Diaper Swappers

kmadavis85 · 01-24-2013, 01:29 PM

We are both being treated for thrush, but does anyone have any experience with saving milk while having it? I have a milk saver that I collect about a half an ounce to an ounce & a half each time I nurse. Idk if I should still save that milk or dump it?

l_Kimmie_l · 01-24-2013, 01:44 PM

I have heard there is thrush in the milk you pump/collect etc. Do not quote me on that though. I only had thrush once 15 years ago, so not sure nor remember what I did. I know I was pumping for work.

Spunkify · 01-24-2013, 02:09 PM

If you want to be totally safe dump it and make sure you're sterilizing your pump parts each time you pump. There's really no straight answer about milk pumped while treating thrush, though general consensus is that there's a chance of re-contamination.

These may be helpful to you:
https://www.llli.org/faq/thrush.html
http://kellymom.com/bf/concerns/chil...xpressed-milk/

kmadavis85 · 01-24-2013, 02:39 PM

Ok I'll prob just dump it to be safe. I'd hate to freeze it and then end up with thrush again at a later date:/

Edensmomma · 01-24-2013, 11:40 PM

You can pasteurize it to get rid of the yeast. Check kellymom.com for more info on that.

Mamanvert · 01-27-2013, 11:20 AM

I had thrush for almost 5 months and everywhere I read said that freezing milk does not kill the yeast so I would dump it. Hope you get rid of it soon...it is a monster in my books!

01-24-2013, 01:29 PM	#1
kmadavis85 Registered Users Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 115 Ratings: 5 Feedback: 100%	Thrush question We are both being treated for thrush, but does anyone have any experience with saving milk while having it? I have a milk saver that I collect about a half an ounce to an ounce & a half each time I nurse. Idk if I should still save that milk or dump it?

01-24-2013, 01:44 PM	#2
l_Kimmie_l Registered Users Formerly: kimmie_n_angus Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Maine Posts: 10,133 Ratings: 286 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Thrush question I have heard there is thrush in the milk you pump/collect etc. Do not quote me on that though. I only had thrush once 15 years ago, so not sure nor remember what I did. I know I was pumping for work. __________________ Kimmie's Lunar Fertility Charts and Gender Predictions - Find out your PEAK fertility months & you will most likely conceive! My ISO Jacob 5/10/97 - Rory 5/30/08 - Quinn 8/21/09 - Finnegan 4/11/12

01-24-2013, 02:09 PM	#3
Spunkify Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NY Posts: 1,223 Ratings: 7 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Thrush question If you want to be totally safe dump it and make sure you're sterilizing your pump parts each time you pump. There's really no straight answer about milk pumped while treating thrush, though general consensus is that there's a chance of re-contamination. These may be helpful to you: https://www.llli.org/faq/thrush.html http://kellymom.com/bf/concerns/chil...xpressed-milk/ __________________ JAMIE: Blessed, spunky, kinda crunchy, very attached mama to five Sorry for typos I'm sometimes on my BlackBerry Playbook

01-24-2013, 11:40 PM	#5
Edensmomma Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 15,453 Ratings: 531 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	You can pasteurize it to get rid of the yeast. Check kellymom.com for more info on that. __________________ Jena. Mama to my 3, blue eyed December girls 1 little Angel waits for me until the day we meet again, Sterling 10/23/11 Callista Joy arrived 12/21/12 Stocking my handspun yarn and check out my Facebook page

01-27-2013, 11:20 AM	#6
Mamanvert Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 11	Re: Thrush question I had thrush for almost 5 months and everywhere I read said that freezing milk does not kill the yeast so I would dump it. Hope you get rid of it soon...it is a monster in my books!