Comments on: What Does Breastmilk Taste Like, Part 5

By: Justine

Justine — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:30:54 +0000

Great post! Just wanted to let you know that I’ve linked to it in a post I just wrote for my blog: http://fullbellysisters.blogspot.com/2011/11/self-care-challenge-day-4-101-ways-to.html

By: Dionna

Dionna — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:21:43 +0000

Thanks all! I learned a lot researching these posts, but I gotta tell you – I’m happy to write about something different ;)

Our Sentiments: I try everything I give Kieran, I don’t expect him to eat/drink something that I wouldn’t. I say go for it :)

By: kaila

kaila — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:22:17 +0000

Thanks for all the great info you had in all the breastmilk posts! That picture of Tara is wonderful!

By: Our Sentiments

Our Sentiments — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:20:32 +0000

Wow great information! I always thought it was funny when K2 was young and people would say I would have to limit milk because of da da da da. It’s not like my breasts are blenders people.

You also got me thinking about what my milk tastes like… Should I try?

By: Strawberry

Strawberry — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:16:27 +0000

According to my 36 month old, my left side tastes of orange juice and might right tastes of cider. :)

By: AllisonO

AllisonO — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:31:08 +0000

This was so interesting! Thanks for doing the research and organizing it all. It really was very fun to read!

By: Problem Solvin Mom

Problem Solvin Mom — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:26:49 +0000

I ate anything and everything with my first daughter, and she is still drinking “milk of mommy” at nearly 3. Her younger sister would occasionally scream in pain for hours-after talking with several friends on twitter I gave up dairy for a week. She hasn’t had an episode since. I love dairy, but I do believe it was causing her problem. I am going to request allery testing to see if it is an allergy or a protein intolerance. That said, I would never suggest monitoring food intake unless there is a significant and prolonged problem.

I love the answers to what breastmilk tastes like! I have tasted mine out of curiosity and it is definitely sweet. I will have to ask my older daughter and see what she says. :)

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:31:33 +0000

Awesome! Interestingly, Lilly as a little baby hated my milk after I’d eat gumbo. It was so strong, you could smell it in my milk and she would scream at the taste. She would also get gassy and sick if I ate broccoli (I tried it a few times and it happened every time). These are now two of her favorite foods. Naomi never noticed the gumbo in my milk (she loves it now, too) but she got rashes from broccoli. So my kids seem to start out intolerant to broccoli, lol, but I’ve never had a problem with dairy or any other common allergens. I have seen them take stronger after some foods (especially if I drink coffee, they both want to nurse constantly after that, but Naomi’s sensitive to the caffeine if I have too much and becomes fussy–Lilly becomes sleepy).

It’s fascinating.

Food tastes start getting shaped in utero, as babies can taste in the womb, flavors pass through, but I have no idea how they found that out. So it’s believed that between in utero and breastfeeding, that’s how baby’s taste is initially influenced.

By: Amber

Amber — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:36:56 +0000

This has been an amazing series! And I’m glad to finally read the answers to the original question. :)

By: Katje

Katje — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:03:37 +0000

Great series!

I remember once reading, over 10 years ago, the hypothesis that vanilla ice cream is so popular because of its resemblance to breastmilk.