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Pumping at work
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What do you do with your breast pump between pumping session? Currently I wash it after every pumping session since I'm still at home, but when I return, do I need to wash it between every session, just rinse it, other?
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Re: Pumping at work
Depending on where I was pumping, I rinsed my pump parts out (if I had a sink available) and put them in the fridge (if I had a fridge available). If I had neither a sink nor a fridge, e.g. if I was pumping in the car, I used the Medela quick clean wipes. Then I did a thorough cleaning when I got home at night.
Breast milk is good for up to 10 hours at room temperature, so there's really no need to wash pump parts during the work day.
Mommy to DD1 (June 2007), DS (January 2010), DD2 (July 2012), and The Next One (EDD 3/31/2015)
I use a Medela wipe on the parts after I pump the first time, then after the 2nd time I stick them in the zip loc bag dirty and bring them home to wash.
It's actually cheaper and quicker to buy another set of parts than to use the wipes, but I only realized this after I bought a bunch of wipes!
Going on 8 months pumping at work...
I don't wash my pump parts at all during the day. After the first use, I stick them in a sandwich bag and store them in the cooler with my milk in the fridge. When I get home, I wash everything with hot soapy water, or stick everything in the dishwasher.
I hate washing those freaking pump parts, why do it more than is required??
same here
Tales of the Wife
I pump twice a day, I rinse them off with hot water and dry them after both use, then I keep one set at work all week and then bring them home on friday and put them in the dishwasher. That is one less thing I have to bring into work everyday.
My work has a hostipal grade pump that we can use, So i just keep the part in a purse and keep at my desk. So everyone does not know that I going to pump when I carry the purse around.