Sterilising breast pump
Hi all, I’m EBF my 8w4d old baby but I’m pumping breast milk so my husband can give him a bottle/build a stash so I can go out etc. I’ve been sterilising my pump parts after every use but obvs this is time consuming. My LO is healthy, born at 39 weeks. I’ve read that you just need to sterilise parts every 24 hours then wash in between? Would I be okay washing with Milton bottle wash and then putting them in the steriliser overnight? I have a steriliser/drier thing! Thank you x
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This is what I have always done, I store my pump in the fridge in an air tight container inbetween sessions and wash up and sterilise every evening! My little boy is now 6 months old and never had a problem. I was told by one infant feeding team member I didnt need to sterilise at all because its breast milk but another told me that was incorrect 🤷🏻♀️ so I decided it didn’t take me long to sterilise and would do it anyway!
I used to keep pump parts in a zip lock bag at the back of the fridge all day between uses. Then would wash and sterilise at the end of each day
I used to wash and sterilise my pump after every use when I was pumping.
I read that the minimum is to wash between uses and sterilise once a day, but if it’s washed you might as well throw it in the steriliser too.
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