We use the sterile volufeeders from the formula company. They also
supply the plastic caps that are clean not sterile. We have volunteers
using sterile gloves package them in 4caps/bag for each. The mother
takes as many bottles as they need and four caps at at time. You could
bag them in 2caps/bag or more if you wanted. We've been doing this for
at least 4 years without increase in infection.
Thank you,
Darlene Breed, BSN, RN, IBCLC
Coordinator, Milk Bank & Breastfeeding Center, Worcester, MA (USA)
Treasurer, Human Milk Bank Association of North America (HMBANA)
On Wed, 12 Jan 2000 17:17:17 -0600 Linda Tandy <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> Just finished searching the archives for info on breastmilk storage
> containers, and still didn't find what I'm looking for. Could those
> of you
> working in hospitals let me know what kind of containers you use to
> store
> breastmilk? One formula company has volufeeders available, however
> are they
> sterile? Do ebm storage containers need to be sterile or just
> clean? If
> you use the volufeeders, what do you do for caps? Do you autoclave
> caps
> from used water bottles? We have a level II nursery, and rarely
> store milk
> longer than 14 days. However, some moms are pumping 5-6 oz. by the
> 5th day.
> I have used bottles that previously came with abm, and dumped it out
> and
> washed them first, but that kind of gives me the creeps! It would
> be great
> if there were some references I could use when writing the policy-
> anything
> published in JHL?
>
> I went to the websites for several milk banks, but couldn't find
> anything
> out about containers there, either. Thanks in advance for your
> help!
>
> Linda J. Tandy, MSN, RN, IBCLC
>
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