How often do you clean your pump stuff?

jdnemmer · May 2011

...and the bottles, nipple shield, etc? How do you clean it? Normal dish soap? Can I boil/sanitize too much?

diamondcks · May 2011

We had washed the parts every night with regular soap and hot water. I think we boiled to sanitize every 2-3 months.

kimoly · May 2011

I take the apart and wash with hot soapy water every night. During the day I just run hot soapy water through them. We have a microwave sterilizer, so I put the parts in there maybe once a week. Your DD is super cute!!

~Flossie~ · May 2011

I wash all parts with hot soapy water after every use, and sanitize every couple days.

kymberli00 · May 2011

I wash with hot soapy water AND use the microwavable sterilizer daily? Is that too much? Hot water from the faucet doesn't seem like enough to me...

kat81 · May 2011

I dishwash the parts. seems hot enough to sanitize and no work for me.

ETA: You also asked how often. Once a day (per day used) they get dishwashed. While at work I'll usually pump twice (I also pump once before work with a different set of pump stuff, which also goes in the dishwasher). Between work sessions I just steam clean in one of those microwave bags. I don't even rinse first because I don't have that easy access to a sink. Yes I could go to the bathroom but it's sort of a hassle and it seems ok to do just the steam clean between pumping sessions when I'm only pumping twice anyway.

Autumn Bride 2007 · May 2011

When I'm done pumping I run hot water through everything, then I wash with soapy water that night usually. (I was pumping only once a day in the morning.) I get such a kick out of sterilizing with the microwave bags so I do that almost every night. I think it's fun!!

My GF told me they have wipes for pumps that you can use if you are pumping somewhere with no access to a sink. I pumped in a car once and used a Wet Ones wipe after I was done since those kill germs too.

lauralovesbob · May 2011

I'm pumping multiple times a day. I wash every 12 hours in hot soapy water. between other uses I rinse and put the parts in the fridge.

cgator14 · May 2011

I read in Baby 411 that it is unnecessary to sterilize bottles in the microwave with a bottle sterilizer so I was excited to stop doing that. They say hot water & soap is sufficient!

superned · May 2011

kymberli00:
I wash with hot soapy water AND use the microwavable sterilizer daily? Is that too much? Hot water from the faucet doesn't seem like enough to me...

Your breast milk is not sterile, so it is not necessary to sterilize bottles and parts that often. Hot, soapy water should do the trick!

I wash in hot, soapy water every night. Between sessions I store everything in the fridge. I use the sanitizing bags every once in a while because I like how squeaky clean they make the parts!

julesmarie80 · May 2011

superned:

kymberli00:
I wash with hot soapy water AND use the microwavable sterilizer daily? Is that too much? Hot water from the faucet doesn't seem like enough to me...

Your breast milk is not sterile, so it is not necessary to sterilize bottles and parts that often. Hot, soapy water should do the trick!

I wash in hot, soapy water every night. Between sessions I store everything in the fridge. I use the sanitizing bags every once in a while because I like how squeaky clean they make the parts!

I do all this except for the sanitizing bags. I have some, so I'm going to have to try it out~

jolynn326 · May 2011

I pump three times a day at work, so I rinse the bottles/connectors/membranes etc in hot water and then microwave sanitize after the first two pumpings. Then I wash everything in hot soapy water at night. Since I have three pairs of shields, I just rinse those and use a new one for each pumping, and then I wash them all at night.

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