cleaning pump at work

senorav · October 2011

just curious -- how do you clean your pump between pumpings while at work? soap and water? wipes?

ShandaB · October 2011

I haven't gone back to work yet but I plan to use the cleaning wipes Medela makes.

jkchs2003 · October 2011

I don't, I just put the parts in the fridge. I then wash then when I get home.

Courtney1741 · October 2011

I just run mine through hot water and wash it out as good as possible and then stick the parts in the fridge (along with the expressed milk). When I get home I clean my pump parts a lot more thoroughly and steam them.

brobin01 · October 2011

I go to the kitchen and clean with hot water and dry with a paper towel. I'm not shy about cleaning my stuff in front of co-workers.

SarahAndBen09 · October 2011

I just put the parts in a ziplock bag and put them in the fridge since any breast milk left on them will be fine if it's in the fridge.

If I forget to bring a ziplock bag (happened twice now), I use the Medela wipes. I'd rather not deal with parts that haven't dried yet (if I washed them with soap & water) so I make it as simple as possible for myself. Smile

Brooklyn2577 · October 2011

jkchs2003:
I don't, I just put the parts in the fridge. I then wash then when I get home.

This except I throw mine in my cooler with the milk.

LaRue86 · October 2011

I put them in the fridge between pumps when I do multiple pumps. However, I am down to only pumping once at work so I just clean them when I get home.

CantWait2Be · October 2011

I dry out the drips with an unscented non lotion Kleenex then put them in my pump bag. Room temp milk is also okay for a few hours.

bunnymama625 · October 2011

fridge between pumps, then at the end of the day I take them in the bathroom and use hot water and soap-- Fridays I take them all home and sterilize.

BosMama626 · October 2011

I use wipes made for a breast pump.

62406 · October 2011

I only pump once at work, but I rinse them out and then give them a good washing when I get home. I do have the wipes in my pump bag and they work great for times when I am not able to wash between sessions, like when traveling.

IdigDirt · October 2011

I rinse them with soap and warm water then wash them better at the end of the day. This may be a really dumb question but why is it bad if the parts are wet?

CarlaAndJames · October 2011

I don't even rinse mine, I just put them in a cooler bag (ironically, the formula cooler they gave me at the hospital!) with an icepack and leave it in the pumping room. (My pumped milk goes in the cooler bag that came with my pump.) So much easier than dragging that stuff back and forth all over the office all day.

When I get home from work I stick it all in the fridge, take it out to pump one more time before bed, and then it all goes in the dishwasher. I have 3 sets of parts, so I just pack a new set in the morning and run the dishwasher every 3 days.

IdigDirt - some of the parts can be wet and its no biggie, but if any of the parts that dont touch milk normally get wet it can cause the pump to lose suction. All pumps are different, but I know with my freestyle that if any part of the casing inside where the membrane is are wet, I lose suction big time. But I don't take the horns/membranes apart between uses since I don't clean between uses, so its not an issue for me.

egpitt22 · October 2011

jessiegirl10.18:
I just stick them in a ziplock bag and keep them in the fridge.

I do the same.

happylife4 · October 2011

jessiegirl10.18:
I just stick them in a ziplock bag and keep them in the fridge.

This. If the fridge is full of lunches I stick them in the cooler part of my PIS with a few ice packs.

Telly21182 · October 2011

I only clean them after my last pump at work so I don't have to deal with it at home. I use soap and water, and I have a cotton diaper/burp cloth in my pump bag to dry parts.

ETA: Between pumps though I keep them in the fridge with the milk.

MommaA117 · October 2011

brobin01:
I go to the kitchen and clean with hot water and dry with a paper towel..

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