Fio wrote:
I have a question for the wise people here.  Does this squeeze bulb not
come off the rest of the pump?  If it does, why is it not cleanable?  I
would think that scrubbing with a "bottle brush" of some sort and
boiling in water (I mean isn't it made of latex like bottle nipples?)
would do a good job cleaning it.  I have been telling moms about the
dangers of it, of course, but still am wondering personally why this is
such a big danger...why  it's impossible to clean it properly!

I recall hearing about a study a few years ago (don't recall where-maybe
one of our more knowledgable posters will have the source) where the
bulbs were washed what was thought to be thoroughly and some pretty
gross stuff could be cultured out after.
Yes, the bulb does remove.  I think the problem is 2fold.  First, you
can't see inside to be sure you scrub the entire surface.  Second, the
texture is not smooth and perhaps "bugs" can hide in the various nooks
and crannys.
Winnie

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