Breast Milk Storage

How to Choose a Breast Milk Storage Container?

A wide variety of breast milk storage bags, bottles and kits available in the market, look for these key features to filter out the one that aligns with you.

• Leak Proof: To avoid spillage, always look for leakproof designs to avoid unnecessary mess.
• Available Space: Check the availability of space in your refrigerator and freezer, as it will help to analyse which storage product works best for you.
• Freezer Friendly: Keeping the milk fresh is the utmost priority and ensuring the milk bags are both refrigerator freezer friendly is crucial. Many types and designs of milk storage freezer bags and bottles of reputed brands are available at affordable prices at discount chemists.
• BPA-Free: For parents, their babies' safety is everything, so choose breast milk storage containers that are BPA material-free to ensure no harmful chemicals are transferred to stored breast milk.
• Easily Cleanable: While choosing breast milk storage bottles, look for easily cleanable designs. They are hygienic and reusable as there remains no milk residue which leads to bacteria buildup. Always check if the milk storage containers are dishwasher friendly or need to be accompanied by the bottle cleaning brush.
• Durable: depending upon your preference, parents can opt for single-use milk storage products like breast milk bags or for more durable products, opt for breast milk glass bottles.

Breast Milk Storage Products We Sell

Mainly, dividing breast milk storage containers into 3 categories of products makes each one easy to understand with its key features.

• Breast Milk Bags: This is a convenient option for parents as these come pre-sterilize, leakproof, versatile, easy to store, easy to label and single-time use.
• Breast Milk Bottles: These come in cleanable designs and are bought for being hygienic, spill-proof, freezer burn-proof, safe, breast pump friendly and durable. These breast milk storage containers are made from BPA-free glass and plastic materials.
• Breast Milk Storage Kits: These include freezer milk bags, bottles and freezer trays that allow the parents to efficiently bulk store. These trays are also stackable and provide a more organised milk storage facility.

Several reputed brands offer a wide range of breast milk storage products that come with certain features at Discount Chemist at huge discounts. Parents usually choose the ones that align with their needs without hurting their pockets.

How To Store And Use Breast Milk?

It's an important query of most new parents about storing breast milk. Understand these basic storage tips to get a proper insight into the process:

• Store Breast Milk in Potions: Always store in small portions to match your baby's feeding needs.
• Add Relevant Labels on Bottles: This refers to labelling the breast milk container with the date and time of the expressed milk. This is important for keeping in mind the durability. Whether the time of expressed milk is morning or night will depend on how the baby feels after feeding, as morning milk makes babies energised and night batch makes them sleepy.
• Refrigerate or Freeze Milk as Needed: The freshly expressed breast milk can be stored in the refrigerator for 4 days straight. The fresh expressed milk, if frozen, can be best used for up to 3 months without losing its nutrients. Before freezing or refrigerating the freshly expressed milk, it should not be kept at room temperature for more than 1-2 hours.
• Maintain the Milks Temperature: The ideal temperature for storing the milk bags in the refrigerator is below 4 Degrees Celsius, and the ideal freezing temperature should be set at -18 Degrees Celsius.
• Use the Milk as Early as Possible: To use both types of milk, place the breast milk containers or breast milk bags in warm water. It must be made clear that a microwave is not used to heat the breast milk as it causes nutrient loss. Once the milk is thawed or heated it can not be re-frozen and must be used in 24 hours.

Benefits of Storing Breast Milk

Nowadays, storing breast milk is not just a smart decision but also a necessity.

• Avoid Waste: Breast milk is nutritious, and to make it mother's body extracts these nutrients from itself to provide for the baby. It's vital to store and thaw the milk in baby-feeding portions to avoid wasting it.
• Convenience: For working mothers, it is convenient to pump and store the breast milk to avoid denying the child the nutrition they need in the mother's absence. It allows flexibility in feeding routines.
• Preserve nutrition: By properly storing the breast milk in a container, it remains intact without losing its nutrients.
• Safe: Discount Chemist's breast milk storage containers are safe and secure to use as they come pre-sterilized.
• Sleep: By storing the breast milk, the mothers can take the rest they require while their partner can step up the game and be supportive while taking on the midnight baby feeding sessions.

These breast milk storage bags and containers are marvellous for mothers as it gives them peace of mind and freedom due to flexible feeding cycles. A variety of options are available at Discount Chemist at affordable prices just to ensure the safe, convenient and durable breast milk storage containers are not bleeding you dry of funds. Raising a baby is expensive in today's economy; check out the website Discount Chemist to ease the load.