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5 oz. capacity is too small
If you are like me and pump more than 5 ounces of milk per breast, these bags are too small. Although they can hold slightly more than 5 ounces, it is not recommended to exceed 5 ounces in order to leave enough room for expansion when the milk freezes. Rather than using two and sometimes three Medela bags, I find it easier to pump into the bottles and then pour the milk from both bottles into one larger storage bag (Lansinoh and First Years make larger bags).

Worth the money!
Great product!! When I pumped for my first child, I used a bottle to collect, then transferred to a ziplock baggie. This is SO much easier and more efficient. It has a handy method to attach to the pump, a place to write the collection date, and stands up for storage in the fridge. No more leaks and wasted milk! I'm getting more soon!

Good product for storage
Very convenient, it can be attached to the breastmilk extractor machine making your life lots easier.

Miss the twist tie bags!
I have the Medela Pump in Style, and with my first son, I used the Medela storage bags with the twist ties. These were perfect! No storage problems, no leak problems. With my second son, I couldn't find the twist tie storage bags anywhere (stopped making them?) and instead found these bags. I have had nothing but problems! The tape does not hold very well, it is hard to tell if the ziploc is closed all the way (so I end up checking it at least five times before storing it, and another two times before warming it up), and I can't tell you how many times I have had these bags leak! With the old bags, if we accidentally dropped one on our hardwood floor, no problem. These bags explode like a cheap water balloon! And if they are frozen and you drop them, you can also create a leak which you won't even know about until you thaw the bag out. I wrote to Medela expressing my displeasure with their product, and the response I received was to call customer service with my problem. Thanks, but no thanks. I'm glad I'm almost done nursing.

Don't waste your money....
These are not my favorite. I find them very awkward to use. Several times, I have had the milk spill out of the bag while pumping. I have been very careful in attaching them, but depending on how I sitting, the bag tends to fold and then the milk spills. I usually just pump in the bottle and pour into the bag to freeze. I also find it hard to close them without having milk gush out. They also don't lie flat in the freezer making them hard to stack. I will not be buying this type of bag again..