I agree with Michelle that the pumpmate system
(http://www.pumpmate.com) doesn't provide any conveniences not
already available with other products.

For any mother who is consistently using what she expresses (ie not
building a big freezer stash) a very practical and economical
alternative is to purchase a number of regular feeding bottles.  The
standard ones fit directly onto many (most?) pump flanges.  She can
pump into a bottle, freeze right in the bottle, and later thaw out
and feed from the same bottle.  No pouring.  Durable, sterilizable,
reusable feeding bottles can be found for 67¢ new (3-pack of Evenflo
4-oz size bottles for about $2) and much less than that in children's
resale stores or thrift stores, yard sales, etc.  This compares very
favorably to single-use special breastmilk storage bags, some of
which cost around 50¢ apiece.

The one hitch is finding proper lids.  Virtually all brands come with
a nipple and a screw-on ring, but no solid lid.  Little disks that
fit into the ring to provide a good seal are sold separately, but
they are rarely seen in stores.  A few online retailers sell them.

Margaret
Longmont, CO

>Frankly - I don't see the need for such a thing at all when a simple pump to
>bottle adapter (cheap, readily available at many stores and already in
>production by another company) a wide mouth bottle and a zipper seal type
>breast milk storage bag eliminates the need for this system.
>
>Michelle Meeks, RN
>

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