Collect leaking breast milk with The Milk-Saver
I went to a wedding with the boyf and baby Nia recently and I don’t know if it was the heat or the chiffon number I was wearing, but I experienced se-ri-ous leakage that day and felt like an overturned milk lorry! That’s why the concept of The Milk-Saver by US company Milkies had me curious.
Made from BPA and phthalate free plastic, you sit it inside your bra cup on the non nursing side and it collects up the leakage when your milk lets down. It comes with a case that you can stand it up in, plus you can remove the boob cup and fasten any breastmilk bag to it with an elastic band.
I’ve only been trying it out for a few days but must admit to being a tad shocked when 2oz milk had come out on the first try !
You know me, I like a life of ease and I’m finding it much harder to find the time to express second time round, so this is a really clever way of collecting what would have been wasted milk, and then bunging it in the freezer. It could be just me though, but they bill it as portable and discreet, but I look like Robocop with the full ensemble in, so I doubt that I’ll be going shopping in central London with this tomorrow! I shall experiment with the fit and report back but I have to say that so far, for home use, I’m very impressed. £24.96 from Breastpumps.co.uk
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Natalie, 34, is the founder and publisher of Bambino Goodies and she's also a dating and relationship 'expert' who shares her insights on her own blog Baggage Reclaim, as well as contributing to various sites. Both a shopping and window (virtual) shopping obsessive, she loves well designed and aesthetically pleasing products (she has a degree in product design), has seen a resurgence in her art and design skills and has started making-her-own, is also a bit of a gadget and gaming lover, and has an unhealthy addiction to Waitrose. She's mum to 'the bambino', Saria (4) who is the original inspiration behind Bambino Goodies as well as Nia (2), and lives in Surrey with 'the boyf'.Subscribe
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My friend has one these and she loves it. She swore it helped her get much more milk in the freezer, she even gave her extra breast milk to another friend with supply problems. She tried breast shells first and overflowed them or had to stop and empty them when nursing. I am due in Oct and I already have a Milk-Saver, everyone tells me how much I will leak while I feed my baby. Breast milk is so valuable, liquid gold! I don’t want to waste it.
You’ll certainly find that you leak a lot in the first few months especially so something like this is definitely very useful. Good luck with your impending birth and enjoy the rest of your pregnancy