XP for those who pump. Ever use this storage kit?

carimeli

I'm considering trying this out, but wonder if anyone has used the Playtex Nursing Necessities One Step Breast Milk Storage Kit and what you think of it. I have a Medela PIS and this sounds like it would save a lot on washing in the evenings.

https://www.amazon.com/Playtex-Nursing-Necessities-Breast-Storage/dp/B0011UH78G/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&s=baby-products&qid=1263679955&sr=8-12 

flyer23

I used it with DD, but didn't love it. My issues with it:

- There's only one pump adapter included, so you have to buy two kits if you want to pump both sides into drop-ins

- I never pumped enough for a full bottle from each breast. So I usually ended up pumping into a liner on one side and pumping into a bottle on the other, and combining the bottle into the liner. Which worked fine, but didn't cut down on washing all that much. If I were pumping into liners on both sides, I would have ended up wasting quite a few liners.

- I usually balanced the bottles on my legs, so that I could have my hands free to do other things while pumping. It was much harder to balance the liners on my legs, because obviously they're softer than a bottle and tend to squish.

carimeli

Thanks - I hadn't though of not filling the liner up. I'm not sure how much I'll be able to pump once I get back to work since I have only been pumping after DD eats now.  Good to know!

Meg41208

flyer23:

- I never pumped enough for a full bottle from each breast. So I usually ended up pumping into a liner on one side and pumping into a bottle on the other, and combining the bottle into the liner. Which worked fine, but didn't cut down on washing all that much. If I were pumping into liners on both sides, I would have ended up wasting quite a few liners.

I did the same thing for a few weeks, until I just decided that it was too much fiddling around and just pumped into bottles. 

Also, I use the rubber band trick to pump hands free (it's on kellymom.com) and that's worked great for me.

sherthebear

I use it and it works just fine for me. Don't know if it saves on washing. I pump into the liner on one side and a bottle on the other side and pour what was in the bottle into the liner until I make a full bottle. I usually pump enough for 3 bottles in the day, which is used for the next day. But I rotate my freezer stash, so I only pump into two liners and the rest into a bottle that I transfer into a freezer bag. It works for me. I only bought one storage kit. I didn't really need two.