Lipase question

[rhiOrion]

Is it possible to have lipase be a problem just *sometimes*?

On Fridays I freeze that week's leftover milk, and pull out frozen milk on Mondays. This way I'm using the oldest stuff in the freezer instead of letting it get too old.

Last night I noticed that one of the bags seemed to have a tiny hole in the ziplock part, so I smelled it. It smelled a bit funny to me. I set it aside and opened another bag, and it smelled a bit funny to me, too. So I tasted it, and it tasted weird (not quite the soapy taste I've heard of, but I suppose I could see how someone might call it that). The rest of the bags tasted like that, too.

All of those bags were from the same few days.

Is it possible to have lipase be a problem that comes and goes?

I've tasted the frozen milk once before and it was okay. And I've never noticed it smelling weird before.

The only other thing I can think of is that maybe I had eaten something really strong that day.

Any thoughts?

[Mosaic]

I don't think it's really possible to have a lipase issue that comes and goes. It could be that the slightly opened bag got a bit of freezer burn, and I do think that diet plays a role as well. To be honest, I always sorta think that frozen milk smells/tastes funny, but DD had no problem drinking it up, so I didn't really worry about it.

[rhiOrion]

Originally Posted by Mosaic

I don't think it's really possible to have a lipase issue that comes and goes. It could be that the slightly opened bag got a bit of freezer burn, and I do think that diet plays a role as well. To be honest, I always sorta think that frozen milk smells/tastes funny, but DD had no problem drinking it up, so I didn't really worry about it.

Okay, that's what I thought.

But, maybe you're right about frozen milk smelling and tasting funny in general. Perhaps I just hadn't noticed it before. I don't make a habit of smelling/tasting the milk. She ended up drinking it just fine at daycare, so I guess it's okay!

Thanks!