Gone Soon.....

Previously, in this two-door fridge consists of 3-levels of freezer.  Level 1 & 2 were full with frozen breast milk but now they only filled with bottled mineral water to save my electricity bills.

Level 1 of 2-door fridge.  Once upon a time it was filled with frozen breast milk.  Now filled with bottled water to save my electricity bill.

Level 2 of 2-door fridge. Once upon a time it was filled with frozen breast milk. Now filled with bottled water to save my electricity bill.

My deep freezer.  I brought it just to store my precious breast milk for my little girl, Joey.

Now, a level starting to empty. 

I am not producing as much as I used too.  Nowaday, I could only pump out about 18oz of milk per day.

I am thinking to increase my milk supply by taking lactogenic foods & herbs, but come to think again, Joey is 20.5 months, approaching 24 months.  Soon, I will be achieving my goal for giving her breast milk till her second birthday.

I missed those day where I could pump out 60 oz per day, where my 2-door fridge & my deep freezer were filled with frozen milk till no place for new frozen milk.  Upon that time, Jessie helped to finished up mommy's breast milk.

Jingle Junle Breast Milk Storage Bag : Newly Improved

I did blog about "New Improved Breast Milk Storage Bag from Fabulous Mom", the complimentary pack after I complaint to Vivian.

Anyway, I am pretty happy with result as non of them leak.

I end-up brought 10 packs from Vivian last year during a baby fair.  I used up 4 packs and non of them have any leakage problem. I am happy with the results.

I only left with 6 packs as shown above.



New Improved Breast Milk Storage Bag from Fabulous Mom

I received the new improved storage bag today.  Complimentary from Fabulous Mom.  I really never thought I would hear from Vivian again and I was surprised when I received an email from her.

Anyway, the first impression when I received the package, I was a little disappointed because it is the same old packaging and I could not help myself thinking of the old storage bag. (Anyway, I told Vivian about it & apparently the admin staff in the factory make a mistake for printing the old packaging.)

So, I am now at bag no#8 and all of them filled with 12 oz of breast milk.  Guess what? So far so good - no leakage at all.

Nevertheless, I am still reserved till I finished the whole box.

So stay tuned!

Jingle Junle Breast Milk Storage Bag - Box No.#5

The latest update on Jingle Junle Breast Milk Storage Bag I have. I just finished the last piece of Box No.#5.

Box No. # 1 : 2 leakage bags
Box No. # 2 : 8 leakage bags
Box No. # 3 : 6 leakage bags
Box No. # 4 : 11 leakage bags (extremely disappointed)
Box No. # 5 (replacement from Fabulous Mom) : 3 leakage bags

To read my past post on this Jingle Jungle Breast Milk Storage Bag, Part 1, Part 2 , Part 3 & Part 4

On my last bag of Box No# 5, I received an email from Vivian Foo (the founder of fabulousmom.com) saying :

"We have just received our new batch of stock, which is improved. 

Following your feedback, our manufacturing team has done lots of investigations and we hold a few meetings with people from different departments to find out the cause of leakage.  We found out that it could be due to the Ray Sterilisation method we adopted that cause the material to be stiffer and cause leakage when it’s going through temperature change.  However, this is categorised as isolated case as the same material and sterilisation method had been used over a decade. 

However, a new material is used for our new batch. Numerous test have been done on this new material over the months before actual production actually.  This material is recommended by FDA for long term freezing (in FDA’s newsletter Sep 2010), and our manufacturing partner has been doing test on it to see if it could withstand sterilisation and temperature change process – so far they are happy with the result.  New batch has got the BPA free certification too.  "

She offered me a box of this new improved storage bag to try.

Stay tuned for the updates!

Jingle Jungle Breast Milk Storage Bag - Box No.#4

The latest update on Jingle Junle Breast Milk Storage Bag I have.  I just finished the last piece of Box No.#4.

Box No. # 1 : 2 leakage bags
Box No. # 2 : 8 leakage bags
Box No. # 3 : 6 leakage bags
Box No. # 4 : 11 leakage bags (extremely disappointed)
Box No. # 5 (replacement from Fabulous Mom) : Un-open

To read my past post on this Jingle Jungle Breast Milk Storage Bag, Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3.

Latest Update on Jingle Jungle

I just finished the last piece of Box No.#3, eventually the last bag gone to the dustbin because it leaked.

Box No. # 1 : 2 leakage bags
Box No. # 2 : 8 leakage bags
Box No. # 3 : 6 leakage bags
Box No. # 4 : Un-open
Box No. # 5 (replacement from Fabulous Mom) : Un-open


What on earth am I still up on this wee hours?  I did not manage to bath last night, too tired and fall asleep with my kids when I accompanied them.  So, I get up; pumped milk, washed all bottles & bath.  Just before going to bed again, I want to blog about breast milk storage leakage problem in Box No.# 3.

Good night, everyone!

Jingle Jungle Breast Milk Storage Bag

I wrote about this storage bag leakeage @ part 1 & part 2.

Manufacturer : Fabulous Mom | I purchased from Enjoy Breastfeed

I was so mad when it leaked.  I posted the leakage photos at Fabulous Mom @ Facebook and send a private message to Vivian Foo at her facebook, the founder of Fabulous Mom.  Instantly, I got replied from Vivian.  She asked me to send more pictures of this leakage to her business email address.  She added she sold 8000 boxes of this storage bags and so far this is the first complaint she had. (At my ex-nanny place, another mother also breastfeed her baby and she also using Jingle Jungle Storage Bag.  I asked my ex-nanny, does this bag got leakage.  She told got because when she thaw the bag in a mug of water, the water sometime will turn cloudy.  I guess not much people will put in effort to write a complaint letter/email.  As for me, this bags really get into my nerve and make me so frustrated specially Box No.2 got 8 leakages bag)

When it leaks again (part 2), I snapped so much pictures for her to investigate and my gut feeling told me not to dispose the leakage bag just yet.  I sent those pictures to her and she requested to collect the leakage bags from me.  Their courier came and pickup on the same day I sent her the pictures.

I even wrote an email to Enjoy Breastfeed to ask for products exchange since I have not open the Box No 3 & 4 at that particular time.  Michelle from Enjoy Breastfeed claimed that she used up 3 boxes and no leakage at all and she need to ask Fabulous Mom before can do the exchange.  So far, no new from Michelle. 

When I did the complaint to Fabulous Mom, I never ask for refund/replacement, then one day, I got an email from Fabulous Mom asking me whether I want a refund or a replacement.  I gave a deep thought and in the end I am asking for a replacement rather a refund.  Maybe this is because I want to know the new replacement they going to send to me could have leakage problem.  If there are any more leakages, I will keep on snap pictures and email to Vivian, not because I want a replacement but I want to see improve done on this storage bags.  This storage bags are use to keep breast milk and they suppose to be reliable and I am expecting no leakage at all and should have more quality control over this bag.  You are unable to purchase breast milk in Malaysia, regardless how wealthy you are.  Even in the State, breast milk is selling at USD 3.20 per oz.  There, now you know how precious is breast milk and some even name it as gold liquid.

The More The Merrier.... yeah!

Going crazy again! Purchase another 11 sets of milk bottles for storage.  It consists of 11 of 5oz and 22 of 8oz.  Total of 33 milk bottles; non-BPA-free.

It make no different by choosing BPA-free or non-BPA-free.  Some research saying that BPA-free products are even worst then non-BPA-free products.  Read here.

SIGH! It's leaks AGAIN!

These bags suppose to work properly and the obvious do not do a good job.  This morning @ 12.15 am, I pumped and since there are leftover milk in the fridge.  I transferred this fresh pumped milk into storage bag and it disappoints me again.

Now I am official EXTREMELY MAD.

STUPID BAG.

In the end the 3rd bag do not leak.  One morning used up 3 bags because 2 of them got leakage problem.  Arrrggggg..... waste my money!!!

New Storage Method

Latest storage method for my breast milk to save space in order to put more breast milk.  Among all storages I had milk bottles, ice cubes & storage bag.  I still prefer milk bottles because it is the easier and no leakage at all.

I had purchased 4 boxes of this storage bags and not satisfied with it because it got leakage problem.

The first box - only have 2 bags got leakage problem.  I throw it away without taking about photo.
The second box - have 5 bags got leakage problem of 14 bags.  Super mad.

I still have 3rd & 4th boxes to go.  If it leaks again, I will snap & snap & snap more pictures. 

Breast Milk Storage Method

Way before I purchased the freezer, I was keep on thinking way to maximize my freezer to keep more breast milks. Then I came across on article about making breast milk as ice cube and store it in zip lock bag.

I am very particular about frozen breast milk, how to store it, is it safe, is it correct & etc.... Then later, when I found out Tupperware got sell ice cube tray with lid, I purchased it straight away without a second thought & this is how it look like.



But then, do not know where is it because I am petite or what. When the breast milk was frozen in the ice cube tray, I try to twist & turn - it did not manage to come out so easily as I expected. Resulting the edge cube started to melt. After making it twice, the result still the same.

Then I try to put some cool-off boiled water to make ice cube and try to twist n turn, result still the same. But my hubby did it so easy. In short, I do not have enough strength to twist n turn this ice cube tray. Maybe a couple of practice shall make it perfect.

My New Freezer

Finally brought a new freezer for my breast milk storage.

I am running out of bottles. Originally I have 106 milk bottles (69 pieces of 8oz + 37 pieces of 5oz). A friend of mine lend me 56 pieces of 8oz + 2 pieces of 5oz. I brought 39 milk bottles (28 pieces of 8oz + 14 pieces of 5oz).
Total milk bottles in this freezer are 206 milk bottles.