Pumping at Work? Why You Need to Throw Away Your Ice Packs


 If you pump at work, you know the logistics are a nightmare. You have to lug a giant, insulated lunchbox to the office. You have to pray nobody steals your milk from the communal fridge. You have to rely on cheap blue ice packs that melt by 3:00 PM.

The Game Changer: The Ceres Chill This product completely reinvented how working moms transport milk. It looks exactly like a stylish Yeti water bottle or a coffee thermos.

  • How it works: It is a double-walled steel chamber. You put ice and water in the outer chamber, and your pumped milk in the inner chamber.

  • The Cooling: It chills warm breastmilk down to safe refrigerator temperatures in minutes and keeps it cold for 20+ hours.

  • Discreet: Because it looks like a water bottle, you can keep it right on your desk. No more awkward trips to the communal breakroom fridge.

It holds 24 ounces of milk, fits in your car's cup holder, and is TSA-approved for flying. It is the best investment a pumping commuter can make.

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