Every bag leaked

I thought I had found my holy grail. I was wrong, so wrong. I was a new mother to pumping and storing, I bought these bags and they worked amazing for freezing flat. But then 8 months later after 2 freezer rotations it was time to start thawing them for baby. I had about 100 bags frozen to the maximum capacity which was 5oz. So I started using warm water to thaw them. I’d read that some mothers experienced leaks in their bags and sure enough the bag leaked all the milk leaked out into the bowl of warm water- what a waste! So I thought maybe I’d thaw them out in a bowl in the fridge overnight and sure enough I found bag after bag after bad - they leaked. Luckily I was able to salvage the leaked milk from the bowl and use it. What I think the problem is- is that the plastic is just too thin. So when you have lots of frozen bags in the deep freeze and you rotate them the corners of the frozen bags poke holes into the bags they bump around not to mention separately when I rummage around the deep freezer it bangs the bags against each other. Needless to say I’m extremely disappointed in these bags. I’m so thankful that I used a variety of bags throughout my pumping journey and didn’t just stick to this brand. I’d be one frustrated mama. Seriously though I’ve thawed out 40 bags so far and I can count on 1 hand the number of bags that were surprisingly still intact. From a price point there are other brands out there that have the same price point but are just better quality like Evenflo or Parents Choice. I will not be recommending or buying these bags again. Perhaps if they came out with thicker plastic / better quality I would definitely be eager to try them to see how they compare to Evenflo. The designs of the bags themselves I thought were very plain, I love how Evenflo has little positive, empowering messages on them. I think the company should look into redesigning their bags as well with some creative flair to appeal to mother pumpers. They are super generic.

Not so great milk bags

I pumped and stored breast milk for 7 months so when I were to go back to work, I wouldn't have to worry about going to formula. So you can imagine how many I have stored in the freezer. I thaw 3 bags every day (21 a week average) and throw out between 6-8 a week. A third is thrown out because they have holes in them. They leak in the water I have them thawing in. I am so disappointed with how many I have thrown out and will have to use formula sooner than expected.