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I steamed them before first use, but otherwise rely on dishwasher or hand washing to clean parts.

I use the bag most times, and throw them in the dishwasher occasionally.

At work I would rinse them and store in a ziploc bag in the fridge between sessions. Then they got washed either in a dishwasher basket or in hot soapy water. I always just left the membranes attached to the valves.

I keep my parts I the fridge between pumps ad hand wash when I get home. I only have one set of parts.

I didn't vote because I did something not listed. I used the Philips microwave sterilizer for pump parts and occasionally bottle stuff. It worked great!

I sterilized them for the first wash and soaked them in the sink/hand washed each night.

Yep, stored the parts in a cooler bag during the day, then handwashed at night. Used the microwave steamer bag once a week. And I never separated the membranes - I was always afraid of tearing them.

Fridge or cooler bag during the day (or x2 days if I've been able to rinse with hot water after each pump and they aren't getting fatty buildup in them), wash in the dishwasher. I use the duckbill style valves that can go through the dishwasher. I have three sets of pump parts so I can have in use/dirty/clean & ready to pack for the next day.

I boiled before first use, used the Medela wipes between pumps at work, and did a combination of hand washing and dishwasher at home. I never separated the membranes from the valves--I just put them in the dishwasher still connected (I used a Munchkin dishwasher basket) or hand washed the same way and made sure to get them really soapy and run a bunch of water through. I pumped for over a year and never had any problems with these methods!

It also helped to have an extra set or two of parts on hand so I could take a breather if ever I needed to on a rough evening.

Fridge at work for 2 days in a row and hand wash. Not sure why anyone would need to sterilize unless the baby is immune comprised in some way. I think it's unnecessary.

I boiled them before the first use to sterilize them, but then just hand washed after that.

I boiled them after a work week but during the week, I store in the fridge between use during the day and just hand wash at the end of the day.

I only ever used the dishwasher, which sanitizes. I'd put all the parts in dishwasher baskets. So much less work than hand washing. My electric pump didn't have those little valves so I didn't need to worry about those unless I was using the manual pump. And then they got hand washed, but that was rare.

Boiled before first use. Handwash after every pump. Steam bag sterilize maybe once a month.