Our NICN policy for cleaning pump parts follows the guidelines in The Human Milk Banking Association's booklet," Recommendations for Collection, Storage, and Handling of a Mother's Own Milk for Her Own Infant In The Hospital Setting." This is an older publication (1993) and I'm not sure of availability, but our moms wash and rinse the parts in hot soapy water using the bateriocidal soap in the hand dispensers. When at home they use dish detergent. The problem with a new kit for each pumping session is that I was told by our gurus in the billing department that many insurance companies are only reimbursing for one pump kit, so our hospital has to write off the cost of any additional kit. Also, many hospitals are receiving "lump sums" for deliveries, so they try to conserve costs thru limiting supplies. Last time I checked, our hospital was charging over $100 for each pump kit! Holly McSpadden, IBCLC Savannah, GA *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html