I agree with Joan Fisher about usefulness of rinsing parts touched with milk first with cold water before washing. I make this recommendaton to all clients for all equipment they use that might touch milk (such as tube feeding devices, pump parts, etc). NOne has found this to be a problem, and it does seem to help keep things really clean. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% "We are all faced with a series of great opportunities %% %% brilliantly disguised as impossible situations." %% %% definition of a lactation consulting service. %% %% Kathleen G. Auerbach,PhD, IBCLC - [log in to unmask] %% %% Homewood, Illinois USA %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%