We’re talkin’ all things Ceres Chill today. In my opinion, their breastmilk chiller is a MUST-HAVE for pumping mommas on the go. There’s nothing out there as compact, as versatile, and honestly as genius as this chiller and if it takes a whole blog post to prove it to ya, that’s what I’m gonna do! If you’re reading this, you probably a) are considering getting a chiller and want to know if it’s worth it, b) already have the chiller and want to get the most out of your purchase, or even c) never heard of the chiller but you’ll admit… now you’re intrigued. Read on my friend, read on….
Why the Ceres Chill?
Why not a Yeti, or Stanley, or other insulated cup? Wouldn’t that be just as good? Short answer: No. Long answer: Nope, and here’s why! If you put warm, freshly pumped milk into a regular insulated cup, it will keep your breastmilk warm. (And we don’t want that! We want to get that milk chilled, right?) If you put freshly pumped milk into a thermal cup and place that thermal cup into the refrigerator or cooler with ice packs, you are actually insulating your milk FROM the cold! Yup! You’re keeping it warmer, longer, and the cup will actually protect your milk from the cold, not chill it. Enter the Ceres Chill, which chills your milk from the inside, and then insulated it from the environment around it, keeping it chilled.
How do you use it?
For a complete user’s guide, visit CeresChill.com It’s so simple: To store a smaller amount of breastmilk (up to 12oz): Fill the Outer Chamber with enough ice to be in contact with the bottom of the Inner Chamber and a splash of cold water (no more than 1/4 cup), so that the Inner Chamber is immersed in the ice and water when reassembled. Shake
the ice and water around a bit to screw the Connector and Inner Chamber back on to the Chiller. To store a larger amount of breastmilk (up to 24oz): Pour milk into the Outer Chamber. Fill the Inner Chamber with as much ice as you can fit, and a splash of water, and submerge inner chamber into the breastmilk.
Heating up breastmilk on the go
This is a question I get A LOT. How do you heat up breastmilk on the go? When I told you that Ceres Chill has thought of everything… I wasn’t kidding! Fill your “chiller” with hot water before leaving the house (no internal chiller chamber needed) and when it’s time to head baby’s bottle, attach the bottle securely to the inside of the lid and warm milk. (Warmed milk should be no warmer than the inside of your wrist, so make sure to check!) SO convenient!
Mommy juice
YES the chiller can be used beyond breast pumping! I love when baby items have lasting use, long after the baby stage… it’s the best bang for your buck, ya know? Get the Happily Ever After bundle to turn your chiller into a water bottle with infuser! The bundle comes with an infuser attachment, a sippy cup attachment, and a straw lid for mom! Oh… and it can also fit an entire bottle (750ml) of wine WITH the internal chilling chamber to fully chill a bottle of wine in 30 minutes!
F.A.Q.s
Check out the full list of frequently asked questions on the CeresChill website. Here are the questions I get over at Pump Momma Pump:
- “Can I add freshly pumped milk to chilled milk?” YES (See video below!)
- “Why can’t I just use my stanley cup? It’s cheaper!” I hope I fully answered this for you under ‘Why Ceres Chill?’ above. If not, DM me and I’ll explain it!
- “Can I fly with it?” You absolutely can! (And this is a GREAT use for the chiller!) When you go through security, just dump the current ice water and refill with ice and water at any dining location in your airport!
- “Do you use it yourself?” Yes I did, and I now use it for wine! I just got the DemiGoddess and I want to find creative ways to use that one as well.
- “How long does it keep breastmilk cool for?” ALL DAY! (And you can very very easily add more ice once the current ice melts!) Kristen from @bemybreastfriend recently did a pretty intense temperature study and the original CeresChill won by a landslide!
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Disclaimer 1: I was originally gifted the Ceres Chill back in MARCH OF 2020… yup, I kid you not. A chiller for “on the go” when I wasn’t allowed to goooo anywhere! While it quickly became an ESSENTIAL item for essential workers, I’m kicking myself for not getting it sooner, when I was back to work as a pumping mom before the world shut down. Disclaimer 2: While this blog post was sponsored by CeresChill, I do not currently make money off of sales for the chiller.
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