Kiinde Twist Universal Direct-Pump Feeding System and Warmer Gift Set for Breastmilk Collection, Freezing, Heating and Feeding, Free Foodi Starter Kit Included, New Mom Gift

If you are planning to or are currently breastfeeding the Kiinde Breastfeeding Gift Set is going to make your life so much easier. My daughter was in the NICU for the first week of her life and so began my pumping journey. My babygirl is 3 1/2 months now and I have been pumping every day since her birth. The Kiinde breastfeeding system is so convenient and such a huge time saver, I just wish I had discovered it sooner. Between pumping, transfering milk from bottles to bags, and then back to bottles again before her feedings means a whole lot of bottle washing, not to mention spillage and wasted milk in the process. You pump straight into the Twist pouches that you store the milk in, and then feed the babywith those exact same pouches and toss them when your done. It eliminates washing almost completely. Until you have to pump a few times a day you don't realize just how much washing is actually involved. The only part you need to wash with this system is nipples, the Squeeze bottles occasionally,(which are the shells or botles the pouches go in), and your pump parts. To save even more time and less washing I stick my pump parts in a zip lock baggie and store them in the fridge between pumping sessions. That way I only have to wash them once at the end of the day. This gift set comes with 20 pouches. I know it won't be long until I need to buy more so of course I had to look up what additional pouches were going to cost me. I assumed they were probably going to cost an arm and a leg considering what great quality they are but the price is actually just a little more than the cost of the breastmilk bags I was using before. The pouches are seriously extremely high quality. The pouches can be used to store milk, formula and even baby food in the fridge or the freezer. They hold up to 6 oz. and have high quality twist locking tops so no worries about leakage or spilling. Definitely much higher quality than the typical storage bags sold on the market but cost about the same plus you can pump straight into these pouches using the 14 included Direct-Pump adapters!! There are 2 of each adapter for double pumpng and adapters made for just about every pump on the market. I originally rented the Ameda hospital pump, now have a Medela electric pump and a Lansinoh manual pump, and the adapters are compatible with all 3 plus many other brands. After pumping just squeeze the excess air out, write the date on them, and store them in the organizer. When you are ready to feed baby grab a bag from the fridge or freezer and warm it using the Kiinde Kozi warmer, which is also included in this package. The Kozii warmer is really a cool warmer. It can be used to warm breastmilk, formula, and even baby food from the fridge or freezer. You fill it with about 2 cups of water which stays in the resovior until you turn the timer knob which is when then the warmer begins to fill and little jet like stream rotates the water. It is completely steam free and safely heats your milk to help preserve the nutrients in your milk. Just be sure to follow the timing recommendations in the simple start guide to avoid over heating. if you set the timer too high or heat it twice the milk can get very hot. I put 4 oz of water in a pouch in for 10 minutes just to test how hot it gets if you heat it too long and it was extremely hot so be sure to always test the milk before feeding it to your baby. When you're done warming your milk the water stays in the resovior until the next use so there is no need to add water every time you need to heat a bottle. Be sure to never run it dry or with too little water or a safety feature kicks in and shuts it off until you reset it using a small pin sized button, but if you do it 3 times it will shut off permanantly. The breastfeeding gift set also comes with 3 nipples, 1 slow flow, 1 medium flow, and 1 fast flow, to be used with the pouches and squeeze bottles. I was worried that my baby would have trouble converting from the bottle's nipples we had been using to these new nipples but she took to them right away. They are very much like natural breastfeeding and requitre baby to to actually suck and massage the nipple just like they would do at the breast so there is less chance for nipple confusion. If your baby does happen to reject these nipples you can attach your regular bottles nipples to the pouches using the same adapters you use with the breast pumps. They even included nipple bushes to wash the nipples as well as a little case or cover for the nipples. If you are looking for a storage or feeding system for your baby I would highly recommend you give the Kiinde Twist collection, storage, and feeding system a shot. It is a very well thought out convenient time saver that would be especially great for working moms. I have been incredibly happy with it and can not say enough good things about it.