Pitcher method
Also called the pitcher method, Pitcher Method
The pitcher method is a way of storing pumped breast milk where everything pumped over a day goes into one container in the fridge, instead of separate bottles or bags. The name comes from the pitcher many parents use for it.
How it's said
Some moms have turned to the "Pitcher Method" to ease the stress of breastfeeding.
The Pitcher Method is a simple and popular way for pumping parents to store, organize and use human milk.
The pitcher method isn't "better" than other ways of storing and feeding breast milk...
Who says it
Where it came from
The idea behind the name is pooling: putting a whole day's pumped milk together. Doctors studied it for premature babies, and a 2013 study from the University of California San Diego pooled mothers' milk for 24 hours in a one-liter bottle.
Pitcher method is the everyday name for the same idea. Pumping blogs were writing guides to it by 2021, and the InfantRisk Center describes it as pooled breast milk collection over a 24-hour period. Breast pump supplier Aeroflow says it is especially popular among exclusive pumpers and working moms.