Working moms who nurse their children face the obstacle of breast-milk storage. Most breast pumps pump breast milk directly into a bottle attached to the suction device used to express the milk from breasts. While it is fine to store milk as is in the bottles, some moms prefer a more space-saving way to store their breast milk in their fridge, or they prefer to freeze their breast milk for later. Enter the Gerber Seal ‘n Go Breast Milk Storage Bags.
Gerber Seal ‘n Go Breast Milk Storage Bags are perfect for working moms. Since nursing babies eat every 3-4 hours, a working mom should pump as often. Pumping milk and then storing it a Gerber Seal ‘n Go Breast Milk Storage Bag is very easy. Since the storage bag seals shut, much like a Ziploc bag, mom’s milk won’t leak out. The storage bag is also marked out in increments of one ounce so there’s no guessing just how much milk you have in a bag. Got a Sharpie? You can write the date, your name, or anything else that you want to write directly onto the bag.
Another great feature of the Gerber Seal ‘n Go Breast Milk Storage Bags is that once the air is burped from the bag, you can store and/or freeze them flat. This storage method worked great for me since it made it easier to make room for milk in the freezer, with the added benefit of making it a little quicker to defrost when needed.
For working moms who use the drop in type of bottles, the Gerber Seal ‘n Go Breast Milk Storage Bags will fit most drop in bottles. Simply drop your sealed breast milk bag into a glass of hot water to heat up the milk and then screw the nipple on, or screw the nipple on and then heat the milk through the open end. This eliminates the problem of heating the milk and then transferring it to a conventional bottle. Our day care provider had no trouble defrosting or heating up breast milk stored this way. In addition, the markings on the side allowed them to easily track how much milk our daughter was consuming. They also appreciated the flat freezing method since they had limited refrigerator space.
Even moms who do not work outside the home might want to freeze breast milk for later use so that they can have a night out without frantically pumping just before the sitter arrives. For me, I began pumping extra milk several weeks before I returned to work. The Gerber Seal ‘n Go Breast Milk Storage Bags allowed me to create a decent sized stash of milk to get me transitioned into a working and pumping routine without the worry that my child would not have enough milk.
Overall, I can’t say enough about this great product. Gerber Seal ‘n Go Breast Milk Storage Bags are useful to working moms and those who might just want a night out or a day out without feeling guilty that you aren’t there to nurse your child. I never had a problem with a leaky bag, provided that I zipped the bag shut correctly. I have given this product as a gift to a relative who chose to nurse her child, knowing that she would eventually return to work. She was skeptical at first, but later thanked me for giving her such an awesome shower gift.
