I just got a new Medela PISA pump. Previously I'd been renting a Medela Symphony hospital grade pump, but my insurance changed and no longer covered it so I bought my own.
The instructions say to wash the parts after every use [knew that] and to sanitize daily by boiling for 10 minutes. Wait...what? I'd never seen before that I should be sanitizing daily! I only ever boiled the parts when I first got them, and then periodically after that; certainly not daily or even weekly. Is it really necessary to sanitize every day?
Also, when I'm at work I have no place to let the parts dry, so I always just put them in a plastic bag, refrigerate them, and wash them when I get home. Anyone else do this or know if this is okay?
PCOS with long, irregular cycles
First round of Clomid in May 2012= BFP #1, DD born January 2013
BFP #2 in January 2014, DS born September 2014
Re: Sanitize pump parts daily?
I don't sanitize daily...maybe once a month. I wash after each use but I only pump once a day so I can go a few days before I need to wash everything.
Eli 6.18.09 35.5w
Silas 1.25.13 35.4w 10 days NICU, allergies/asthma, gluten intolerant
DS1: Quinn - 10.22.10 and DS2: Cole - 01.18.13