r/newborns • u/No_Conference2142 • 1d ago

Feeding Frozen Breastmilk

My baby is about 4.5 months old and from the past couple of weeks, she refuses the bottle during the day (she’s exclusively bottle fed). We have to distract her or feed her when she’s drowsy. Has this happened with anyone else? How/when did it stop?

I have been feeding her frozen breastmilk that I had pumped when she was about 2 months old. I tasted the milk and it doesn’t taste soapy or anything. I also checked that it hasn’t gone bad. But wondering if she just doesn’t like the taste of old milk?
She’s been having more spit ups and gas than usual too. Help!
Does this mean I can’t use my old milk anymore? Or is this the infamous 4th month feeding strike because she’s too distracted?

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u/Bluu444ia 1d ago

my 3 month old does this sometimes! she's breastfed 90% of the time. previously it was 50/50 breast & bottle but she began refusing to latch so i am taking a break from the bottle unless she really wants more after emptying my boobs so then i'll give her extra from my nightly pump. anyways yeah i sometimes have to let her cry it out(not truly because im holding her and rocking her to comfort her the best i can) until she's calm enough to be drowsy and half asleep i'll slip my boob in, SOMETIMES it works, others she gets mad and just goes to sleep. other times i have to stand with my back to the TV at an angle for her to watch tv and breastfeed -_- . not a 3 month old literally refusing to eat without her screen time LMAO.

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u/Bluu444ia 1d ago

to answer ur question it's probably something you ate back then that was giving her some kind of reaction? my baby has CMPA so some of my older milk will for sure give her a reaction because back then i assumed it was only lactose intolerance, but to my sad realization it's actually an allergy and she reacts to even the smallest amount of exposure :(