Milk goes bad

[belltree]

My pumped milk goes bad (=tastes old, rotten) veeeery quickly. It does not last 24hrs in the fridge, even if I put it in right after pumping. Even in the freezer it goes bad in less than 3-4 days. I've cleaned and sterilized all equipment all the time, I checked temperature settings of fridge and freezer, I do everything by the book. My freshly pumped milk tastes fine by the way.

Is there anything I can do to increase the shelf life of my breastmilk?

[mandms]

Sounds like a lipase issue! You probably have to scald it after pumping. You lose some nutrients but it stops the process of enzyme digestion that causes it to go so quickly.

[ewe+lamb]

Absolutely correct!!

[belltree]

Thanks for the tip. I'll try this out today!

Never knew about lipase, but after searching for it only, it seems to fit me.

[annettemarie]

I'm going to move this out to the general forum.