Silly Q re: Freezer Milk Storage Bags...bottles

I've been freezing my milk the last few weeks for when I go back to work, etc. I've been using the Gerber Seal N Go bags.

Now my q is this....can I use those same bags in my Playtex drop in bottles?

Next Q: how do you defrost the frozen milk?

Last Q: What is the easiest way to go from freezer milk to bottle? (what bags to use? what bottles? )

Thanks so much.

Re: Silly Q re: Freezer Milk Storage Bags...bottles

To thaw milk

Thaw slowly in the refrigerator (this takes about 12 hours – try putting it in the fridge the night before you need it). Avoid letting milk sit out at room temperature to thaw.
For quicker thawing, hold container under running water - start cool and gradually increase temperature.

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Re: Silly Q re: Freezer Milk Storage Bags...bottles

I do a quick thaw of frozen milk as needed. If DD needs a bottle and there's no milk in the frig, I fill a chinese soup container with hot water from the tap, take the package of frozen milk and place it in the container with the water. It takes...maybe 4 minutes to thaw it, pour it into a bottle and it's warm and ready to go. I do not save any of that milk for future use though. Whatever DD doesn't have at that feeding gets discarded (since it's been heated).

I use First Years freezer bags. They are great and cheap. I've never used any other bottle than Dr. brown's so I can't give any advice on bottle usage.

Re: Silly Q re: Freezer Milk Storage Bags...bottles

I would keep milk frozen until I needed it and then just sit it in a cup of hot tap water (not boiling water!) and let it defrost that way. I used Dr. Brown's bottles, so I just poured it into the bottle from there. I don't think the GErber bags can be used as a bottle.

Re: Silly Q re: Freezer Milk Storage Bags...bottles

I used warm water to defrost the frozen milk. When I went back to work in May, most of my bags had only 3-4 oz in them. So I'd defrost a few, pour the milk into a big rubbermaid bottle and add some formula. Then DH poured the bottles from there.

Re: Silly Q re: Freezer Milk Storage Bags...bottles

Like the other posters said, you can defrost in warm water or leave in the fridge to thaw.

The drop-ins have a special liners so I am not sure how you could use the freezing bags directly in the bottle.