Comments on: Recycle Leaked Breastmilk with the Milk Saver

By: Barbara Rosenberg

Barbara Rosenberg — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:58:01 +0000

I am a grandma who is waiting for her 4th grandchild in 4 months. I used the original Swedish Milk cups with my children beginning in 1975 and they saved my life. None of my 3 children were big eaters and I had enough milk to feed triplets each time! My milk often let down when we were out, at the sound of any baby crying! So having something that would catch all that overflow and not come through my shirt was a blessing. I also got a breast infection the 2nd week of nursing my 1st baby, and it went away quickly and I never had another one after using the milk cups. Of course the fact that I looked like my breasts were 2 sizes larger than they were was an issue, but I was willing to live with that.

I was going to buy a pair for my DIL, but then saw that LaLeche says to absolutely not use them. Any idea why?

By: Leah

Leah — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:44:07 +0000

I leak all the time since I was 3 months pregnant but since my milk has came in I actually leak about 90% more. I am a first time mom and now he’s a month old if I would of known about these I would have gotten these sooner. I have used the nursing pads and they dont last me a hour. I have actually had to use my toddlers diapers so I wouldnt have to waste money on something that didnt work.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:15:47 +0000

I have the Milk Saver and love it! I have an oversupply, so I leak everytime I feed. I have filled over 75 bags in the first 2 months of my baby’s life! Since I don’t need that much, I donate my milk. Some people seem to be confused that you wear it all the time. I guess you could, but it’s primarily for during feedings. As for having to carry around more stuff, it fits in the diaper bag. It’s not a hassel at all considering you’re not leaking all over your shirt and you can bless someone else if you have extra by donating

By: Robin

Robin — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:36:41 +0000

With this being my third go-round i find this product to be genius. I did leak heavy and felt bad that it was wasted.These will definitely go on my registry as a must have.

By: Brittany

Brittany — Sat, 02 May 2009 01:12:59 +0000

For someone like me who can’t pump successfully, this would be great. Psychologically, my breasts dry up everytime I turn on a pump (brings to mind the large milking machines on dairy farms). I have no shortage of leakage from the unused breast though when I nurse. This would be a good way to “save up” some milk for night out to dinner without the kiddos. :)

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:00:05 +0000

I used a milk-saver simply because I leaked gallons every time I fed. I hated wasting any milk, I didn’t use disposable pads-I didn’t like the residue of absorbing beads they left on my nipple-yuk! They didn’t have this product when I was nursing my first baby. I worked 12 hour shifts so needed a day of milk stored plus extra in case of a spill. There were many times I was stressed about having enough stored milk. I got a milk-saver at my baby shower for my second baby and I love it. I have so much milk in my freezer I became a breast milk donor-I absolutely love it! It’s amazing how much milk is wasted and donor milk can save lives.

By: Bev

Bev — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:14:07 +0000

I read through that conversation and was surprised people had difficulty finding milk cups. But they weren’t using the right name…they were SWEDISH milk cups (oh those Swedes). They were great for unexpected leaks and if you’re collecting milk for another baby (as I was), it helped a lot to save the leaked milk. As for carrying around stuff to save the milk, heck no. The whole beauty of breastfeeding is portability, but when at home, and trying to save milk, a milk cup or its modern equivalent is a big help.

And we DID live in a quasi breastfeeding community when my kids were little. I think we all nursed each other’s babies when necessary.

By: lisa

lisa — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:22:30 +0000

I think the Milk Saver is a pretty good idea…..especially great for home use when i would not be using a washable breast pad…. i would re-tool it with a small removable lid similar to no spill paint pots or the no spill blowing bubbles containers (an upside down funnel). I HATED waste…….even though i leaked like crazy (or especially since i leaked like crazy!!)

By: Marie

Marie — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:53:10 +0000

I used the Avent shells for this with my first baby. There are two kinds by the way, those designed for catching milk and those designed for just helping keep the sore nippes aired out. Anyway, I found that when I was pumping / feeding on one side, I would sometimes leak as much as 1 or 2 ounces off the other side in a single sitting. When desperately trying to pump enough milk to keep the baby fed, it seemed worth it. That volume of leaking eventually went away, and as it became less, it was no longer worth the hassle.

By: Mellissa

Mellissa — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:38:23 +0000

I would have used them. I had a lot of breastfeeding problems with my son and would sometimes have to supplement his feeds with pumped breast milk because he wasn’t suckling strong enough to get all he needed. I sometimes held an empty bottle under the free breast when I was nursing him to catch whatever I could. Every little bit helped, and a hands-free device would have been MUCH easier.