Portable Breast Milk Cooler by Momcozy | 22oz, 24 Hour Cooling

$89.99

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At a Glance

The Momcozy portable breast milk cooler is an insulated bottle with two 11oz storage bottles and a freezable cooling tube, so it keeps pumped milk cold without loose ice. Momcozy rates it for 24 hours or more once the tube has frozen for at least 12 hours at around 0°F. That matches the CDC, which allows freshly pumped milk up to 24 hours in an insulated cooler with frozen ice packs before it needs the fridge or freezer. It's 11.42 inches tall, and the upper bottle stays less cold than the lower one.

You've figured out the pumping part: the room, the timing, the twenty minutes between meetings. Then there's the question nobody warns you about, which is where the milk goes until you're home. This is for the mom pumping in her car, at a desk with no fridge she trusts, or at a gate waiting to board.

Description

This portable breast milk cooler from Momcozy is made for the hours between pumping and getting home. A cooling tube spends the night in your freezer, then slides into the insulated shell, where it sits between two 11oz bottles (22oz total). There's no loose ice and no meltwater, and Momcozy rates it to keep milk cold for 24 hours or more.

The bottles are food grade and BPA free, according to Momcozy, and they can become feeding bottles with Momcozy's nipples, which are sold separately.

Good to know before you buy

It needs a freezer the night before. The tube has to freeze for at least 12 hours. There's one tube, so if you pump every day it goes back in the freezer every night.
The two bottles don't stay equally cold. Momcozy says the lower bottle cools about 30% better than the upper one. Put the milk you'll keep longest on the bottom.
It's tall. At 11.42 inches high and 4.13 inches wide, it's taller than most water bottles. Check that it fits your pump bag.
24 hours is the limit, not a head start. The CDC's 24-hour guideline for milk in a cooler applies whatever cooler you use. After that, milk goes in the fridge or freezer.
The test-report images are Momcozy's. We couldn't see what was tested, so we don't repeat the listing's safety badges here.

Why women love it

No loose ice: the frozen tube does the cooling, so nothing melts into your bag.
Two separate bottles: keep this morning's session apart from this afternoon's, or freshly pumped milk apart from milk that's already cold.
Cold for a full workday: Momcozy rates it for 24 hours or more with a fully frozen tube.
Bottles you can feed from: add a Momcozy nipple and a storage bottle becomes a feeding bottle.
Cleans in the Momcozy washer: the inner bottles fit the Momcozy DeepClean D8, so they go in with your pump parts.
Carries like a water bottle: a top handle makes it easy to grab on the way out the door.

Best for

Pumping at work when there's no fridge, or none you want to use
Road trips, flights, and long travel days
Days out when you're bottle feeding pumped milk
Moms who pump twice away from home and want those sessions kept apart
Not for pumping more than 22oz away from home in a day. A cooler bag with ice packs and storage bags holds more.
Not for keeping milk longer than 24 hours. That's what the freezer is for.

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A note from Mindy on keeping pumped milk safe away from home

The rule I give patients is the CDC's. Freshly pumped milk is fine at room temperature for up to 4 hours, in an insulated cooler with frozen ice packs for up to 24 hours, and in the fridge for up to 4 days. A cooler like this doesn't stretch those numbers. It just makes the 24-hour option easier to live with.

When you get home, the milk goes into the fridge or freezer, or it gets used. Write the time you pumped on each bottle. By evening it's hard to remember which session was which.

If you're adding freshly pumped milk to milk that's already cold, chill the new milk first and then combine them. Keeping them in the two separate bottles until both are cold is an easy way to do that.

Make sure the tube is frozen solid before you leave. If it's gone soft, don't count on the full 24 hours, and get the milk somewhere cold soon.

Mindy Motta, FNP-C

FAQs

How long can breast milk stay in a cooler?

Up to 24 hours, according to the CDC, if it's freshly pumped milk in an insulated cooler with frozen ice packs. Once you get where you're going, use it, put it in the fridge, or freeze it. In this cooler, the frozen tube does the job of the ice packs.

Do I need ice packs with the Momcozy cooler?

No. The cooling tube replaces them. Freeze it solid for at least 12 hours at around 0°F, then slide it into the shell between the bottles.

How long does the cooling tube need in the freezer?

Momcozy recommends at least 12 hours at around 0°F. A freezer that runs warm, or a spot on the door shelf, can leave the center soft, and a soft tube won't hold for 24 hours.

Can I put warm, freshly pumped milk in the cooler?

Yes, but keep it in its own bottle until it's cold. The CDC says to chill freshly pumped milk before combining it with milk that's already cold, and the two separate bottles make that easy.

Can I fly with this breast milk cooler?

Yes. The CDC notes you can carry more than 3.4 ounces of breast milk in your carry-on, along with ice and gel packs, and TSA screens it separately from other liquids. Tell the officer you're carrying breast milk when screening starts.

Is a breast milk cooler necessary, or will a cooler bag work?

A cooler bag works. The CDC's 24-hour guidance applies to any insulated cooler bag with frozen ice packs. What this one adds is convenience: no ice to manage, nothing to leak, and bottles that stand upright and can double for feeding.

How much milk does the Momcozy cooler hold?

22oz in total, split between two 11oz bottles. If you pump more than that away from home, you'll need a second container, such as a cooler bag with storage bags.

How do I clean it?

Momcozy says the inner bottles can go in its bottle washer, or you can wash them by hand. Wipe the outer shell with a damp cloth and don't submerge the cooling tube. Keep the tube in the freezer between uses so it's ready next time.