Do you throw away your foremilk?

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So I have a lot of foremilk, i exclusively pump 20-30 minutes 4-6x per day. I noticed my LO is always gassy and sometimes even has spit up. I read somewhere about perhaps having foremilk/hindmilk imbalance. So I have been getting rid of most of the foremilk atleast 4 ounces from each pump session. Do you ladies think this is ok? Or am I just wasting precious product 😩. I produce enough for her right now, about 40 ounce per day ( after getting rid of the foremilk) and she only eats about 20 ounces

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I would never toss any of it! Maybe mix it up a little. Start freezing any extra.

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The way I see it is that if you were putting your baby to the breast, he would be drinking it. Whatever I pump, I mix n keep.

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She needs the foremilk for hydration. I think the imbalance is a bigger deal when you’re nursing, because then she doesn’t get the hindmilk. But when you pump and bottle feed, you can swirl the milk so it’s more uniform. I personally wouldn’t throw the foremilk

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not all babies need a lot of fat. milk is tailored to babies need. you're producing exactly what baby needs. never toss.

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I make a lot of foremilk I don’t toss it. If I pump I just swirl to mix it up. If he feeds directly dr just said to make sure he “empties”.

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Helllllll nahhhh

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I would talk to a pediatrician before you started removing any part of the breast milk. Are you able to feed from the breast? Maybe that could correct the balance that way.

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Never dump milk!! Check out The Cleveage club: breastfeeding support page on Facebook. Super educational!

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Update: thanks for all the suggestions ladies! Called her peds, he agrees don’t toss, we can use that milk when I go back to work. He thinks she is just a gassy baby and has reflux most likely due to her prematurity. I forgot to mention she only 38 weeks +  1 day, she wasn’t due till next week, but is currently 2 months actual from birth. Hopefully she grows out of it, apparently most babies grow out it by 4-6 months.

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NO don’t throw that liquid gold away! Freeze it

Do you throw away your foremilk?

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