With my 1st two kiddos I sanitize the pump before first use and then every now and then. I notices that the medela pump instructions say they should be sanitized once a day which seems a lot to me. Do you sanitize every day?
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Definitely not. Maybe every couple of days?
Though running through the dishwasher counts as sanitizing so maybe it did end up being every day! -
The dishwasher is really hot, so that's it.
When we travel, I don't trust handwashing so I prefer to use the microwave steam bags. -
We pretty much did it every day with the microwave bags. They got pretty hot so I assume that did the trick.
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Thanks everyone, I'm the opposite and dont trust the dishwasher for bottles and pump parts. I usually bring water to a boil on the stovetop I need to try out those microwave bags
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Uhhh once when we first started using them with this baby?! With our first who was a preemie I believe we did it every day which seems insane now but it made sense at the time.
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CDC says dishwasher is good for sterilizing! https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/hygiene/healthychildcare/infantfeeding/breastpump.html
But I also get it if you just don’t want to. The bags works well too.
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Never. My pump parts were kept at work and I hand washed once a day.
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@JJ2626: oh I definitely believe it, my dishwasher sanitize cycle is super hot. But yeah I just don't put pump parts in there.
@Mrs. Toad: oh thats interesting. I had never thought of leaving one pump set at work
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With my first I did every couple of weeks. With my second I did once....I hand washed everything every day though. Sorry second child.
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@Mrs. Toad: Preach! I only handwashed... #WorstMomEver? My daughter survived!
However, had she been a preemie or had other health issues, I would have probably done things differently.
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I either hand wash with the bottles or do microwave bag clean at the end of each day. In between pumping at work I stick the parts in the freezer or the fridge in a baggy.
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Ummm maybe like once every 3 weeks?
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We did daily more or less for both kids. By the 2nd kid I figured I didn't have to but it was just habitual!
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I would use one set for a whole day, putting in the fridge in between, then everything was washed in the dishwasher on sanitize. Whatever made it easy was my motto.
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@Miss Sarah: I sanitized once per child and that’s it! I also hand washed once per day of use. That was sufficient for me!
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Hand washed only.
However, had she been a preemie or had other health issues, I would have probably done things differently.
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