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Hi ladies- BF/ milk storage

Daisy07grayDaisy07gray member
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Hi ladies, I'll admit I haven't lurked here much lately but we are expecting a little one in Feb. 2012.  

I am wondering what preferences you all have for (mostly short-term) milk storage.  I am hopefully going to be employed (laid-off but job seeking) part-time after baby arrives so I know in addition to BFing, I'll need to store milk in the fridge both from pumping and while I'm gone.  I wanted to store in glass, but don't want to loose benefits (am I correct that leukocytes stick to glass?).  
Could you share your preferences for glass versus plastic, which brands you like best and why?  TIA!    

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Re: Hi ladies- BF/ milk storage

  • Sassy_CassieSassy_Cassie member
    We never considered glass just because of the limited space in our freezer.

    I used the lansinoh storage bags.
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    On a day-to-day basis, I pumped into my Medela glass bottles then transferred the milk to a plastic water bottle/jug. (Unless I pumped only once, then the milk stayed in the bottles.) My caregiver would then just pour milk from that jug to be warmed in a bottle (saved me from washing a ton of bottles!). For long-term storage, I also used the Lanisoh bags for the freezer. GreenSprouts used to make biodegradable bags for bm storage, but I feel like they are discontinued now.
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  • Daisy07grayDaisy07gray member
    Thanks ladies!  I am not sure we'll freeze and we might use a jug and get some bags for storage.  I found some GreenSprouts bags on Amazon, but not sure how that'll work if they are d/c'd.  
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  • MawrtyrBMawrtyrB
    I love the lansinoh storage bags too. We used glass bottles last time with the twins. Actually I would pump into the plastic medela bottles and then transfer to the bags when I got home from work. Pumping directly into the medela bags with their fancy paper strap was a nightmare. I always spilled them.
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  • wifeofadamwifeofadam member

    I pump into and store in glass, because my bottles go directly into the freezer anyways.  From my understanding freezing milk (whether in glass or plastic) destroys leukocytes anyways.  So if you're planning to put the milk in the freezer, you can put it in glass, but it you're putting it in the fridge only it would be better in plastic.

    I use evenflo glass bottles and mason jars in my freezer.

        
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  • crunchyNMmamacrunchyNMmama member

    imageDaisy07gray:
    Thanks ladies!  I am not sure we'll freeze and we might use a jug and get some bags for storage.  I found some GreenSprouts bags on Amazon, but not sure how that'll work if they are d/c'd.  

    You can get Honeysuckle storage bags on amazon too, they are biodegradable too.  I have those and their baby food storage bags.

     

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