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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best storage on the market, January 11, 2008
I've tried a few other milk storage systems, including the medela bags (which you can pump directly into) and the hard plastic containers (like Avent). This is, by far, the most useful and most economical storage systemm.
Pros:
1. The bags have a double-zip closure. This ensures that the bag seals well and doesn't leak. Also, when you push the air out, a few drops of milk always slip out, but it usually doesn't get past the second zip-closure. The bags are superior to the hard containers because you can squeeze the air out and prevent freezer burn.
2. These lay flat! I put my warm bags of milk into a rectangular Tuppperware container and stack them up on top of one another. Then, I put them into the freezer, and they freeze perfectly flat, which the Medela bags don't do. Once they are frozen into flat blocks, I stack 10 blocks in a one gallon Ziploc freezer bag and label and date the Ziploc bag. This goes into the deep freeze.
3. They are spacious! They recommend that you put 6oz of milk into the bag, but these bags are quite large and will definitely hold more than 6oz. As one reviewer said, they can put up to 12oz into the bag. The reason why the company says 6oz is so the bag can lay flat. Once it fills too much, it won't lay flat as well, but you can save quite a bit of money by overfiling these. The Medela bags are small in comparison, and hold 5oz at the max, and they also do not lay flat.
4. They are economical. These were the most economical bags on the market, too. They fit more milk than any other bag. I use the Amazon "subscribe and save" option for free shipping and save another 15% off the price. I don't know how long that promotion will run. While you can't pump into the bag like you can with the Medela bags, I have found that I run out of space in the Medela bags anyway, since they only hold 5oz, and sometimes I do pump more than 5oz in one session.
5. They are safe for baby. Obviously, they are sterile. They have a tear-off tab at the opening to break the seal. The plastic does not contain any chemical softeners. And, there is a tab of plastic that is away from the milk where you can write your name and date on the bag. This prevents any chemicals from your pen leaching into the milk. This is good for me, since I use a Sharpie pen, and I am sure there are chemicals that could potentially leach through the bag.
6. Easy to defrost and use the milk. When I defrost, I again put the bag into a Tupperware in case of small nicks in the bags or leakage. I have not had a problem with leakage, yet.
Cons:
1. The one major thing that bothered me in the beginning was that the volume measurements on the bag were estimates and not accurate like the hard container storage systems. But, I just use the bottle that I pumped into to measure out my 6oz, and then pour it in. I've also gotten quite good at eyeballing 6oz on the bag.
Not much else to complain about. I've been really happy with these bags, so far.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great for milk storage, February 14, 2007
I've used these for two babies now and have used the milk after 6mo in deep freeze.
They are great most of the time. I freeze about 10-12oz in each bag (yes, they say no more than 6oz, it's a myth). 12 is the maximum I found tho. The trick is to make sure there is no air. It won't leak b/c the bag will expand, unlike plastic storage containers. I use the straight edge of a table, push the milk all the way to the top and zip it as I push the air out. Don't worry if a little leaks out b/c it has a double zipper. Then I freeze it on a flat surface singly. After it's frozen, I put 8-10 of these in a big gallon zip lock bag and date the outside and put it in deep freezer. It's easier to organize them this way in deep freeze.
The bad thing about these bags is that once frozen, the plastic nicks easily if you drop it, scrape it against something, etc (as with all frozen containers). Lansinoh had really bad problem with leakage before but they've improved. Just thaw the bag in a container in case it leaks. Lansinoh customer service is great and will replace them if you encounter leaky bags.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Keeps my milk organized, July 3, 2007
I have been really happy with these to store milk up to 8 oz. Just freeze them on a flat surface and then I "file them" in a box in the freezer, oldest bag first. There is space to write the date and volume on the bag so you can stay organized. Like another reviewer I have found that if you scrape or drop them at all they will leak when defrosted but I have only had this problem with about 5% of the bags (before I learned to be careful). If you are unsure, just defrost milk by putting these in a ziploc bac first. Other than that they have been first rate.
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