Green milk?!!

lorrilou · Jan 15th, 2010, 03:50 AM

Ok, i expressed some milk last night and it has a green tinge to it, not bright green more mint green, thought i was imagining it at first but oh said it's definately green.

Bit freaked out by it tbh, is this normal?!!

madkoi_baby · Jan 15th, 2010, 04:03 AM

I think this is when it curdles. Give it a shake & see if it changes???

lorrilou · Jan 15th, 2010, 04:07 AM

well ive given it a shake and its still definately green!

madkoi_baby · Jan 15th, 2010, 04:08 AM

Oooh I dont know then hun. Try looking it up on google! ;-) xx

madkoi_baby · Jan 15th, 2010, 04:09 AM

Found this -

It is not unusual for breastmilk to take on a greenish (or other) color.

Changes in the color of your milk are usually related to your diet, herbal remedies, or medications you are taking. Naturally occurring or man-made pigments in your diet can tint your milk. Vitamins or supplements that contain kelp or other forms of seaweed have been reported to cause green milk. Green gatorade can also give your milk a green hue. (Ruth Lawrence, MD, 1994)

Since you have noticed that your expressed milk is sometimes white, but after taking your vitamin, appears green in color, I think it is likely that your vitamin is tinting your milk. If this is the case, it is nothing to worry about. Best wishes!

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madkoi_baby · Jan 15th, 2010, 04:11 AM

Someone also mentioned, green milk may signify more foremilk than hind milk xx

Cariad_bach · Jan 15th, 2010, 05:11 AM

I had this after a operation ...

With my 2nd LO i boob fed and expressed .. all was normal till when he was about 3 months i had my Gall bladder removed ... the milk i expressed after the opp was green!
HV didn't seem worried about it tho xxx

FsMummy · Jan 15th, 2010, 14:20 PM

i had this before. the twins drank it and there were no ill effects. think its just to do with diet. sometimes my milk is pure white, other times its yellow or has a greyish tinge

bloodbinds · Jan 15th, 2010, 14:39 PM

Mine has taken on a bluish tint before, i was told not to worry! Lol.

MandaAnda · Jan 16th, 2010, 09:59 AM

We had a mum on my old NICU, and she was able to express a great amount for the babies. However, a week or so in, her milk was proper green. Each nurse that came on was like, Ummm.....is this ok to use? But our neonatologists had a look, and it was absolutely fine to use. After a few days, it went back to a normal colour and never turned green again. So, it should be fine (even though it made me feel a bit ill to look at it!).

Jan 15th, 2010, 03:50 AM	#1
lorrilou Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: northumberland Posts: 5,566	Green milk?!! Ok, i expressed some milk last night and it has a green tinge to it, not bright green more mint green, thought i was imagining it at first but oh said it's definately green. Bit freaked out by it tbh, is this normal?!!

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Jan 15th, 2010, 04:03 AM	#2
madkoi_baby Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northampton Posts: 220	I think this is when it curdles. Give it a shake & see if it changes???

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lorrilou Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: northumberland Posts: 5,566	well ive given it a shake and its still definately green!

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madkoi_baby Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northampton Posts: 220	Oooh I dont know then hun. Try looking it up on google! ;-) xx

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madkoi_baby Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northampton Posts: 220	Found this - It is not unusual for breastmilk to take on a greenish (or other) color. Changes in the color of your milk are usually related to your diet, herbal remedies, or medications you are taking. Naturally occurring or man-made pigments in your diet can tint your milk. Vitamins or supplements that contain kelp or other forms of seaweed have been reported to cause green milk. Green gatorade can also give your milk a green hue. (Ruth Lawrence, MD, 1994) Since you have noticed that your expressed milk is sometimes white, but after taking your vitamin, appears green in color, I think it is likely that your vitamin is tinting your milk. If this is the case, it is nothing to worry about. Best wishes! Read More http://parenting.ivillage.com/newbor...#ixzz0cfcxN0yk Sign up for iVillage Special Offers

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madkoi_baby Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northampton Posts: 220	Someone also mentioned, green milk may signify more foremilk than hind milk xx

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Cariad_bach Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: North Wales Posts: 5,652	I had this after a operation ... With my 2nd LO i boob fed and expressed .. all was normal till when he was about 3 months i had my Gall bladder removed ... the milk i expressed after the opp was green! HV didn't seem worried about it tho xxx

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FsMummy Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,055	i had this before. the twins drank it and there were no ill effects. think its just to do with diet. sometimes my milk is pure white, other times its yellow or has a greyish tinge

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Jan 15th, 2010, 14:39 PM	#9
bloodbinds Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6,563	Mine has taken on a bluish tint before, i was told not to worry! Lol.

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Jan 16th, 2010, 09:59 AM	#10
MandaAnda Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Coastal Kent Posts: 1,656	We had a mum on my old NICU, and she was able to express a great amount for the babies. However, a week or so in, her milk was proper green. Each nurse that came on was like, Ummm.....is this ok to use? But our neonatologists had a look, and it was absolutely fine to use. After a few days, it went back to a normal colour and never turned green again. So, it should be fine (even though it made me feel a bit ill to look at it!).

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