We can accept bottles and NICU tubes that were pre-sealed and pre-sterilized before you filled them with milk. The bottles that are provided by the hospital fit this criteria. Please be advised however that we are not able to return the tubes/bottles to you – they are discarded after processing.
Please note that we do not accept glass bottles/jars, or silicone storage bags.
If your milk was frozen in an ice cube tray (1-2 oz increments), we can accept the milk as long as you put it into a lactation bag for sending to us. We suggest sending the size of bottle that you would like to make, because each lactation bag of cubes you send will become its own pouch of powder (i.e. if you send five 1 oz cubes, the pouch of powder will rehydrate to a 5 oz bottle).