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If I started getting less suction, I'd replace the little white membranes. I think I would get about 12 weeks before they wore out. You can get a pack of them on amazon for super cheap, not medela but works fine.

I dry with clean paper towels after washing if I don't have a place/time to air dry. People refrigerate them so the bits of milk that aren't washed off don't go "bad", so you don't have to wash it inbetween sessions. I never got into that, I just rinse with hot water, dry, and wash them out 2x a day.

When I was pumping I would wash my parts once a day. I would either store the parts in the fridge during the day or use a quick clean wipe (I did that in the beginning). I had two sets of pump parts but I have the Freestyle and never had to replace the membranes and I pumped for a little over a year.

I EP and store my parts in a ziplock bag in the fridge during the day - then I run them through the dishwasher each night. I give them a quick rinse before I put the parts in the fridge.

No way I would have the patience to clean between each pump...I thank hellobee for sharing the fridge tip with me and allowing me to EP!

I wash mine once a day (at night and then let air dry) and store in the fridge between pumping. And I've been using my Medela PISA for about two months now (I think) and have yet to replace the white membrane part.

I keep mine in the fridge in a Ziploc and wash every three pumps. I wash in the dishwasher, then once or twice a week I sanitize them in a Medela steam bag.

I store my parts in a wetbag (the same type for cloth diapers just a small one) in the fridge between pumping sessions at work without rinsing (I usually just kind of wipe the extra milk off the flanges). Then I have a second set that I use at home when I pump at night. Then we wash both sets at night and air dry or sometimes I store the ones from night in the fridge and wash the next day. I have only replaced the membranes once with my PISA in about 10 months of using my pump.