Medela pump parts- how do you keep them clean?

After I pump, I rinse all parts until I get home and then wash them at night for use the next day. How do you keep your pump parts clean? Do yours have mold?

Medela pump parts- how do you keep them clean?

I used mine for 14 months with no mold. I either washed them with dawn dish soap and then placed them in the drying rack or put them I the top shelf of the dishwasher.

Eta: I never rinsed the parts til I did the dinner dishes at night.

Message edited 8/28/2016 3:52:26 PM.

Re: Medela pump parts- how do you keep them clean?

I've read NOT to rinse them in between pumping sessions bc the water can cause mold if not dried properly. After pumping, just put them in a gallon Ziploc or container and put in fridge between pump sessions. Wash thoroughly at night so that they can completely dry for the next day. I also boiled them nightly in the beginning to sterilize but did so less as baby got older. I never had an issue with mold.

Re: Medela pump parts- how do you keep them clean?

You probably mean the tubing? The other parts you can rinse & air dry.

For the tubing, you attach it when done washing & turn on the pump and pump air through it (it dries this way). I remember reading it on intructions somewhere. I didn't wash the tubing often.

Medela pump parts- how do you keep them clean?

I washed mine daily but once or twice a week I started using the pipe cleaner like scrubbers to get in all the nooks and crannies because I noticed mold in one of the parts. I had enough sets to only have to use each once a day, left them in zip locks then washed them all at the end of the day. I did the same with both my kids exclusively pumping for 14 months +with both and never had any problems after I started using those pipe cleaner scrubbies.