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Medela bags

abbyfulabbyful member
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This is just a vent about Medela bags.

When freezing milk, I find them more difficult to use than Lansinoh. They don't lay flat, and they are more difficult to get the air out of when sealing.

Now that I'm using my freezer stash, OMG THEY SUCK! Because they don't freeze flat, they take longer to thaw out; sucks in the morning when I need to make bottles for daycare before work. And pouring the milk? Ugh! That stupid hole at the top, where you can hang the bags and pump directly into them, SUCKS! You can't pour milk from the middle of the bag because of it. And trying to pour out the corner makes a mess too! I've taken to putting the bottles in a bowl so I can salvage what spills. I guess I need to start taking scissors to them instead of just opening them by the zip-loc.

I'm glad I only used the Medela bags I got free with my breastpump! Most of my freezer milk is in Lansinoh, which I'm very happy with their bags!
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Re: Medela bags

  • LBeez13LBeez13 member
    I use the flange as a funnel when pouring out of the medela bags and into the bottle. That usually works. I unfortunately registered for the medela bags and received so many that I just decided to use them all up before buying better bags :(


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  • AmyRIAmyRI member

     I had better luck if I fold the bag right in the middle of the opening to create a crease before pouring out of them. But yes, it's quite an art. I use the Ameda bags now because my insurance covers them for free, and they're a similar size and shape, but they have a pour spout which is way easier.

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  • hunnygirlhunnygirl member
    How do they even fold? I see the little picture, but cannot figure it out! I don't have a Medela pump and usually use Lansinoh bags, but I was given some Medela bags and only use them for standing in the fridge for a short time since I don't know how to close them.

     

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  • CNYBride05CNYBride05 member
    Funny! We hate the Lansinoh ones - they leak like crazy while defrosting for us. I guess to each their own :)
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