Sterilizing Your Pump

Before its first use, you will want to fully sterilize your breast pump. However, every pump is different, with different parts. So before you boil up that big pot of water, consult your user’s manual for directions on proper sterilization. Failure to follow the recommended procedure could damage the pump or invalidate your warranty.

Unless you have special circumstances and have been otherwise advised by your physician, this type of intense sanitizing isn’t necessary for daily maintenance. Generally, washing the breast pump parts in warm, soapy water is sufficient.

To save you search time, here are the links for specific cleaning and maintenance instructions for the breast pumps distributed by Byram Healthcare.

Medela Pump In Style Advanced

The video found here illustrates sterilizing, setup, usage, and cleaning:

http://www.medelabreastfeedingus.com/video-page/18/pump-in-style-advanced---how-to-use?prodsearch=573

Medela also offers two “Quick Clean” solutions:

Quick Clean™ Micro-Steam™ Bags

http://www.medelabreastfeedingus.com/products/850/quick-clean-micro-steam-bags

Quick Clean™ Breastpump & Accessory Wipes

http://www.medelabreastfeedingus.com/products/578/quick-clean-breastpump-and-accessory-wipes

Ameda Purely Yours Ultra

Ameda provides cleaning instructions as well as a video, specifically illustrating their cleaning and maintenance recommendations.

http://www.ameda.com/accessories/pump-and-kit-cleaning-and-assembly

Spectra 9 Plus Advanced

Spectra provides cleaning and dishwasher instructions as well as a recommended instructional video (at the bottom of the page).

http://www.spectrababyusa.com/#!faq/csln

Freemie Freedom Hands Free

Below you can access a full product manual pdf, which includes care and maintenance information:

http://www.freemie.com/support.html

Hygeia Q Model

Hygeia provides a quick overview for cleaning, care and maintenance on this page of their website:

https://hygeiainc.com/how-to-care-for-your-breast-pump/

Our resident “Moms Who Know” informed this post and our writers composed it. No one contributing to this post is a trained medical professional. For further reading and information on familiarizing yourself with your breast pump, please visit the websites for any of the five brands Byram Healthcare proudly distributes:

https://www.medelabreastfeedingus.com

http://www.ameda.com/breast-pumping/getting-started

http://www.freemie.com/index.html

https://hygeiainc.com

http://www.spectrababyusa.com