expressing question
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Topic: expressing question
Posted By: Nothing
Subject: expressing question
Date Posted: 12 May 2010 at 2:53pm
Hiya, my darling little girl has managed to take a chunk out of one of my nipples (literally), so my MW recommended expressing on that side so that it can heal. So I got all the gear out, boiled it in water for the 5 minutes, pulled it out, let it dry and off I went. It was all going well till halfway through I noticed these black specks on the inside of my manual pump. I think they came out of my jug when I poured the water into the pot.... So my question is... Is this milk still safe with these black bits in it? They have been sterilised along with everything else, so Iam assuming they would be???? Any help would be great  Thanks------------- 
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Posted By: Tigerish
Date Posted: 12 May 2010 at 6:58pm
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Hmmm, annoying though it is, I would discard the milk and try again. Black bits don't sound very nice to drink!
Oh and OUCH for your nipple. Hopefully it will heal fast for you! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 12 May 2010 at 7:01pm
| No- I would definatly not give baby that milk. |
Posted By: HuntersMama
Date Posted: 12 May 2010 at 8:22pm
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I dont think I would either.
Poor you! Hope the expressing is working for you ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Nutella
Date Posted: 13 May 2010 at 10:13am
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Sorry to threadjack but I have a question about sterlising..do you sterilie just before expressing or do you wash and sterlise after expressing then just use after it has been stored?
I have started doing both ie wash and sterlise after use, then resterlise just before use. Also how do I make sure it is dry as one time there was a speck of what looked like mould...would that be coz not quite dry or coz didn't clean thoroughly enough??? ------------- 
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Posted By: Mamma2N
Date Posted: 13 May 2010 at 10:20am
OP, no like the others have said, I wouldn't use that milk either. Hope your nipple heals quickly!
I used the just wash my gear after expressing (soapy hot water, rinsed thoroughly with hot water) then stored in the fridge in a snaplock container. I rarely ever sterilised the pump/bottles as BM is sterile anyway. Definetly a must for formula but not so much for BM. |
NatsCats wrote:Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 13 May 2010 at 1:12pm
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OP, I wouldn't use the milk either. But I would be gutted about throwing it away!
NatsCats - at first, when I was pumping/expressing every 3 hours I would sterilise everything then leave it in the steriliser till I needed it again. I didn't take the lid off after it finished. Once C came home and I was only expressing a couple of times a day I would sterilise as I went and then put the pump and everything in the same big snaplock box as the bottles and just get it out when I needed it. I would think the mould is probably that you didn't get it dry enough, but hard to say. I know lots of people here have trouble with mould (with all sorts of things) because of the high humidity/heat. Sounds like you're in a similar climate? ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: HuntersMama
Date Posted: 13 May 2010 at 3:19pm
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I wash my gear and then sterilise either by boiling or with a tablet straight away now. I have been caught too many times with an unwashed pump that I really needed! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Nutella
Date Posted: 13 May 2010 at 4:35pm
Yes, high humudity here...but how do I get it dry haha! I know that sounds so dumb but all I do is stick it in the microwave steriliser with the water fo 6 minutes...am i supposed to do something else afterwards 
Oh and I didn't know I was supposed to store in fridge  -------------
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Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 13 May 2010 at 5:54pm
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I've never stored ours in the fridge :)
ummm we have an agent steam sterilizer, not a micro one... My friend used a microwave one and I remember everything was really wet when it came out!!! I think she left stuff in the sterilizer till she was ready to use it and later just put it on one of those bottle drying racks .. But then it's not really sterile I guess :s but since your ds isn't that young any more that would probably be ok IMO ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: Tigerish
Date Posted: 13 May 2010 at 8:10pm
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My microwave steriliser says that things only remain sterile for 24 hours (without taking the lid off). I just washed everything out after expressing and stored it. When it was needed (or the night before if I was using it first thing in the morning!) I would sterilise everything so it was ready to go.
I would recommend that you should sterilise before use and if you like to sterilise and store then sterilise again before using. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Mamma2N
Date Posted: 13 May 2010 at 8:22pm
You don't have to store it in the fridge, it was just the most convenient place for me to put it (very small kitchen, little cupboards and a big fridge  )
I was told by both my midwife and my Plunket Nurse that sterilising wasn't necessary. Never had any problems, ie she was never sick. And I used bottles/pump that were still wet at times. But then things being completely sterile wasn't a worry for me. |
Posted By: Nutella
Date Posted: 13 May 2010 at 9:48pm
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Ok cool thank you everyone...that all makes sense -------------
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