Medela Quick Clean Micro-Steam Bags

by Medela

Product Features

• Fast - complete in just 3 minutes
• Unique - faster than boiling and more effective than dishwashing
• Easy-to-use - Just add water and heat in the microwave
• Economical - 5 reusable bags per box (up to 20 uses per bag = 100 uses)

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12 x 10 x 3 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000096QQ5
• UPC: 020451870243
• Item model number: 87024
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
  • #4 in Baby > Feeding > Breastfeeding > Breast Pump Accessories
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (93 customer reviews)

Product Description

Unique and powerful, Quick Clean Micro-Steam Bags eliminate 99.9% of all harmful bacteria and germs from most breast pump parts and feeding accessories. Now you can do daily disinfecting in as fast as 3 minutes flat thanks to these easy-to-use Micro-Steam Bags. Faster than boiling and more effective than dishwashing, these bags are a real time saver for Mom. Just add water and heat in the microwave and you?re ready to go! And, these great bags are reusable too, up to 20 uses per bag. 5 reusable bags per box.

Features:

• Eliminates 99.9% of all harmful bacteria and germs
• Quick, only 3 minutes
• More effective than dishwashing
• Just add water and microwave
• Up to 20 uses per bag
• 5 bags per box

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

55 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quick, easy way to sterilize!, June 10, 2007

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Christina Kay (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Medela Quick Clean Micro-Steam Bags (Baby Product)

I am an exclusive pumper, so every day I pump 6x (and clean the parts every time) and also have to sterilize bottles. It was getting to be a hassle setting up a pot of boiling water every time I wanted to clean pump parts and bottle nipples!! I saw these in the stores and was a little skeptical (also thought they seemed a little pricey) but decided to give them a shot. And I was so happy I did! A little water, two minutes in the microwave, and I have sparkling clean pump parts and bottles. A set of five bags gives you 100 times in the microwave. My son is three months old and I am still on the first set of bags that I bought! Looking back, I feel like I definitely got my money's worth. I would recommend this product for sure.

31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for newborns, Bad for babies, May 18, 2010

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K. Chun (East Bay, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Medela Quick Clean Micro-Steam Bags (Baby Product)

This product was great for the first two months. Wash off the parts and the bottles in the sink, toss them in the bag, sterilize, and put them on the drying rack for use. Easy as pie.

After a couple months though, this product becomes nearly useless. My 2oz preemie bottles, and 4oz newborn bottles fit perfectly in these bags with no problems, but the bag can't fit the standard 8oz bottle size that most babies will use. What good are sterilized bottle parts if you can't sterilize the bottle at the same time?!# I ended up sterilizing all the parts and throwing the bottles in the dishwasher, basically defeating the purpose of the bags.

A good alternative are the Munchkin bags. Munchkin bags are about half an inch to an inch longer and can fit at least two 8oz bottles and sometimes three bottles if you pack it just right, along with all the bottle parts for those bottles and even some extra pacifiers. Do yourself a favor and get the bigger and far more useful Munchkin bags for the same price, you will be able to continue to use those bags as your baby grows.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE THESE BAGS!!!!!!!, December 29, 2006

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Karen "KarenD" (Massapequa, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Medela Quick Clean Micro-Steam Bags (Baby Product)

I nursed my now 4-year-old daughter for almost a year and pumped daily. I hated always having to boil the pump for 20 minutes, which was also tough on the pump's plastic parts, which would yellow until I replaced them. Now I am nursing my 3-month-old son. I was thrilled to find these micro-steam bags! I use them not only to sterilize the pump after each use, but also for bottles. (Though I pump daily, I only occasionally use bottles, so always boiled them, too - this is sooooooo much easier!) I am so glad they came out with this product - it just makes things a lot easier! And it's so inexpensive, too!