https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 01:34:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-hand-pump-use-explain-this-to-me-please#post-1152078 Wed, 16 Oct 2013 03:07:09 +0000 imbali 1152078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: @kiddosc: @rahlyrah: @Anagram: @mrsmenow: @HabesBabe: @travellingbee: thanks so much for all your responses bees! so relieved to hear that you all were able to use second hand pumps from reliable sources with no problems. eases my mommy-to-be guilt!</p> <p>@Foodnerd81: it was super gross hey. DH was looking at the pump last night and wondering how the milk would travel back in the tubes b/c it looks difficult! So hopefully it wont happen much anyway. Thanks for the response! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-hand-pump-use-explain-this-to-me-please#post-1150704 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 11:15:49 +0000 travellingbee 1150704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same here. I used a friend's PIS. Still using it and have had no problems. I bought my own tubing and parts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-hand-pump-use-explain-this-to-me-please#post-1150630 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 10:51:29 +0000 HabesBabe 1150630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used a pump my friend gave me (and she used it with her two kids)-- like other bees, I bought new tubing and parts, but reusing didn't bother me because I know my friend well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-hand-pump-use-explain-this-to-me-please#post-1150590 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 10:40:51 +0000 Foodnerd81 1150590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bunnymommy: oh that post was sort of gross! I still fail to see how it's any different from one mom usin it for two kids though. </p> <p>Fwiw I have a medela double electric (same as the pump in style advanced but without the stylish bag) and I have never seen milk travel back in the tubes. I also don't pump that often. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-hand-pump-use-explain-this-to-me-please#post-1150566 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 10:34:15 +0000 mrsmenow 1150566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Add me to the used pump list x2 :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-hand-pump-use-explain-this-to-me-please#post-1150535 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 10:25:05 +0000 Anagram 1150535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a second had pump too! And it's open system--- no issues! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-hand-pump-use-explain-this-to-me-please#post-1150488 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 10:10:15 +0000 Ra 1150488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use a second-hand pump. I just bought new tubing and parts. We haven't had any issues at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-hand-pump-use-explain-this-to-me-please#post-1150464 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 10:03:04 +0000 kiddosc 1150464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used a pump second hand from a friend. I knew disease wasn't a concern and I just bought new tubing and parts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-hand-pump-use-explain-this-to-me-please#post-1150456 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 09:58:57 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1150456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bunnymommy: My SIL gave me her pump and I used it for 3 months (until it died). I had read about the potential for mold, but the chances of milk actually backing up into the pump are pretty slim to begin with. You can open it up and inspect it to make sure there isn't mold growing. I also bought new tubing and parts for mine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-hand-pump-use-explain-this-to-me-please#post-1150342 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 09:21:16 +0000 imbali 1150342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: yay! thanks so much for this :happy: was feeling so bleak about having to look back into buying a pump and trying to find the cash for it in our budget. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-hand-pump-use-explain-this-to-me-please#post-1150295 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 08:58:37 +0000 mrs. wagon 1150295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bunnymommy: nope, never had a problem! I pumped for almost a year with LMW (with a pump from a friend whose kid is about 1.5 years older than LMW) and no problems. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-hand-pump-use-explain-this-to-me-please#post-1150289 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 08:57:14 +0000 imbali 1150289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: I can definitely buy a closed system pump here - and I'm willing to spend the cash if it's too risky for LO for me to use this one, just trying to understand why second hand pump use is frowned upon? (obv only if you're getting it from someone you know though - can understand the risks with buying one from an unknown)</p> <p>@JoJoGirl: :sad: our medical aid here doesn't cover pumps - so lame!</p> <p>@blackbird: @mrs. wagon: thanks for responding! I assume your LOs didnt get sick or have any negative outcomes from the pumped milk? I was also thinking that logically, the mould risks should be the same right? </p> <p>@Foodnerd81: I also think so? I don't really understand why the mould risk would be different but it seems to be a big factor in warnings against second hand pumps. With the closed system, the milk doesnt come back up the tubing so it cant get into parts of the pump that can't be cleaned/sterilised; so theoretically no mould will build up (unless you dont clean your pump I guess). My DH and I read this and it made me wonder what we should be doing -- </p> <p><a href="http://mythnomore.blogspot.com/2011/08/why-you-shouldnt-buy-sell-or-borrow.html" rel="nofollow">http://mythnomore.blogspot.com/2011/08/why-you-shouldnt-buy-sell-or-borrow.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-hand-pump-use-explain-this-to-me-please#post-1150254 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 08:39:29 +0000 Foodnerd81 1150254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never looked into this fr myself but it sounds like the disease risk isn't really a factor since you know your cousin is disease free. The mold risk would be the same as someone using the same pump for multiple kids right? I don't really know te difference between open and closed systems though. </p> <p>I feel like if you inspected all the parts carefully and sterilize what you can it would be ok? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-hand-pump-use-explain-this-to-me-please#post-1150244 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 08:36:49 +0000 mrs. wagon 1150244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I borrowed an open system pump from a friend both times. I just bought new tubing and parts. I would think that if someone used a pump for several months the concern for mold would be the same as using someone else's pump... and I wasn't concerned about any disease transmission since they were borrowed from friends who were healthy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-hand-pump-use-explain-this-to-me-please#post-1150231 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 08:32:21 +0000 blackbird 1150231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got a used pump from a friend. She cleaned it really well and then i cleaned it before I used it. I could've bought more tubing and stuff but I wasn't concerned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-hand-pump-use-explain-this-to-me-please#post-1150220 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 08:28:24 +0000 JoJoGirl 1150220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bunnymommy: Ooooooh okay - my original reply about insurance then clearly doesn't apply. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-hand-pump-use-explain-this-to-me-please#post-1150183 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 08:14:14 +0000 Mrsbells 1150183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>if it is an open system then I definitely wouldnt use it second hand. Are you able to buy a closed system pump online and have someone ship it out you in South Africa? The Lansinoh pump is closed system and much cheaper some other brands </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-hand-pump-use-explain-this-to-me-please#post-1150154 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 08:01:48 +0000 imbali 1150154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: Oh, South Africa - far away from all the other bees :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-hand-pump-use-explain-this-to-me-please#post-1150147 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 07:52:12 +0000 JoJoGirl 1150147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>By "here", where are you? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-hand-pump-use-explain-this-to-me-please#post-1150123 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 07:33:46 +0000 imbali 1150123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 36weeks with our first take-home baby and I'm wanting to get a pump. I have a manual pump already but am anticipating that I'll want to pump quite frequently (for a variety of reasons) so would need an electric one. They're SO expensive here and my cousin offered me her second-hand Medela Swing...I know I've read that you shouldn't use second hand breast pumps b/c risk of infection and I definitely don't want to put LO at risk for anything - but everything I've read says there is a risk for HIV and CMV transmission (which I'm not worried about as she's clear for both) and a LOT about mould. </p> <p>So my question is this: if you have an open system pump where milk can backflow so parts of the pump that CANT be cleaned/sterilised retain milk particles and this creates mould, isn't that bad for any baby? what would be the difference in me buying my own pump for LO and using someone else's (except obv that it's my milk particles vs hers)? Surely either way, there will be mould in the milk over time? </p>