ellen97
03-02-2009, 07:00 PM
It's been awhile since I last used storage bags (pumped for a year and nursed for 2 years with my little guy). I'm due in April and trying to buy ahead as much as possible. I'll have to go back to work when my next little guy is 6 weeks so I'd like to have some storage bags on hand to fill up during my maternity leave.
Last time, my guy didn't drink much milk at daycare, and a lot of the time, I'd just send what I had pumped the day before. I remember a lot of the freezer bags leaking when I thawed them, but can't remember which brands leaked. It seems like the store near our house had the Gerber bags, and I used them a lot, but I also used the Ameda bags (that you had to roll down and fasten with twist tie type things on the sides), Lansinoh bags, and the First Years bags that stand up. And it's driving me crazy that I can't remember which ones leaked! I should have written it down. I'd rather stick to the bags instead of bottles (like Medela) for freezer storage, just for the cost factor, but I did find some Lansinoh freezer bottles at Target on clearance and picked them up.
A little long-winded tonight, sorry :)
Any recommendations on freezer bags that don't leak? I usually put 3-4 oz in each bag, since my baby didn't drink much at a time, and preferred straight from the tap, so I don't think I was overfilling the bags. (Nursed all night long and then drank very little at daycare.) To thaw, I'd put them in a bowl of warm water.
Thanks!
Last time, my guy didn't drink much milk at daycare, and a lot of the time, I'd just send what I had pumped the day before. I remember a lot of the freezer bags leaking when I thawed them, but can't remember which brands leaked. It seems like the store near our house had the Gerber bags, and I used them a lot, but I also used the Ameda bags (that you had to roll down and fasten with twist tie type things on the sides), Lansinoh bags, and the First Years bags that stand up. And it's driving me crazy that I can't remember which ones leaked! I should have written it down. I'd rather stick to the bags instead of bottles (like Medela) for freezer storage, just for the cost factor, but I did find some Lansinoh freezer bottles at Target on clearance and picked them up.
A little long-winded tonight, sorry :)
Any recommendations on freezer bags that don't leak? I usually put 3-4 oz in each bag, since my baby didn't drink much at a time, and preferred straight from the tap, so I don't think I was overfilling the bags. (Nursed all night long and then drank very little at daycare.) To thaw, I'd put them in a bowl of warm water.
Thanks!