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    Posted: 04 August 2010 at 7:09pm
So DD is now 7months old, and I have been expressing my excess supply in the AM and on the days I work, so there is always a supply in my freezer. I have been using the Swispers BM Storage Bags from the supermarket but at $10.20 for 20 bags, it's pretty expensive.

SO what do you do with your EBM???

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I just used an ice cube tray, then when they're frozen I put them in ziplock bags.    In the beginnign I used an ice cream container but I never express anymore.

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I use the swisspers bags too, but can usually find them a bit cheaper than that at countdown.

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I use ice cube trays as well - the Tupperware ones with the lid on them when put them in an airtight container.
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We scored a few plastic bottles from NICU that fit perfectly on the bottom of a medela pump and are fine to freeze, holding up to 180ml (we took about 50 bottles home with milk in them 'cause the little guy was only 2kg and 3 weeks old when we took him home, and I had a good supply at the time!).

Avent also sell some that fit on the bottom of theirs.

Freezing in ice cube trays then transferring to plastic bags is also a fab idea, just make sure they're dated in case they exceed 6 months in the freezer
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I use the mini glad containers. They hold 100ml really nicely. I rotate them in the freezer at I use them weekly they aren't going to 'expire'. I was dating them with stickers for a while which worked well as I could do several dates on one sticker.
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I use the swisper bags - bought a few packs when they were on special. But I don't freeze EBM on a regular basis. If I was I reckon the mini glad tubs would be perfect!
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At first i used the bottles we brought home from the NICU but after a while it was easier to freeze in ice trays and store in ziplock bags because then you could just get out the amount you needed for each feed.
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I've just purchased glad bags for storing it in, I figured I could put it straight in them? Do you really need to do the icecube thing first? Last time I stored it in the bottles themselves but I plan to express far more this time, and don't have as much room in my freezer.

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If you sterilise some glass baby food jars then the little ones easily hold 50ml and the tall ones hold 150ml!

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We use pams small sized resealable sandwich bags, heaps heaps cheaper than bm specific bags :)

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