Maine Nesties
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Breastmilk storage
How do you decide what to use to store breast milk? Does it depend on the pump you use?
If it doesn't depend on the pump, what do you use and why did you choose it?
Re: Breastmilk storage
I know that some pumps work well with certain storage bags, so for some people, that may be a factor in their freezer bag choice. For me, I preferred to pump into the Medela storage containers, as I felt I could get a more accurate volume measurement from them...so I never considered the storage bags in conjunction with the pump, allowing me to choose whatever freezer bags I wanted. (I liked the Lanisoh bags)
I chose the Medela containers because I have a Medela pump, and because they're so readily available (at Target, BRU, etc.). I chose the Lanisoh bags because I liked that they stood up easily, and they held up well (whereas some others get leaks).
Although, BM can stay in the fridge for up to seven days (*I think*), I always froze milk I knew I wasn't going to use within a day or so. Building up a stash of liquid gold was crucial for a night out or a feeding away from the kiddo. It can also help in the event of a growth spurt when they are starving. :-)
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