making yogurt from breastmilk

04-19-2005, 02:50 PM

Has anybody done this? Since I'm dairy free, I'm hesitant to give dairy to ds. I was reading Ruth Yaron's "Super Baby Food" about making yogurt. I figured breast milk yogurt would be a nutritional powerhouse!

Punkie · 04-19-2005, 02:55 PM

I've never done yogurt, but my best friend did the "breastcicles" and froze them in the little popsickle things, and her son (who was already weaned at the time that her youngest was born, but had to be dairy free) LOVED them

Iarwain · 04-19-2005, 03:40 PM

Breastmilk has active enzymes and antibacterial agents and the culture that makes yogurt is a bacteria, so you'd probably have to scald it first to inactivate those factors or the culture won't grow. You have to do that with raw cows' milk too when making yogurt. LMK how it turns out. I've considered trying it too.

lmgeenw · 04-19-2005, 09:35 PM

Super Baby Food and The LLL Whole Foods cookbook both say to scald raw milk before making yogart out of it. I would think that would kill a lot of the good stuff in the breastmilk. I have thought about doing something like this. I know some people make their kids breastmilk smoothies. We make kefir out of raw cow's milk and you dont' have to scald the milk first. Kefir is like yogart but much easier to make and you drink it. mercola.com sells the starter for kefir. let me know if you try the yogart.

chelsea · 04-25-2005, 04:50 PM

If you have an abundant supply perhaps you could start a home-business?!

04-28-2005, 09:15 AM

I tried the Super Baby Food recipe with 8th continent soy milk last weekend. It didn't gel up very much. I'm going to use the fresh breastmilk I've pumped this week and give it a try this weekend.

Since I'm dairy free, I figured this would be a way to give ds a little more food, but avoid dairy or soy. I'll post how it turns out.

Iarwain · 04-28-2005, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by margot

I tried the Super Baby Food recipe with 8th continent soy milk last weekend. It didn't gel up very much. I'm going to use the fresh breastmilk I've pumped this week and give it a try this weekend.

Since I'm dairy free, I figured this would be a way to give ds a little more food, but avoid dairy or soy. I'll post how it turns out.

Yeah, when I do soy yogurt I use powdered soymilk (cheaper and no additives) with a little honey and cook it with a little cornstarch first to thicken it up. Unflavored gelatin is supposed to work too.

I really want to hear about your experiment. I've got a little "milky" in the freezer and I'm thinking about using it for yogurt since it's not going to get used otherwise.

05-03-2005, 05:11 PM

Did it work?

05-04-2005, 10:19 AM

OK, I made bf yogurt this weekend. I used the fresh pumped milk I had in the fridge from last week and followed the directions in Ruth Yaron's book. Except I didn't add any dry milk powder, since that would defeat the purpose of bf being cow's milk/soy free. The top of it gelled/solidified, and I scooped some out for him to eat- which he loved!

But it's still pretty liquidy in the rest of the pint jar.

And the smell of the breastmilk totally grossed me out.

I made some soymilk yogurt for myself and can't stomach the thought of eating it. So I took a h.p.t. yesterday, and yep- 8 weeks pregnant!

My milk supply is decreasing and I've read elsewhere that yogurt making doesn't work so well with frozen milk, so I will retire my yogurt thermometer for awhile!

chelsea · 05-04-2005, 04:39 PM

Congrats on the pregnancy!! Guess we'll have to wait another year to hear about any more breastmilk yogurt adventures from you!

05-05-2005, 01:12 AM

PurpleButterfly · 05-05-2005, 04:38 AM

What a cool experiment - thanks so much for sharing that with us! I've heard of mother's milk recipes for all kinds of things (soap is my favorite - you save it and give it to your child later in life), but never even thought of making yogurt!

I wanted to mention that the 8th Continent Soymilk is not -url=http://eatwellandbewell.com/why_organic.htm]organic[/url]. Silk is one easy-to-find organic soymilk, and Walmart even has their own generic version which is also organic.

Congrats on your little blessing on the way!!!!

Soliloquy · 05-05-2005, 12:15 PM

I've always wondered about this but thought it was too crunchy to ask about. Thanks for sharing your experiment!

You can make soap out of BM? Cool? Does anyone have directions?

PurpleButterfly · 05-05-2005, 03:30 PM

Here ya go!

http://www.natural-instinct.com/mother's_soap.htm

chelsea · 05-05-2005, 05:13 PM

Breastmilk soap! That is an awesome idea! I'm going to try it (as soon as I find the time to pump 6 cups of milk!)

04-19-2005, 02:50 PM	#1
margot Guest Posts: n/a	making yogurt from breastmilk Has anybody done this? Since I'm dairy free, I'm hesitant to give dairy to ds. I was reading Ruth Yaron's "Super Baby Food" about making yogurt. I figured breast milk yogurt would be a nutritional powerhouse!

04-19-2005, 02:55 PM	#2
Punkie Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 20,092	Re: making yogurt from breastmilk I've never done yogurt, but my best friend did the "breastcicles" and froze them in the little popsickle things, and her son (who was already weaned at the time that her youngest was born, but had to be dairy free) LOVED them __________________ GCM Admin and Moderator in Questions About the Message Board, Drawing Closer, Let's Talk, Weight Management, In the News, and Electronics. Homeschooling mom to 4, certified herbalist, homesteader, and overly ambitious crafter

04-19-2005, 03:40 PM	#3
Iarwain Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,686	Re: making yogurt from breastmilk Breastmilk has active enzymes and antibacterial agents and the culture that makes yogurt is a bacteria, so you'd probably have to scald it first to inactivate those factors or the culture won't grow. You have to do that with raw cows' milk too when making yogurt. LMK how it turns out. I've considered trying it too. __________________ ~Iarwain Student midwife and Mama to the amazing half-dozen: Hacker - 18 The Mad Scientist - 18 Princess - 15 Lemur - 12 Noodle - 9 ... and little miss Rosebud - age 6

04-19-2005, 09:35 PM	#4
lmgeenw Rose Trellis Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,349	Re: making yogurt from breastmilk Super Baby Food and The LLL Whole Foods cookbook both say to scald raw milk before making yogart out of it. I would think that would kill a lot of the good stuff in the breastmilk. I have thought about doing something like this. I know some people make their kids breastmilk smoothies. We make kefir out of raw cow's milk and you dont' have to scald the milk first. Kefir is like yogart but much easier to make and you drink it. mercola.com sells the starter for kefir. let me know if you try the yogart. __________________ Leah Wife to DH since 1999 Momma to 3 awesome kiddos IBCLC and postpartum doula in private practice

04-25-2005, 04:50 PM	#5
chelsea Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 7,373	Re: making yogurt from breastmilk If you have an abundant supply perhaps you could start a home-business?! __________________ "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I will praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well."

04-28-2005, 09:15 AM	#6
margot Guest Posts: n/a	Re: making yogurt from breastmilk I tried the Super Baby Food recipe with 8th continent soy milk last weekend. It didn't gel up very much. I'm going to use the fresh breastmilk I've pumped this week and give it a try this weekend. Since I'm dairy free, I figured this would be a way to give ds a little more food, but avoid dairy or soy. I'll post how it turns out.

05-03-2005, 05:11 PM	#8
apbfmom Guest Posts: n/a	Re: making yogurt from breastmilk Did it work?

05-04-2005, 10:19 AM	#9
margot Guest Posts: n/a	Re: making yogurt from breastmilk OK, I made bf yogurt this weekend. I used the fresh pumped milk I had in the fridge from last week and followed the directions in Ruth Yaron's book. Except I didn't add any dry milk powder, since that would defeat the purpose of bf being cow's milk/soy free. The top of it gelled/solidified, and I scooped some out for him to eat- which he loved! But it's still pretty liquidy in the rest of the pint jar. And the smell of the breastmilk totally grossed me out. I made some soymilk yogurt for myself and can't stomach the thought of eating it. So I took a h.p.t. yesterday, and yep- 8 weeks pregnant! My milk supply is decreasing and I've read elsewhere that yogurt making doesn't work so well with frozen milk, so I will retire my yogurt thermometer for awhile!

05-04-2005, 04:39 PM	#10
chelsea Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 7,373	Re: making yogurt from breastmilk Congrats on the pregnancy!! Guess we'll have to wait another year to hear about any more breastmilk yogurt adventures from you! __________________ "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I will praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well."

05-05-2005, 01:12 AM	#11
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05-05-2005, 04:38 AM	#12
PurpleButterfly Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 15,496	Re: making yogurt from breastmilk What a cool experiment - thanks so much for sharing that with us! I've heard of mother's milk recipes for all kinds of things (soap is my favorite - you save it and give it to your child later in life), but never even thought of making yogurt! I wanted to mention that the 8th Continent Soymilk is not -url=http://eatwellandbewell.com/why_organic.htm]organic[/url]. Silk is one easy-to-find organic soymilk, and Walmart even has their own generic version which is also organic. Congrats on your little blessing on the way!!!! __________________ Fighting for my life against Carcinoid Lung Cancer

05-05-2005, 12:15 PM	#13
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Re: making yogurt from breastmilk I've always wondered about this but thought it was too crunchy to ask about. Thanks for sharing your experiment! You can make soap out of BM? Cool? Does anyone have directions?

05-05-2005, 03:30 PM	#14
PurpleButterfly Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 15,496	Re: making yogurt from breastmilk Here ya go! http://www.natural-instinct.com/mother's_soap.htm __________________ Fighting for my life against Carcinoid Lung Cancer

05-05-2005, 05:13 PM	#15
chelsea Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 7,373	Re: making yogurt from breastmilk Breastmilk soap! That is an awesome idea! I'm going to try it (as soon as I find the time to pump 6 cups of milk!) __________________ "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I will praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well."

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