>  As the
>pump goes through the suck-release, suck-release, it is possible to suck up
>material from one mother and blow it back down onto freshly pumped milk from
>another woman.  This is true even if the second mom is using a freshly
>sterilized flange and bottle.   Some viruses (hepatitis esp) can live a long
>time on dry surfaces or in gunky, dried up secretions.


Eeek....thanks Barbara!

This isn't going to happen with hand pumps, though, is it, if all the
parts of the pump can be sterilised.....

HWN, UK

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