Toys: Medela
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Clorox for Toys
Asked by M.B. from Oklahoma City
on August 14, 2008
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I remember reading a previous request about how best to clean toys. I couldn't find it again when I looked, and I don't remember the specifics. Are all Clorox disenfec...
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- Clorox will "bleach" out the colors if you use it a lot--even if you dilute it. Why can't you put them in the dishwasher?
- There is a product out there called "Odo-Ban" that a couple daycare places I use have for cleaning/disinfecting their toys with.
- I used Medela wipes that are used for cleaning breast pumps. There is also a Chlorox spray that is made for food surfaces. It is in a blue bottle. Read the label an...
Need Advice on Cleaning Baby Toys
Asked by S.G. from Colorado Springs
on June 13, 2008
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I would like some ideas on the best and safest ways to clean baby toys, especially those that state on them that they cannot be submerged in water. Thanks!
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- I throw all plush things in the washing machine, even if they have a sound box in them, and they have ALL survived at least one wash, if not more. I have only had to r...
- I use pro-tek cleaner for everything. Its nontoxic and works great for the multiple uses. The website is protekchemicals.com For the stuffed animals I throw them in a...
- Medela makes disposable cleaning cloths that were meant to clean breast pump parts if you dn't have access to soap and water. Since they are safe to use and sanitize ...
Advice of Buying a Breast Pump
Asked by A.K. from Tampa
on September 28, 2009
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Where can I get a good breast pump without paying an arm and a leg. I like the Ameda and Medela but both of very expensive. In the long run it will be cheaper to buy...
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- hi A. my advice is to purchase used. all pumps nowadays are made to where cross contamination is near impossible to take place. As i have mentioned to others on thi...
- A., the milk does NOT go through the machine. the only parts that touch you or your milk are the breast shield, the membrane, and the bottle. these can all be steri...
- Check out craigslist.com or ebay. I was able to get a Medela Pump in style for $99. I used the tubing and pumps that the hospital provided (for free!) and sterilized...
Sterilizing Bottles
Asked by S.C. from Fort Wayne
on July 21, 2009
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My husband and I are expecting baby #2 any day now. I do plan on exclusively breastfeeding, but at some point, I know my little one will need a bottle (if we go out or...
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- When my son was a baby I used Avent bottles. They have a bottle sterilizer that fits 4 bottles at a time plus all the nipples and rings (I could even throw a couples o...
- I love love love the sterilizing bags. So easy to use! Get them at Wal-Mart (in the baby section), or Babies R Us. About $5 for 5 bags and each bag can be used 20 t...
- I used a microwave sterilizer that worked great! You can pick one up at Target/Babies R US. As for bottles, start young, so they get use to one even before you really ...
Baby Products Antitrust Litigation Settlement
Asked by J.G. from Omaha
on April 19, 2011
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I got a letter in the mail from The Garden City Group in regards to a lawsuit... Says this claim form concerns the settlement of 2 consolidated lawsuits filed by 2 gr...
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- Well yeah, this could be an issue but really, how much money do you expect to get (I know my response might come off sounding harsh and I totally don't mean for it to)...
- I got one yesterday too..I do home childcare and purchase many kid things..but I read the whole thing and I do NOT have any of the exact items listed...LOL! I was thin...
- Google it. There is a lawsuit.
Help! Cannot Get My 11 Week Old to Take a Bottle!
Asked by J.K. from Chicago
on August 18, 2005
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My 11 week old daughter will not take a bottle. We have been trying since she was 5 weeks old and she has done it a couple of times but she now refuses. Here is what w...
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- I had the same problem with my son! I ended up using NUK nipples. It took us about 3 weeks to find one that he liked and I had every nipple under the sun at one point!
- My son also initiallly took a bottle and then refused to take any bottle at all. He kind of took an Evenflo bottle (Jewel carries them) and the Gerber premium bottles...
- I went through the same problem when my daughter was an infant. I never gave her a bottle I only breastfed her. So when it was time for me to go back to work I tried t...
Sterilizing Babys Items
Asked by S.B. from Gainesville
on June 5, 2010
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To steralize or not to ? been thinking about it since the little one is due soon. I have heard that bottles need to be boiled? Along with pacifiers? and I have also he...
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- well, I have super hot water, so I just wash them and then use those little steam bags as some others have said. I actually use the munchkin brand that you can get at...
- When I was a mom and now as a gramma, we boiled bottles, including caps. Pacifiers tend to get mushy, so soap and water should do. Good luck on your new happy bundle.
- My thought, and some pediatricians agree, that too much cleanliness is harmful. Their immune systems do have to learn to deal or they will go crazy when they finally d...
Breast Pumps
Asked by R.V. from St. Louis
on February 19, 2008
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Can someone please recommend a breast pump for a beginning mother who has never done this before? My daughter is going to try breastfeeding with the new baby but she ...
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- I nursed both of my children until they were 13 months, working full time and traveling for work once they were 6 months+. The key to a successful "pumping" experienc...
- If she is going to be working she will need a double electric pump. The Medela Pump In Style is one of the best. It is very effective and super easy to use. And it ...
- With my first daughter we rented one - you can get them from most hospitals. I am so glad we did because breastfeeding was not for her. We did it for about 6 weeks ...
Breast Pumps
Asked by J.D. from Bloomington
on March 30, 2011
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I'm looking for advice on the best breast pumps. With my previous pregnancy (over 5 years ago) I used one of the medulla brest pumps, which worked great, but I really ...
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- I've got a Medela Pump In Style (the backpack one) that I'd be happy to part with. I was going to sell it on Craigslist anyway. $75 is my asking price. I used it ma...
- My Medela Pump N Style was the best $279 I ever spent. Worth every penny. I bought it 7 years ago and still going strong on fourth kid. Don't know what it costs these...
- I know that some people get creeped out by this, but you could buy a used medella. Short of a hospital grade pump, they are the best. You could buy all new tubing an...
Best Nipple Cream
Asked by S.J. from St. Louis
on October 17, 2010
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Did any nipple cream work well for you while you were nursing? Any other suggestions for relief?
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- I used Lansinoh Pure Lanolin...one time I couldn't find the Lansinoh brand and I just got a different brand of PURE lanolin, and it worked just the same. IMO, lanolin...
- Motherlove worked SO well for me. It was way better than Lansinoh or others containing lanolin. Plus, it's all natural, so you can put it on right before nursing and...
- I really like Motherlove because it isn't sticky like lanolin.
