https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:43:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-fail-need-your-advice-please#post-1124999 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 21:01:31 +0000 irene 1124999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And that is why I don't like the PISA and I love the freestyle ..... no mini valves / membranes! Argh!</p> <p>I agree with everyone - don't beat yourself up! If the milk were contaminated, I think your baby would have been throwing up by now. If he's fine, then it probably should be fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-fail-need-your-advice-please#post-1124981 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 20:52:19 +0000 silver1 1124981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't worry looks like he is fine. I wouldn't know but from what I heard LOs will put much grosser things in their mouth once they start crawling and walking!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-fail-need-your-advice-please#post-1124958 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 20:42:01 +0000 Purpledaisy 1124958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't worry about it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-fail-need-your-advice-please#post-1124084 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 14:59:29 +0000 JoJoGirl 1124084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not to worry! The nurse at the hospital told me not to be nuts about sterilizing pump parts because, as she said, "your breasts aren't sterile". :) I know we wash because bacteria multiply when milk sits around, but still - don't worry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-fail-need-your-advice-please#post-1124027 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 14:39:25 +0000 Mrsbells 1124027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldnt worry about whats in the past but would just make sure to take all the pieces apart before washing from now on </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-fail-need-your-advice-please#post-1123984 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 14:17:28 +0000 Periwinkle 1123984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, I just feel so awful! I have been so, so careful since he was little to make sure everything is clean (bottled water, extra hot cycle in the dishwasher!) and the one thing that I notice is my own fault for being lazy about cleaning the tiny pump parts!</p> <p>Thanks, ladies, for your amazing support and reassurance. I just wonder for how long my LO has been drinking milk that may have had traces of this buildup in it. The milk always smelled fine and I am just angry with myself.</p> <p> :heart: you all </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-fail-need-your-advice-please#post-1123887 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 13:52:56 +0000 wheres_c 1123887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-fail-need-your-advice-please#post-1123054 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 09:21:03 +0000 Adira 1123054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We all do stuff like this, so don't beat yourself up! If your LO doesn't seem affected by it, I think you're okay! That milky buildup is probably dried and stuck to your pump parts and isn't even being passed into the milk you're pumping! Try not to worry!! &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-fail-need-your-advice-please#post-1123044 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 09:19:33 +0000 autumnlove 1123044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't worry about it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-fail-need-your-advice-please#post-1123041 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 09:18:56 +0000 DillonLion 1123041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't worry unless LO is acting unusual </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-fail-need-your-advice-please#post-1122960 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 08:49:13 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1122960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awww - don't beat yourself up so bad. If your LO hasn't had any issues, then I would think that he's just fine. You would be able to tell if the milk was bad by smelling it. If he's been acting the same, I wouldn't worry about it, and I'm sure you have no caused any irreparable damage :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-fail-need-your-advice-please#post-1122944 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 08:45:30 +0000 Periwinkle 1122944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is almost 11 months old and I am only pumping about 1x per day at work now as he is taking much less milk with his babysitter. Last week, I noticed that the suction on my PISA seemed to be much weaker and I called Medela for some trouble shooting. I have been using my manual pump in the meantime.</p> <p>While looking at my pump, I noticed that the valves had a lot of milky buildup on them (have not used them and therefore washed them since last week before the electric pump stopped working well). While I wash the flanges and parts every night, I am guilty of not always separating the valves and membranes but have never noticed this problem before. </p> <p>I am extremely concerned now that this buildup has been accumulating and that I have been feeding LO milk with bacteria in it for a long time. He has never had any issues (stomach, that is), but I am really scared now that I have done something irreparable. </p> <p>If LO has not been sick from this yet, should I be worried? I cannot believe I was so careless to not clean more carefully, and now I am just so, so scared. </p>