Mothering Corner

A mother was asking me about how to transport expressed breastmilk the other day, and I found that I haven’t blogged about techci ice, ice bricks and cooler bag. I thought that everyone knows about this, but I was wrong. So, here are the necessities I would use when I expressed my milk away:

For short distance or time span less than 6 hours of storage:

There are cool pads too if you buy the set from Avent, but I don’t like to use it. It’s not cooling enough.

Techni ice is useful but I don’t recommend it if you storing for up to 10 hours. I found that it melts by then.

For long distance or longer time span of storage:

I prefer to use the ice bricks as it keeps the bag cold for about 12 hours. Besides that, you can use it with Techni Ice if you want the bag to be colder.

My Coleman mini cooler bag. It should be enough for a day’s of EBM. That grey bag is for storing my breastpump between pumping session. I don’t wash it if I can’t find a hygiene place to do so.

If I was away for a few days, I will use the bigger cooler bag to transport my milk. There will be a few ice bricks and techni ice in the bag too, I will make sure that the bag is as cold as possible. I have another Coleman cooler box, but I can’t find it anywhere in the house. My maid must have kept it away. :PI’m using bottles to store my EBM for short distance. But if I’m away for a few days, I will use the plastic storage bags. It’s best to keep them upright with these holders:

I’m not sure if they are still available now, I’ve not been a moo for so long!