Will this keep already frozen items frozen? Has anyone used it for breastmilk on roadtrips?
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It isn't a freezer just a cooler, so I would only put items in that you would put in your refrigerator. It also functions as a warmer not a heater so you could put hot items in it to keep warm as well.
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Sorry, I have not tried that. I put sandwiches and fruit in it and those stay cold.
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I bought this for my husband at Christmas . This winter it was partially freezing his Pepsi that were put in at room temp. I think that it would be safe for breast milk
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Think of a regular cooler with food in it that is cool, but not cold, and with no ice. If it is hot outside, not long at all. If you unplug it for the evening, keep it shut, and it is not too hot outside, then it will keep reasonable cool (not cold enough for milk, but enough for chees and vegetables). We did this most nights while camping.
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No, the lid is not insulated. However, the cooler is large enough to accommodate quite a lot of frozen material to the amount of milk you are likely to transport for a day's use for one baby. For me, personally, this cooler used with several frozen-solid water bottles would keep anything cold enough to be used with confidence later the same day. But only you can judge what is acceptable for your baby.
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If you keep your cold packs on the frig and not the freezer you won't have any freezing problem. I have immunology serums that I keep for a trip that involves an overnight stay and the serums are still cool when I'' able to put them back in my frig.
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I typically put 3 cold bottles of breast milk in along with 3 ice packs (the one that the bag comes with along w/two other block ice packs), and since my daycare doesn't have room in the fridge, the milk stays in the cooler all day. By the end of my 8 hour shift, the milk is still chilled. It may not be absolutely cold, but it is definitely still above room temperature.
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I travel about 1 hour each way to the store and back. I am assuming you are wanting to transport an ice cream cake. If that is the case I would freeze 2 - 20 ounce. Soda bottles to let the cooler get cold. If the day time temperature is in the mid-80s or above I would cover the box with an old quilt or blanket for additional indulagoon. I think this foldable cooler is a fantastic product.
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We only use ours for water and soda etc. It would fit a gallon of milk and it has frozen our soda once or twice so it would keep it cold enough.
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I think so. It has an Accessory Port that it says attaches to the Accessory and it's a jar (probably plastic) with a lid. It isn't really clear about freezing liquids although I think they have to be freezed in the bags. It has a website that can probably give you more information. seal-a-meal.com Hopefully that will answer your question. Sorry I couldn't be any more help.
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It's a great freezer, we have ours now for nearly 3 years. But yes, it has to be defrosted from time to time. I used it to store breast milk and later homemade baby food. Thus it was opened/closed multiple times throughout the day. Each time new air and moisture enters they will be frozen.
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Maggie...you can't, because you can't add your warm breast milk to cold breast milk (so I've read). What I do if I have a bag I want to fill more is I pump into a bottle, then put that in the fridge to cool and then when they are the same temperature in the fridge, dump the contents of the bottle into the bag.
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Oh wow that is a long flight! !!! I travel and use ice for lower back .... I know--not quite same thing ..... what works best for me to keep ice bags & clay cold is: insulated bag, ice bags, clay bag & wide mouth insulated 24oz Polar water bottles. I fill "P-bottles" with water (allow for expansion) & freeze. All frozen stuff in picnic bag and add meds. None of the frozen stuff will last 30hours. ... you can get ice to re-fill Polar bottles ..... plus you will have steady supply of cold water. Hope this helps. Have good flight!!!! Lynda
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I don't see why not, haven't tried it myself, we used Lansinoh milk storage bags for the freezer (the best bags, in my opinion. Inexpensive and sturdier than medela). Our baby used these bottles for the first 5 months then when she rejected them we still used the bottles for milk storage, it's nice that they come with lids for that.
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I've only used it for pureed food so far. I wouldn't use it for breastmilk since the lid doesn't close air tight and some frost will get into the container.
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I bought oxo containers that store small portions of baby food and freezed them. Any freezer friendly containers will do
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Yes! I have traveled with frozen meats and other items from NY to the Caribbean and everything was frozen as a rock. I did have trouble with the cooler handles, which would not lock into place. I constantly had to stop and pull the handles up. I have two of these coolers and they both have the same problem. I notified the vendor because I believe it's a design defect. The handles are are similar to a luggage carrier handles and there are two metal sprockets (I'm not sure if that's the correct term) that pop out once you extend the handles fully. Unfortunately, once you start rolling the cooler, these sprockets on either side recede back in and the handle comes down. The vendor sent me a another cooler and I had the same issue. Other than that, it's quite roomy even with ice packs, etc. and will keep your food frozen for hours. I would check the cooler in at the airport and once I got to my final destination several hours later the contents were still frozen.
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I have used it to bring breastmilk from work to home and even forgotten it over night and the breastmilk was still not completely thawed by the time I remembered. This thing is Great for that!
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I have been using my insulated lunch box with a reuse able ice pack in it. It has worked great so far. The bags don't leak and don't take up a whole bunch of space. I pump at lunch so the food leaves and the bags go in.