The worst case of mold I witnessed was last summer when a husband came in for
replacement tubing parts and showed me his wife's tubing which had at least 6
inches of black fungus.  She'd had her pump in the closet since the last baby
and now had her 3rd child, so she'd brought out the pump.

Based on this experience, I recommend women get new tubing with each new
baby.  I think most people will agree that they get new bottle nipples for each
baby.  But, I think this has been discussed before, and we don't know the best
recommendations, but how often should a woman replace her tubings during a
present pumping experience?  This question came up at my pumping class on
Saturday.  I was educating them about the fungus in tubing, and the question was posed
whether the recommendation is to replace tubings every month, every 6 months,
or what.  I don't know the answer.  What do others recommend?

It's also been my experience that most of the general public don't realize
the potential for contamination when borrowing pumps from a friend, or a sister
who loaned it out to a friend, etc., etc.

Carol Chamblin, RN, MS, IBCLC
Breast 'N Baby Lactation Services, Inc.
St. Charles, IL

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