The following post was written by Virginia who blogs at Rotormommy. If you don’t yet know her, go check her out. She blogs about attempting to balance being pregnant with her second baby, working full time, graduate school and family, while still staying somewhat sane. Since I am not a pumping mom but wanted to be able to provide some information to moms who pump, when I was contacted to do this review I realized I would need some help. She was kind enough to offer to do it for me. Thank you Virginia!
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When I saw Melodie of Breastfeeding Mom’s Unite post a tweet about needing a pumping mom to review a new milk storage bag that is biodegradable I jumped at the chance.
I’ve talked on my blog before about my pumping situation. Right now I pump 3 times a day and normally get around 20oz and Dot normally only eats at most 12oz while I’m gone to the office. So basically I end up freezing one bag 4 to 5 days a week of about 8oz each.
After using these bags for a week I really can’t find anything I didn’t like. They have a tamper evident tear off seal, a large opening at the mouth and a double zipper at the top to prevent leaks. The write on tab is quite large which is very nice. One other thing is the texture of the write on tab. I write the date with a permanent marker and the tab seemed to help the ink dry quickly to reduce smearing once in the deep freeze.
The other thing I noticed about the bag was the reinforced bottom. The bottom portion of the bag where it folds in has what looks to be an extra layer of plastic. This is where I have seen leaks in the past during the thawing process.
I did what I thought was a good test of the bag. On Sunday I put about 8oz of milk in the bag and dated it like normal then put it in the deep freezer. On Thursday night I brought it back out and did a quick thaw under cold running water.
The bag shows markers for the amount in it and I purposely filled it fuller than expected to really test it. I am happy to report that we had no leaks at all during the thawing process. The bag held up very well after being in the bottom of my deep freezer for the week.
Overall I was very happy with the bags and the opportunity to review them. The bags worked well and I really had no complaints at all. They can be purchased from Amazon.com and the company is working to get them on store shelves soon.
THE GIVEAWAY:
The New Bag Company has offered 3 boxes of Honeysuckle Milk Storage Bags to 3 lucky winners. Since these bags are currently offered on Amazon and are thus available internationally, one person from the US, one from Canada and one from an international country will win one box of 50 milk storage bags.
The giveaway ends January 27, 2010 at 5 PM PST.
To Buy:
Honeysuckle Milk Storage Bags are currently for sale on Amazon and through the New Bag Company website. You can also buy them direct from the company by emailing sales@newbagco.com.
To enter:
Leave a comment telling me why you would like to try these. Make sure you leave the name of the country you live in! This is VERY important.
For additonal entries:
- Follow me (@bfmom) on twitter and RT this giveaway. One entry allowed per day. Leave a comment each time you do this. RT @bfmom http://bit.ly/7j6RVF Worldwide Giveaway! Honeysuckle Breast Milk Storage Bags #bfing Ends 01/27
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Choosing the winner:
When the contest closes I will make three lists (one for the USA, one for Canada, and one for international countries) and randomly choose one winner from each group using random.org. The winners will be contacted by email and will have 48 hours to reply before I pick someone else. Good luck!
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I have been breastfeeding for just over a year and pumping almost that long (bad latch, thrush, low supply, going back to work). The thing I hate most about the process is throwing away the bags after I defrost the milk. I would love to try a more eco-friendly bag. I am in the US. Thanks!
I just tweeted this giveaway and follow you on Twitter.
I pump on regular basis because I have an 8 MO and am working. I have to send milk to daycare in bags and I feed so guilty about the plastic. I’d love to find a more eco-friendly option.
I live in the US.
I would like to try these bags. I don’t pump very often, but I think it would be wise to have some milk stored in case something were to happen to me.
i live in Canada.
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