Techni Ice, Ice Bricks and Cooler Bag For Breastfeeding Mothers

27. February 2008, 19:43 UhrBreastfeeding Necessityshoppingmum8 comments

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. :P I’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!

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8 comments:

  1. Pei Pei, 11. November 2009, 15:41

    I like the messages that you shared with us. Where did you buy the coleman “extreme” cooler bag?? As I need it urgently

     
  2. shoppingmum, 11. November 2009, 16:07

    Pei Pei, I got it from http://www.fabulousmom.com, if you are in KL, please check out their clearance sale now. :)

     
  3. Pei Pei, 11. November 2009, 16:38

    Thanks for your prompt response :) Will try to find out from the shop.

     
  4. Pei Pei, 12. November 2009, 8:53

    Hi morning, I am wondering do you want to sell your coleman xtreme cooler bag? As fabulous mom has discontinued to sell coleman products.

     
  5. shoppingmum, 12. November 2009, 9:24

    Pei Pei, I’m so sorry that I won’t be selling it as I might need it for my kids bento. The cooler bag is really useful. But then, have you seen the cooler bag from Spectra or Medela? I saw my friend with one and she’s just bought one a few months ago, so maybe it’s still available in the market. Let me know if you still need more help in looking for a cooler bag. BTW, if you have come across Sanrio products, there are a few cute cooler bags, which are meant for lunch boxes though, but I think they can be used to store expressed breastmilk and ice bricks. Alternatively, Avent has a set that comes with the bag. I left mine in M’sia and don’t have it in Bangkok with me now.

     
  6. shoppingmum, 12. November 2009, 9:27

    Pei Pei, BTW, if you are transporting a lot of expressed breastmilk, since you are asking for extreme, there are coleman ice boxes available at Carrefour or Tesco. I got one too, and it’s really good for transporting EBM.

     
  7. Pei Pei, 12. November 2009, 11:34

    Ya, I will need to transport my expressed breastmilk from long distance, the journey is about 15 hours and I really hope that i will successfully transport my expressed breaskmilk to my baby. Anyway, thanks for your advise and will find out from Carrefour or Tesco :)

     
  8. mushima, 16. November 2009, 16:03

    this post makes me remember my breastfeeding moment.. I always brought cooler bag to my office. Miss that moment, hehe..