Not every mother with
high milk lipase levels scalds her milk.
Not exact matches
I found out that I have
high lipase in my
milk!
If you find out in advance that
high lipase levels may be an issue for you (mothers report their
milk's
lipase levels can vary from baby to baby), one approach is to scald your
milk before chilling or freezing it to deactivate the
lipase and prevent this fat breakdown from occurring.
Occasionally women have
high levels of
lipase in their
milk, an enzyme which can make it taste soapy or unpleasant after it is stored.
She didn't realize until later in lactation that her
milk was
high in
lipase, because it didn't affect her or her baby.
Some mothers make
milk that has
higher - than - average levels of the enzyme
lipase, which over time breaks down fat in expressed
milk (Mohrbacher, 2010).
If your baby is refusing to take expressed breastmilk and you notice a soapy smell or taste, you may have
high lipase in your
milk.
Some babies don't mind the taste of
high lipase milk so you might consider donating your freezer stash to another baby in need.
But if you notice a difference between the times he eats freshly pumped
milk versus stored
milk, it could be
high lipase.
High concentration of
lipase means milkfat breaks down faster, altering the taste and smell of the
milk.
If your
milk is
high in
lipase, you can scald the
milk to prevent it happening with future batches.
If you have frozen
milk and then thawed only to find it's usually one of three causes: incorrect storage, long term storage or
high lipase volumes in your
milk.
What we do with
high lipase milk is that we actually scald it before freezing.
The cold temperatures and freezing and thawing of breast
milk high in
lipase can cause the fat in the
milk to break down quickly leaving an unpleasant odor.
Thawed
milk sometimes has a rancid or sour smell, that's due to the
high lipase activity that occurs when the
milk is frozen or chilled.
My Pediatrician's office said it might be
high Lipase in my breast
milk.
I was originally looking for information as to why my breast
milk may be souring quickly but I have of course discovered its likely to be due yo
high lipase content.
However this got me thinking...... if my
milk is
high in
lipase and therefore breaks down more quickly whilst being stored does it also break down more quickly when baby digests it?
This happens when a mother produces
milk that is
high in
lipase, the enzyme that breaks down fat in the
milk.
I mentioned this to my lactation consultant, and she told me I probably had
high lipase in my
milk.
The
high lipase in breast
milk helps the body absorb fat and nutrients.