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Lactation Services in
Holden and Mott Hospital

Care of Breast Pump Kit


After each use:

  • Take kit apart.

  • Wash following parts in hot soapy water, rinse well and allow to air dry:

Silicone diaphragm
Breast shield or flange
Valve
No need to wash tubing or cap attached to tubing

  • Once every 24 hours, sterilize the above parts
  • Use sterilizer located in the NICU or other unit.

---OR---

  • Place in pan, cover with water, and boil for 15 minutes.
  • Use a new VOLU-FEED bottle for each pumping session.
  • VOLU-FEED bottles can be screwed directly onto pump body so that milk is pumped and stored in the same bottle.
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