Cathy  says:
 
<<When I  
see mothers who are using Medela pumps who have dirty or moldy tubing, I  
have them wash the tubing well with soap, rinse with vinegar, then rinse  
with water again, swing the tubing in the air like a lariat to create  
centripetal force to push the water out (gotta watch the ceiling fan!),  
and then run the pump to dry out the residual water. >>
 
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Curious as to why you use  vinegar.  Is it to clear the soap?  I usually have 
them wash w/ hot  soapy water, rinse, boil, and then push some alcohol down 
the tubing because  that seems to dry faster than the water -- lariat style as 
well.
 
I saw the increase in condensation  when Medela when to the smaller diameter 
tubing.  I don't know how many of  you are old enough to remember the larger 
tubing that Medela used to use.   Pam says she thinks it was when they moved 
the insertion of the tube from the  top of the flange to the bottom -- I think 
it is when they went to a smaller  tube.  In either case, both of us are 
showing our age.....
 
Of course, I remember when we stopped  preterm labor with alcohol...."have a 
couple of screwdrivers each day"...and  remember when we could tell who was in 
preterm labor on the L&D unit just by  sniffing.



 
 Jan  Barger, Old and Ancient in Wheaton IL
_Lactation Education  Consultants_ 
(http://www.lactationeducationconsultants.com/)  




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