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12-23-2012 at 2:03 AM
kiwasun
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Didn't sterilize brand new pump-- ok to feed LO the milk??

I just bought a brand new Medela breastpump and was so excited to use it that I skipped the sterilizing step. I just rinsed all the parts with warm water. Now I'm concerned--Is it ok to feed my 3 month old the milk that I expressed? The actual bottle it went into WAS sterilized, just not the nipple shield and pump parts.

What do you think?? Use the pumped milk or dump it out? 
 
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12-23-2012 at 7:13 AM
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I wouldn't use it to feed LO.
 
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12-23-2012 at 10:01 AM
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nope - i'd sterilize and start over....

you have no idea who or what touched the pump before going in the pkg 
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12-23-2012 at 10:04 AM
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Some pump equipment is sterile in the package. If you still have it I would check there before dumping your milk.
 
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12-23-2012 at 11:38 AM
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I wouldn't feed it to my LO without sterilization...
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12-23-2012 at 12:30 PM
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The Medela manual says to wash and then sterilize before the first use, so I definitely would toss what you pumped and wash then sterilize the pump parts.  My manual also says to sterilize daily, which I do not do.
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12-23-2012 at 2:48 PM
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12-25-2012 at 12:35 AM
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dump it out!
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12-25-2012 at 3:48 PM
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I didn't sterilize my pump just rinsed the parts and used a brand new drop in and everything was fine. I also have a Playtex pump and it didn't say anything about sterilizing it so I don't know for sure what to tell you.
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