I'm interested to hear what other people have to say about sharing Pump in 
Styles between moms, or handing one down, selling it used, etc.  I can share 
my personal experience, which is that I have shared/borrowed PISAs many 
times for my own use, and have no concerns about doing it.  

I know that Medela states that use by more than one person violates the 
warranty (it's printed right on the pump!), but frankly I am hard pressed to 
see how you could possibly transmit anything by sharing the motor - this is 
assuming that each user has her own tubing, shields, bottles, etc.  That 
combined with the fact that breastmilk isn't generally considered a bodily fluid 
with infection exposure risk (someone correct me if I'm wrong here, with the 
arguable exception of HIV) makes me pretty comfortable doing it.  

Honestly the policy by Medela sounds to me like they just want to cover their 
you-know-whats, and I also wonder if they maintain the stance to encourage 
each person to buy her own, thereby increasing their sales.

FWIW, here's the CDC statement on "What To Do If An Infant Or Child Is 
Mistakenly Fed Another Woman’s Expressed Breast Milk," which has tangential 
relevance here:

http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/recommendations/other_mothers_milk.htm


Diana Graham, MD
nursing mom, LC-in-training
from warm(er) NYC, happy that it's Spring!

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