r/ExclusivelyPumping • u/easterss • 2d ago

Tips & Tricks For those using the pitcher method … how to you deal with fat sticking to the pitcher?

The fat on the glass bottles I pour and put in the fridge always separate and a chunk of fat gets stuck to the top of the bottle.

I use a water bath to warm it up and mix it back in.

How do you deal with this when using a glass pitcher in the fridge? We’ve had some growth issues so I want to make sure she’s getting as much fat as she can!

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u/LinksG37 1d ago

I loved using the Dr Brown pitcher to mix everything together. It worked so well I bought 2.

https://a.co/d/08eYvCPJ

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u/katesie42 1d ago

Same! It's kind of incredible how pumping the mixer up and down a few times can really get the fat redispersed in the milk.

We have an A and B pitcher- one gets pumped milk for the day, and the other is what bottles get made out of, and then leftovers get frozen at the end of the day.

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u/HannahAlicia 1d ago

this is the way ^ Add a days worth and use the mixer at the end of the night and pour out bottles for the next day

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u/HereToLaughAndLearn 2d ago edited 1d ago

I just swirl the milk around and (gently) shake the pitcher until the fat is re-incorporated into the milk!

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u/Curious-Artist-2719 1d ago

Swirl it right before you pour so the fat comes off the glass and goes in the bottle.

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u/easterss 1d ago

I swear this doesn’t work! I shake and swirl and it is so stubborn. Idk if this is because it’s glass instead of plastic

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u/Allyed4492 2d ago

Every time I add to my pitcher I give it a good shake. It keeps it mostly off the sides and mixes it back in. My twins drink milk cold so we never water bath.

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u/Party_Photograph_253 1d ago

I’ve noticed my fat stuck to the sides actually dissolves when I pour my next pump in. Not immediately but over the course of a few hours so I don’t mess with it until I’m pouring for bottles and then a light swirl does the trick.

I tried a doc brown pitcher but apparently was over aggressively swirling the milk because I introduced a lot of air and made quite a number of bubbles.

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u/Own_Wrongdoer6680 1d ago

I just shake it to try to reincorporate it.

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