Anyone who has ever expressed breastmilk for their baby knows just how heart wrenching it is when that precious milk gets wasted. Brings a whole new meaning to crying over spilt milk. It usually happens when you are trying to transfer your milk from the storage pot or pouch to the bottle – and hearing the wail of a hungry baby waiting for their lunch doesn’t help!
Thankfully, the clever folks at Tommee Tippee have the answer – the new Express & Go system. Here is how to express and go in 4 easy steps.
The kit comes with a breast pump adaptor which allows you to use the system with Medela, Lansinoh, Evenflo, Ameda, Philips Avent and Tommee Tippee breast pumps, so you don’t need to rush out and buy a new one – go with what already works for you. Using the adaptor, express directly into the breastmilk storage bags which screw tightly into the pump section.
Once you have your stock of breastmilk you will want to store it – ready for someone else to help with the night feeds perhaps, or just ready for the day when you will head out with your friends and leave someone else in charge of your baby. Whatever the stash is for, you can store up to 12 pouches of expressed milk in the Tommee Tippee storage case, which will slide neatly into your freezer.
Once you are ready to feed, you can warm to the perfect temperature in minutes from fridge or freezer using the bottle and pouch warmer, which helps preserve nutrients and vitamins. Simple to use and small enough to store away easily when not in use, this is a really handy piece of kit to own.
Now here’s where it gets really clever. There is no need to transfer milk from the pouch to the bottle at any stage. Simply unscrew the storage cap and replace it with a pouch bottle – the pouch slots inside a bottle casing and you just screw a teat on top – and there you have it. One warm bottle of breastmilk ready for step 4.
Feed your baby directly from the same pouch you expressed in to. The Closer to Nature teats are designed to flex and move in the way your breast does so that your baby can feed easily and happily.
And that really is it. Express…..and go. Go! Head off to bed for a well earned rest, or put on your dancing shoes and hit the town with your friends. Whatever it is you want to do, you can do it knowing that you are still providing the best for your baby even when you can’t be there.
This has actually blown my mind. Such a great invention – I wish we’d had one! x
Donna recently posted…Peanut Butter Oreo S’mores Pizza
This looks like such a brilliant invention, I have never breastfed but It looks like such a useful product for people who do xx
Lindsay @ Newcastle Family Life recently posted…Jungle Jacks Soft Play At Eldon Leisure Newcastle
Wow…this is amazing – I’ve never heard of them before but at 28 weeks pregnant this is certainly being added to the wish list! #triedandtested
I expressed for my twins during their stay in hospital. This pump looks great and very easy to use. “TriedTested
Emily aka Twin Mummy recently posted…A swimming trip on my own with our girls
aa that looks like a very handy tool!! wish I’d had one when Layla was little #triedtested
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Such a clever thing! If only I could Arlo to actually take anything from a bottle, this would be perfect if I ever manage it!
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What an awesome little invention. There are some smart people in the world. I will be passing this onto my sister in law who has a 1 week old!
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none of the messy decanting I remember doing, a great idea.
What a brilliant system, really does look easy to use at each stage.
Carrie-Time to be an Adult recently posted…Sage by heston Smart Waffle – The stuff of dreams
What brilliant idea! And cutting down on plastic waste too, with reusable pouches. #TriedTested
This is such a genius idea! Aria wouldn’t take from my boob so I expressed exclusively for about two weeks and did a lot of crying over spilt milk! I would have loved something like this back then and would definitely consider it on baby number 2.
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Leanne Cornelius recently posted…Green & Pleasant English Beers
That is truly brilliant! I wish I had used this with my first baby as I expressed alot. Really great invention 🙂
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What a great little device! and a god send for expressing Mommies! xx
Thanks for hosting 🙂
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Jayne @ SMABL recently posted…Milton Portable Soother Steriliser Review
What a fantastic idea, that will be so helpful for Mums and will save so much time as well.
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What a clever idea…..This is just genius!
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Such a good idea – Tommy Tippee are fantastic at creating useful new products. Their factory is just up the road from me and I loved visiting their factory shop when my children were young to check out their new products x
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Wow that is really clever! My pump used to pump straight into the bottle but you can’t freeze them so had to either transfer it to a bag or just keep it in the fridge #TriedTested
What a great idea! It would have made my mummy’s life much easier when I was younger. Anything that helps ease breastfeeding is good in our books! Great review! #TriedTested
Baby ISABELLA recently posted…A windy day at the beach
Wow! this is a clever idea… why was this not invented when I was still breastfeeding, life then would have been easier. Great Review! #triedtested
Wow that is brilliant! Such a great review!
We have the Tommee Tippee Perfect Prep for forumla, but this woüld have saved so much faffing! I expressed every night and always struggled to warm the bottles (chilled or frozen) to the right temperature.
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