Why are mothers instructed to sterilize their pumps? Do mothers using formula sterilize all their bottles, nipples, caps, ect? Maybe a few and for a few weeks and then they realize that clean will work. Moms do not need to boil their pump parts, hot soapy water, once a day will clean them adequately. So, I see we need to educate the public and maybe the health profession that a mother expressing her milk for her healthy baby needs to think clean not sterile. If a mother called me because she ruined her pump parts boiling them, I would tell her to stop boiling them. No one came up with references stating that babies are being infected from their mother's expressed milk. I am not talking micro-premies, I am talking healthy babies and mothers who are trying to manage pumping, working and care of their family. I agree with Lara that their is too much antibacterial products and we as consumers are causing more potential harm than good. Ann Perry RN IBCLC Boston, MA *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html