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Dana writes:
I was wondering if it is safe for a mother to use her PIS that she used
say 2 years ago for her other child
~~~ Hello all,
Dana asks a question on my mind. The great minds on LN have alerted us that
the theoretical risk of using a pre-owned pump is now an actual risk.
Keeping this in mind, I got a call from a mom today who described the signs of
yeast/possible yeast. I asked her if her pump was new and she said yes.
Somehow I remembered to ask something/say something else that prompted her to
say "well I bought it new, but that was in 2008". So...she has a pump that
was never used by another mother, but it's 3 years old. That is a long time
for mold to have a chance to grow. I can't tell her that her yeast is due
to pump mold, but I did tell her that the company only guarantees their
pumps for one year and the potential for mold growth over time, since it's not
a closed system and cannot be cleaned, is probably one of the reasons
why. It does seem like a mom has to decide to sacrifice her pump to find out
whether there is something problematic/icky and not welcome growing in
there. Ah always more complications. I do tell moms about better/differently
constructed pumps. Anything else we can do? This mom's baby has feeding
issues which make some pumping a necessity to avoid formula. Argh.
Peace,
Judy
Judy LeVan Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY, USA
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