Medela® CSF Bags
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Baby Products Reviews of Medela® CSF Bags
Customer Review: CSF Breastmilk Bags
Summary: 1 Stars
I cannot believe that, in this day and age, no one has come up with a better method for pumping and storing breast milk! As a resident physician, I pumped 3 to 5 times daily for 8 months and was always amazed that this was really the only way. Must the pump be so big, so loud? Has anyone with BREASTS ever looked at the design of the bulky plastic suction cups, the tubing, the hilarity of the 1960's design? I suppose that I must discuss the bags, although anyone who has spent a half-hour pumping only to spill the precious contents during the uncap, transfer, recap, wire-threading, de-airing, or closing phase knows what I'm talking about. Best of luck to you out there who plan to undertake this noble cause. I hope that somewhere there is a person out there who will come up with a better, more usable design.Customer Review: I beg to differ...
Summary: 1 Stars
Medela bags are clumsy, difficult to seal properly, and don't sit well in the fridge or freezer.
I use Gerber bags exclusively and have never had a problem with sealing or opening the bags (even when frozen), and have not had one single leak. And they're available not just at Babies/Toys R Us, but at most Targets and markets.
In one review someone wrote that the Gerber bags are difficult to write on. I've used a regular ballpoint pen and permanent sharpie marker and both have worked just fine. A regular marker or gel pen won't work.
Simply stated, the Medela bags are plain old out-dated. Who wants to risk spilling milk because of the clumsy twist-ties?
Don't cry over spilled milk. Buy the Gerbers.
Customer Review: Clumsy design, hard to use
Summary: 2 Stars
These bags leave a lot to be desired. They don't stand up on their own so you have to set them in a cup when they have milk in them. They don't lie down flat, so you can't freeze them in a nice flat layer to stack in the freezer. The twist-tie top causes the bags to freeze with a lot of folds and ridges at the neck - this made it impossible for me to open a frozen bag to add more milk later on. And I've never been able to tear open the little tab at the bottom to get the milk out - I have to snip the edge with a scissors, which I'm sure defeats the purpose of having a nice, sterile inside. All in all, I'm really disappointed in these bags, and the only positive side to them is I haven't had any burst in the freezer...yet.Customer Review: Nothing like having your milk leak all over your fridge
Summary: 1 Stars
I had been using the Gerber bags for quite a while when I ran out and decided to try some of the Medela bags that came with my pump.I frequently just couldn't seem to get the bags to completely seal - and I had NEVER had this problem with the Gerber bags.
I always ended up making a mess when trying to use the 'spout' at the bottom of the bag.
And the worst part - I didn't realize the twist-ties were cutting into the sides of the bags on more than one occasion. I took the bag out of the freezer and into the fridge to thaw and ended up with a shelf full of breastmilk.
Maybe these bags work for supermoms, but they didn't work well for busy, sloppy me. Apparently I can handle a ziploc baggie but not a twist tie!
Customer Review: Don't waste your money
Summary: 1 Stars
These bags are horrible. I didn't really like the way it closes, it is so easy for the milk to spill out and I can't afford for that to happen after pumping for so long. Another thing is that it can't stand by itself, doesn't have a handle to hold while pouring the milk into the bottle and I hate the way the way the milk has to be emptied from the bag. It just didn't work for me. I prefer first years storage bags because they have zip locks, a handle to hold while pouring and it can stand by itself. Another plus with these bags is that I ziplock the bags right over my pis advanced and pump right into it. You don't need these medela sucky bags to do that.
It makes no sense to cry over spilt milk