New guidelines for keeping your breast pump clean
by Claudia Boyd-Barrett posted in Parenting
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising moms to take extra caution when washing breast milk pumps in order to prevent the spread of germs to babies.
In new guidelines issued this week, the CDC says you should:
? Wash your hands in soap and water before touching the pump and equipment.
? Clean your breast pump and pumping equipment after each use in a dedicated basin used solely for that purpose, not directly in the sink because it can harbor germs. Use soap and hot water (or put in the dishwasher on a hot water and heated drying cycle).
? Rinse in fresh water.
? Air dry on a clean dish towel or paper towel.
? Store in a clean, protected place such as in a clean Ziploc bag. ? Wash, rinse and air dry the wash basin and bottle brush after each use. Consider washing with warm water and soap or on a dishwasher hot water and heated drying cycle every few days.
? For more vulnerable babies (those who are younger than 3 months, premature, or who have a weakened immune system because of an illness or medical treatment), sanitize the pump and pump equipment by steaming or boiling at least once a day. Check the manufacturer directions to see whether steaming or boiling is best. You don?t need to do this if you?re cleaning the equipment in the dishwasher on the hot water and heated drying cycle (also called the sanitizing setting).
Yep, it sounds like a headache given that pumping breast milk can already be stressf...
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