On 28/06/2012 14:59, Ruth Piatak wrote:
>
> Speaking of which, what do other Lactnetters tell moms (and hear from moms)
> who are exclusively or mostly pumping about how often they rinse, how often
> they wash with soap and water, and how often they sterilize the
> milk-contact parts of their pumps?  I have pointed out to moms that they
> can switch out bottles and refrigerate empty flange/valve/bottle assemblies
> to keep microbial growth down between closely spaced pumpings.  If the
> flange is detachable, it can be easily (unlike the valve portion) washed
> (or wiped with an approved wipe) and stored at room temperature so mom
> doesn't start pumping with something cold against her skin.
>
Chiming in with my own experience (although never an EP-er - just pumped 
at work), I can't recall ever being bothered in the slightest by the 
pump flanges feeling cold when fresh out of the freezer - in fact, it 
never even occurred to me as a possible issue until you mentioned it! 
Good idea about just rinsing the flanges and leaving the rest in the 
fridge, but I'd still have found it more trouble than I'd personally 
have wanted to go to on such a frequent basis.


Best wishes,

Dr Sarah Vaughan
MBChB MRCGP

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