At least 3 years ago, Judy Hopkinson published a wonderful letter in JHL
that nicely explained previous concerns about glass containers and politely
but firmly debunked them. She also had comments about plastic, good and
bad. Why not chekc it out?

In my pracitce, I find that most mothers find single-ply plastic works
well. HOWEVER< if they have a releative or day care provider who is
concerned about odors (usually from the freezer or refrigerator
compartment) that get into the milk (single-ply plastic is permeable to
such odors, partiuclarly the strong ones like garlic, onion, and others)
then I recommend use of two-ply bags, which do not seem to result in
odor-invasion.

A few mothers prefer to store in glass bottles. (When they say so, I
pray--after they leave--that they are not afflicted with the terminal
dropsy that has plagued me since adolescence!)

Be aware that data are now out (late 1994 Biol Neonate article) that shows
that storage in refrigerator up to 8 days results in milk less degraded
than if stored in freezer.  Hurrah for simplicity!!



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