Playtex One-Step Breast Milk Storage Kit

Like some of the other reviewers, this is the first storage kit used in storing my wife's breastmilk. The ring adapters work well with the Medela pump, but you'll need at least two of these kits if your pump is of the double action variety.

Pros -

1) Adapters work with Medela collection pumps of both the manual and powered variety.

2) No need to transfer breast milk from storage to bottle, which can reduce some of the nourishment found in breast milk. The drop-in liners function for both storage AND feeding.

3) 10 drop-in liners included here. These liners are not as fragile as those made by Gerber. They withstand heating and freezing rather well.

Cons -

1) You go through liners like crazy, but that is to be expected.

2) If you plan to store breast milk ahead of time, you'll need plenty of these kits. Say you or your wife has to go into surgery (as mine did to correct some complications...Read more

I'm using an Ameda Purely Yours pump and the adapter fits perfectly and makes pumping so much easier. Before I found this, I would pump into the bottles provided with my pump, then pour into a storage bag to freeze, and then have to thaw it out and pour into a bottle...talk about a pain...not to mention the nutrients that are being left behind with all of the transfers! Now, I just pump into the drop-ins (it helps to use with a bottle attached, so that if you need to stop in the middle of pumping and you can stand it up) and either freeze or refrigerate. Also, the adapter ring enables me to pump directly into Playtex reusable bottles!

I am breastfeeding my daughter and am working full-time. While I was on maternity leave I was only pumping occassionly, and I used the Gerber bags that zip closed to store and freeze. This worked ok for occassional use but I knew I had to find something more convenient when I was going to be pumping 6+ bottles per day. I came across the Playtex Storage Kit and it has been wonderful. I bought two kits, as one kit only has one pump adapter and 4 storage rings--now I have two adaptors to accommodate my Medela double pump and I can have up to 8 bottles prepared at a time. They work great because I can pump right into the liners, refridgerate them, and then that night I drop the liners into the bottles and wash the storage rings and then re-pack them for the next day's pumping. I've found it's easiest this way because I can make do with only having 8 rings, and it is also easy to read the number of ounces in the bottle because I'm not using the additional ring on the bottle. It's...Read more