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Medela Pump Tubing
To sterilize I used any of the following; Medela microwave sterilizing bags, my electric bottle sterilizer (it had shelves inside so you could clean ...
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- After you replace your tubing and if/when you do get condensation in it again...try taking it outside and whipping it like you are Indian Jones! =) Worked every time...
- I had that problem and had to buy a new set of tubing. Try running the pump for a couple minutes after each pump sometimes up to about 10-15 min. good luck
- Submerge tubing in a container or sink with bleach and HOT water for few hours...could also use a pipe cleaner. I did put mine (years ago) in a dishwasher..did ok ther...
Switching Bottles - What Should I Get?
10, Babies R Us is taking back all bottles that contain BPA, ... nipple- which is very nice when traveling where it is hard to wash and sterilize bottles! ...
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- Believe it or not, I saw some really nice glass baby bottles at Creative Kidstuff - sorry I don't remember the name. They are a new style, but looked very Avent-like....
- I hear ya sister! I hated the Born Free bottles because of the extra parts. My daughter is now 8 months old. I finally threw out my Avent bottles last week so I was...
- I bought the glass Dr. Brown's bottles online through Babies 'R Us. I think I paid about $12-$13 for a 2-pack.
How Do You Really Clean a Pacifier?!
Have you tried the Medela steam clean bags? They are great for sterilizing bottles, breast pump parts, pacifiers - they are a huge timesaver! ...
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- I clean mine in hot soapy water first, then boil it. I also squeeze the soft part and get water inside then empty it. It is a bit time consuming, but they seem reall...
- OMG! I have the same problem. I hate it. I still have not figured out how to get the water out and my son is 7 months. He also uses the MAM pacifiers. Please if there ...
- Have you tried the Medela steam clean bags? They are great for sterilizing bottles, breast pump parts, pacifiers - they are a huge timesaver! They have them at BRU a...
Safe to Microwave Medela Breast Pump Parts to Sterilize?
I've switched to glass bottles which they sell at BabiesRUs.) Anyway, now I'm wondering if I should stop sterilizing my plastic breast pump parts in this ...
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- I've raised three kids and I always usued the sanitizing setting on the dishwaser and they were just fine. I always kept a crockpot plugged in with water in it to heat...
- My husband works for 3M and works with plastics. He said any time you expose plastic to extreme temperature changes(microwave/dishwasher) it can change it's chemical ...
- Chemicals tend to leach out of plastics when there is food in them (particularly high-fat food) that is then heated. The BPA leaches into the fat. This is so alarmin...
Thrush
You must sterilize bottles, nipples etc until the thrush is gone. It is very contagious. 4. Lactobacillus bifidus is an acidophilus like culture specially ...
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- Hi! Thrush is very common...The nystatin usually does work, but, you might want to try and running a damp corner of a wash clothe over his tongue and around the inside...
- I would recommend Gentian Violet. Call your pharmacist and see if they have it, if not, they can check around. You don't need a prescription for it. It's amazing st...
- My daughter had thrush a few months ago from all of the antibiotics that she was on. They prescribed her the oral nystatin and it worked fine for her. It was gone with...
Advice of Buying a Breast Pump
30 Sep 2009 ... You can use your friend's pump, just sterilize the bottles, the pump attachments , and the tubes before using it. ...
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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...
Storing Baby Bottles
Also, if you use them in the microwave to warm (or sterilize) be careful of the BPA. Avent bottle have BPA, but now they make some that do not have it. ...
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- I'm way less particular :) My Avents are sorted by bottle size and nipples sorted by size in ziploc bags, then all packed together in a large paper bag up in my daugh...
- I would strongly suggest not keeping them and starting over with bottles that contain no Bisphenol A, which the Avent bottles currently do.
- You can simply store them...however Avent bottles contain BPA a toxic chemical that is leached upon heating. I would replace them with a BPA free alternative. I hear...
"Hand Me Down" Breastpump.
I was told by a lactation consultant that as long as you replace the the tubes, seals and bottles (or sterilize the bottles) you can use the pump safely. ...
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- DON'T BORROW A BREASTPUMP! As a lactation consultant I have seen multiple mothers with yeast infections and mastitis from using someone elses breatpump. The pumps you...
- I gave my pump to my best friend to use. She works at Children's hospital and questioned / polled several co-workers (Dr's, nurses, educators, etc) on the safety of do...
- You seem to have gotten a lost of responses saying that it is just fine as long as you replace the tubing and such. What I have read and researched though strongly su...
Pumping at Work
Sterilizing Bottles · 24 · Tips on Reusing Plastic Bags · 22 · Bottles in the Air · 31 · How to Pump Breatmilk and Dealing with Bottles ...
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- I kept a big ziplock in with my pump and put the pieces in there after rinsing them. Then I threw that Ziplock in my purse or bag to take home to wash and sterilize ea...
- Just wanted to add my support for you pumping at work. Its a big ol' pain in the bootie, but so so good for you and your baby. I pumped myself for many months (both...
- I used to rinse everything in super hot water & then take it back to my cube where I laid it out on a paper towel until the afternoon. No one really came into my littl...
Deciding Between Weaning to Milk or Formula Before Traveling to Dominican Rep.
We took playtex nursers with drop-ins and a bunch of extra nipples to mimize the need to wash/sterilize bottles and nipples. We got boiling water from the ...
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- Hi! We traveled to the DR just after my daughter turned 1. I kept her on formula because the resort offered filtered water and I was unsure of the milk situation. ...
- I think that changing to milk before the trip would be easier. Then you wouldn't have to worry about making bottles and the water, and what if you run out of formula? ...
- Go to whole milk - the reccomended age is 12 months, but if she is been having formula for a couple of months with no reaction she will be fine - I have helped moms th...
