Breast milk is the most nutritious food for infants, particularly those under one year of age. Mothers should learn the correct methods for thawing and warming breast milk to preserve its nutritional benefits.

Breast milk after being refrigerated and thawed may have various odors, such as soap-like, rancid, or fishy smells. To remove odors from frozen breast milk, mothers should follow all safe breast milk storage guidelines and try some of the suggested methods below for removing fishy odors from frozen breast milk.