If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Question on Avent Isis manual pump
I plan to use this pump at work, but it says in the instructions that
it needs to be washed and sterilized after each use!!! I need to pump at least twice while I am at work, and of course there is no way I can sterilize it or even wash as the "breastfeeding room" at work is nowhere close to the bathroom (and i wouldn't want to wash it in the bathroom anyway). So what do you do? Can I use it twice without washin it? How do other working moms work around this? |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Question on Avent Isis manual pump
Irina wrote:
Can I use it twice without washin it? I've kept mine (assembled and capped off) in the fridge between pumpings. Lacking access to a fridge, I'd keep it in a cooler or insulated bag with an ice pack, or where ever else you're keeping the milk. But I'd want that milk to be fed the next day, rather than several days later. Phoebe |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Question on Avent Isis manual pump
Irina wrote:
I plan to use this pump at work, but it says in the instructions that it needs to be washed and sterilized after each use!!! I need to pump at least twice while I am at work, and of course there is no way I can sterilize it or even wash as the "breastfeeding room" at work is nowhere close to the bathroom (and i wouldn't want to wash it in the bathroom anyway). So what do you do? Can I use it twice without washin it? How do other working moms work around this? I think I have seen that people just put the whole thing in the fridge... E |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Question on Avent Isis manual pump
Thanks everyone for the answers! I do have a fridge where I can put
the whole thing - so that would be OK then to use it again without cleaning if I put it in the fridge? That would be great! Not so sure about the wipes - wouldn't the chemicals on it (whatever makes it antibacterial) kind of harmful if it gets in the milk? Thank you very much again! |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Question on Avent Isis manual pump
Not so sure
about the wipes - wouldn't the chemicals on it (whatever makes it antibacterial) kind of harmful if it gets in the milk? To be honest, I hadn't given it much thought. I was advised to do that by one of the nurses in our medical department and like the sheep that I am, blindly followed the advice. In my case, I shouldn't think it would cause too many problems, since I'm using fresh bottles to collect the milk at every pumping, so the milk only comes into contact with the chemicals (it's parachlorometaxylenol) as it passes through the piece that goes from my breast to the bottle. Nonetheless, I think I should start putting those pieces in the fridge instead of cleaning them. |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Question on Avent Isis manual pump
Irina wrote in message . .. I plan to use this pump at work, but it says in the instructions that it needs to be washed and sterilized after each use!!! I need to pump at least twice while I am at work, and of course there is no way I can sterilize it or even wash as the "breastfeeding room" at work is nowhere close to the bathroom (and i wouldn't want to wash it in the bathroom anyway). So what do you do? Can I use it twice without washin it? How do other working moms work around this? I would certainly wash it, bring a plastic bowl or basin to work with you to wash it in. You dont need to sterilize it though. FWIW, I have the avent and while it's a great pump to use at home for a bottle here or there, it's hard to pump with while at work since it's single and fairly slow. I used it at work with my first baby and made the plunge for the good double electric this time. Since you have to pump twice, you may want to consider it. laurie mommy to Jessica, 27 months and Christopher, 12 weeks *This email address is now valid* |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Question on Avent Isis manual pump
Elana Kehoe wrote in message ... Irina wrote: I plan to use this pump at work, but it says in the instructions that it needs to be washed and sterilized after each use!!! I need to pump at least twice while I am at work, and of course there is no way I can sterilize it or even wash as the "breastfeeding room" at work is nowhere close to the bathroom (and i wouldn't want to wash it in the bathroom anyway). So what do you do? Can I use it twice without washin it? How do other working moms work around this? I think I have seen that people just put the whole thing in the fridge... E Actually, I've done that too. laurie mommy to Jessica, 27 months and Christopher, 12 weeks *This email address is now valid* |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Question on Avent Isis manual pump
So you have access to a microwave? Medela makes quick steam bags made
especially for sterilizing between uses. You just put some water in it and throw in the microwave for about 2 minutes. If you can just rinse the parts in the bathroom maybe you could use that. On a different note, if you are working full time, the Avent pump may not be enough to keep your supply up. As someone else suggested, a double electric may be a better bet. Those manuals are generally meant for occasional pumping. I had a lady buy one of these and use it every day, several times a day, and within 2 months she was back buying another one because the handle broke due to excessive use. Just something you may want to keep in mind! "Irina" wrote in message om... I plan to use this pump at work, but it says in the instructions that it needs to be washed and sterilized after each use!!! I need to pump at least twice while I am at work, and of course there is no way I can sterilize it or even wash as the "breastfeeding room" at work is nowhere close to the bathroom (and i wouldn't want to wash it in the bathroom anyway). So what do you do? Can I use it twice without washin it? How do other working moms work around this? |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Question on Avent Isis manual pump
CY wrote: So you have access to a microwave? Medela makes quick steam bags made especially for sterilizing between uses. Avent makes a microwave sterilizer. Not sure if it would be appropriate or how long it takes. Frankly, I would just bung the whole pump into the fridge between uses, if it was just for the day. Dawn |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Question on Avent Isis manual pump
On a different note, if you are working full time, the Avent pump may not be
enough to keep your supply up. Maybe so, but I wouldn't worry about it unless the baby is less than 4 months old or the mother has supply issues to begin with. I started when DS was 6 months old and I pumped twice a day, every weekday, for several months. (Then once a day, then not every day, then finally stopped when he was 13 months.) It was fine. The availability of the Avent is really the only reason I was able to pump for DS at all because I had (have) psychological barriers around hooking myself up to an electric machine. The women I've known to have trouble keeping up their supply with a pump have all had to start pumping by the time the baby was 3 months old, if not earlier -- regardless of the type of pump used. I can't think of any who've had problems after returning to work at 6+ months -- regardless of the type of pump used. Holly Mom to Camden, 2 yrs |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Another child killed in kincare | Kane | General | 39 | February 12th 04 06:55 PM |
Kids should work... | bobb | General | 108 | December 15th 03 03:23 PM |
| | Kids should work... | Kane | General | 13 | December 10th 03 02:30 AM |
Kids should work. | LaVonne Carlson | General | 22 | December 7th 03 04:27 AM |
And again he strikes........ Doan strikes ...... again! was Kids should work... | Kane | General | 2 | December 6th 03 03:28 AM |