave milk I pumped yesterday and he drank 5 oz today (still not what I think he nursed but better).
I also don't know how to manage milk for Monday.

[saraml13]

If she's taking 3 oz, I wouldn't necessarily assume lipase is the issue. Some babies just aren't wild about bottles. I didn't have a lipase issue, but the first couple months DS1 was at daycare, he would only take a couple ounces at a time and was definitely eating less than if he were nursing.

To determine if lipase is the issue, you want to see if LO starts rejecting milk a certain amount of time after it's been pumped. So try giving milk that's freshly pumped, 12 hours old, 24, etc. If she gets a lot pickier about older milk than fresh milk, then it's probably a lipase issue. Even if you think your milk tastes soapy, some babies don't mind it.

[westiemom]

Hi ronniesgirl! My frozen breastmilk smells and tastes funky. I can't even handle it. My fresh milk is way better. DD doesn't seem to mind though.

DD will only take a few ounces from Dr Brown bottles but will drink all the milk from a Munchkin Latch bottle. Maybe that's the issue? She likes bottles that look a bit more like boobs I guess. Lol

[emmyg65]

3 oz. is a fine amount for a 3 month old. BF babies typically take about 25 oz. in a 24-hour period. If she's still nursing ~8-10x/day, each bottle should only be about 3 oz.

I had lipase issues, but my son never cared either. If she starts outright refusing, then yes, just scald your milk before freezing. It's not a big deal!

[ronniesgirl]

Thanks for the suggestions. DH started giving her 2 oz in a bottle and then 2 oz in a new bottle 20 minutes later and so far that has worked ok. I don't know if it's temp, but she refuses the extra 2 oz if it's in the old bottle.

westiemom,she definitely prefers a breast-shaped bottle. Though it's certainly not shaped like my breasts. She'd be sipping out of a jug. :-(

Also I may never forget the taste of the thawed breast milk.

[westiemom]

Nov 17, 2016 9:37:47 GMT -5 ronniesgirl said:

Thanks for the suggestions. DH started giving her 2 oz in a bottle and then 2 oz in a new bottle 20 minutes later and so far that has worked ok. I don't know if it's temp, but she refuses the extra 2 oz if it's in the old bottle.

westiemom,she definitely prefers a breast-shaped bottle. Though it's certainly not shaped like my breasts. She'd be sipping out of a jug. :-(

Also I may never forget the taste of the thawed breast milk.

Me neither. It was traumatic. I literally almost threw up. Poor babies!