I believe the original posting was asking about cleaning Pump Kits not the Breastpump. It was about the soap used by moms to wash their flanges and other parts after every pumping, not what to wipe the pumps down with between moms. We don't usually specify which soap for moms to use. While in the hospital they use the hand soap, at home we recommend liquid dish detergent. We recommend very thorough rinsing and air drying on a clean towel. And of course good handwashing before handling breasts, pump parts, or breastpumps, (And baby too! That is Mom washing her hands, not baby.) Again we try to follow directions of the pump kit manufacturer. 

Susan Watson, BSN, RN, IBCLC-RLC
Level III NICU
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Date:    Wed, 5 Aug 2015 14:55:19 -0500
 From:    Holly McSpadden <[log in to unmask]>
 Subject: Re: Hospital / NICU question - cleaning pumps
 
 Our hospital infection control told us we had to follow the
 manufacturer's recommendations when cleaning the pumps and
 that we should not deviate from using whatever disinfectant
 they stipulated be used. 
 
 Holly
 
 Sent from my iPhone
 
 > On Aug 4, 2015, at 7:48 PM, Dara Barnett <[log in to unmask]>
 wrote:
 > 
 > Hello!
 > 
 > Our hospital’s current pump cleaning policy is to
 have RNs or Mothers wipe the pump body using wipes
 containing CaviCide before and after each use as instructed
 by the manufacturer and recommended by HMBANA’s Best
 Practices.   Recently,  Infection
 Control has been suggesting that they would like amend our
 policy and  require housekeeping to “disinfect” our
 NICU breast pumps between users by taking them out of the
 NICU, cleaning them, allowing to dry, and covering them with
 a clean plastic bag before returning them to the NICU. 
    For what it’s worth, our (Level III)
 NICU has periodic MRSA outbreaks and this push for change
 may be related – though we/they don’t have concerns or
 problems with kit cleaning, or with contaminated milk. 
 > 
 > I can’t find any literature suggesting why this
 cleaning practice would be necessary / beneficial - if it
 exists, I would be grateful to be pointed towards the
 papers.  We only have 6 pumps to share between 25-40
 moms and physically removing them from the unit for cleaning
 would be a logistical nightmare.  I’ve searched the
 Lactnet Archives and this question seems to come up from
 time to time, I’m hoping for some wisdom /
 ammunition.  
 > 
 > 
 > Many Thanks!
 > Dara Barnett
 > 
 > 
 > Dara Barnett, RN, IBCLC
 > Lactation Consultant
 > Maimonides Infants and Children’s Hospital
 > Brooklyn, NY 11219
 > 

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