Ok to use breast milk that’s been shaken?

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So I just found out today that you’re not supposed to shake breast milk! 
Should I not use the milk that I’ve pumped for the past month??
Also WHY can you not shake breast milk? When I keep the milk in the fridge the fat collects on the sides and I don’t know how to mix it up!

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youd have to shake it with a lot of force to break up the proteins. a gentle shake to mix up the separated fat is not going to make a big difference.

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Can someone tell my baby he does not need to fast-punch my titties while nursing because there are delicate cells in there...? 😂

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I wouldn’t dump it if you shook it for a ling time with crazy force it may have broken down some nutrients. I just swirl the bottle to get the milk fat off the sides

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I work in a hospital lab and all our protocols say to swirl and invert rather than shake. it does make a difference for breast milk, but I wouldn't dump what you've already shaken

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i heard this but ....really...i would rather given shaken up breastmilk to my son than formula anyway, so it doesn't really matter to me

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My breastmilk bags say not to shake (I wasn’t aware of this till I read it there, which was after I had shaken a bag!). Now I gently squeeze the bag to remix in the fat, or if the full amount is going into a bottle, swirl the bottle to remix it in.

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It still takes some force to get the milk fat off the sides sometimes. 👐🏻 so whatever. I still give my son the milk that I swirled hard. If it actually kills that much of the good stuff I question why I’m stressing myself out so bad to provide breast milk then

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I think you should still give your baby the breast milk and just mix with caution from this point on. I don't even shake formula because then it causes so many bubbles, so I do more of a swirl. Maybe swirl it around or use something to mix it up.

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Uh. What? I've never hear that either. I mean, does it really matter?

Ok to use breast milk that’s been shaken?

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