Medela Pump & Save Breastmilk Bags - 50 pack
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Baby Products Reviews of Medela Pump & Save Breastmilk Bags - 50 pack
Customer Review: Terrible, leaky bags
Summary: 1 Stars
Well, I just threw another leaky defrosted Medela "pump and save" bag in the trash after losing another few ounces of milk from one of these 5-ounce bags. Truly, save your money and buy Laninoh bags. I read the reviews of both, went with Medela at a price premium, thinking that they wouldn't leak, and, what do you know? They leak like crazy. So, if both Lansinoh and Medela bags leak, I'm at least going to start saving money and buying the cheaper storage bag. Medela bags work fine when you pump into them and freeze them; it's just when you actually need to USE them that they fail miserably at their task of "storage." I've defrosted several of the bags only to discover -- too late -- hair-line cracks at the bottom of the bags. Of course, I discovered this after they had already leaked out several ounces of milk. Great job, Medela. I will never buy these bags again.Customer Review: Medela changed the attachment mechanism.
Summary: 4 Stars
Note - these are no longer bags that strap over the pump, as shown in the image. Medela has changed them to include an attachment that screws onto the pump and then you hang the bag from that (yet another piece to wash). You can still have leakage from the bag if you're not paying attention and lean forward, etc.
On the plus side, storing milk in these bags in the fridge helps with our baby's upset stomach, because less air gets into the bag when you're mixing it back up versus mixing it in a bottle (best seems to be to mix with the bag still closed). They also heat up very quickly, which is good when you have a hungry crying baby. Because of this, we've switched from storing in bottles to storing in these bags, even though it's about $15 a month (~2 bags a day), it's worth it to have our kiddo be less fussy with the bottle feedings.
Customer Review: Beware of leak issues
Summary: 2 Stars
Received a 20 pk of these in the medela breast milk storage gift set and in testing a bag out with water before I used them for milk I opened my freezer midway in the freeze process to find the entire bottom shelf covered in ice cold water. When I held it over the sink the dripping continued even though I looked to make sure it was sealed. After trying a few more bags I saw the only way to prevent the leaking was to store the bag standing upright which will not work as I need to be able to store them flat in the freezer. Also I did notice this bag does not lie as flat as the Lasinoh bags so while this product may work for some people I really don't feel confident in even using the ones left in my box. As someone who will be returning to work full time I do not have the luxury of losing precious frozen supply due to bag storage leaks.Customer Review: Works great but room for improvement
Summary: 4 Stars
I don't pump into the bag because I don't pump 5oz on each side and then it would waste a lot of bags. So I pump into the plastic containers and pour into the bags. It's a little tricky to get the milk in and out. The new design of Medela bags are worse - they have holes in the top for a direct-pumping contraption and the milk can pour out the holes as you pour it into the bottle for feeding if you're not careful! My husband cuts the tops off the bag before pouring to avoid the milk coming out the attachment holes as he is pouring it out. Otherwise, I have been very happy with the bags. I've used hundreds already and never had leaking or freezing issues. You do have to do the ziploc up really tight - I go over it 5 times to make sure it's sealed - because otherwise the milk can come out if the bag falls on its side.Customer Review: Handy but cumbersome
Summary: 4 Stars
I have a Medela Pump in Style breast pump and recently returned to work. Prior to returning to work I figured I'd get some breast milk storage bags because they seemed that they would be handy-also my sitter prefers bags as opposed to bottles. While the bags are great for storing and freezing the milk, as well as dating it, I think they're a little cumbersome to use while actually pumping. The best way to use them seems to be to pump into one of the bottles that came with the pump then pour the milk into the bag. These bags aren't as cost effective or 'green' as simply reusing bottles but they fit nicely in the freezer and are easily labeled. All in all I would suggest the pump and save bags but would suggest pumping into a different container then pouring the milk into the bag.