https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:45:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sterilizing-breast-pump-parts#post-824460 Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:49:13 +0000 dolphin 824460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Medela steam bag once a week </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sterilizing-breast-pump-parts#post-824455 Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:45:23 +0000 SleepyMonkey 824455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Katrocap: yup. i wash my parts every night, but my family and many friends that i have with more than one kid tell me that sterilizing is something they only did with their first! i figure if their kids survived, mine probably will too :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sterilizing-breast-pump-parts#post-824445 Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:42:14 +0000 Katrocap 824445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tlcbaby: Thanks for sharing that thread; I'd missed it. Every day, that's crazy!</p> <p>@sleepymonkey: I've gone up to a month, too!</p> <p>I wash my parts after every use, but have been lax in sterilizing. I'm trying to do it at least once a week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sterilizing-breast-pump-parts#post-823971 Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:06:37 +0000 tlcbaby 823971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just asked this question the other day if you want to see some more responses. I had such a hard time believing people did it every day as the instruction booklet said to do:</p> <p><a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-sanitize-your-pump-parts" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-sanitize-your-pump-parts</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sterilizing-breast-pump-parts#post-823819 Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:35:42 +0000 katsupgirl 823819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The ones at work I sterilize once a day in morning (microwave). The ones at home I sterilize once a week (boiling). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sterilizing-breast-pump-parts#post-823811 Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:31:35 +0000 QueensBee 823811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once every few weeks because I don't want the plastic to soften. I rinse them and soak them in hot soapy water every day though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sterilizing-breast-pump-parts#post-823787 Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:20:15 +0000 SleepyMonkey 823787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once a week by boiling them. But I've gone as long as a month without doing it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sterilizing-breast-pump-parts#post-823774 Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:14:50 +0000 shopaholic 823774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't pump everyday so I just toss it in our electric steam sterilizer after wash and run that every few days or so. But all that to say, every time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sterilizing-breast-pump-parts#post-823770 Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:13:05 +0000 tororojo 823770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A couple of times a week. But I don't pump every day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sterilizing-breast-pump-parts#post-823758 Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:04:39 +0000 Weagle 823758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not often. I throw them in a Medela steam bag one every week or two. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sterilizing-breast-pump-parts#post-823753 Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:00:52 +0000 Katrocap 823753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How often do you sterilize/boil your breast pump parts? </p>