tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16217624.post114005251141427512..comments2023-07-02T03:51:34.639-07:00Comments on Financial Baby Steps: How Parents Can Save Money With A New BabyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16217624.post-1140127781544284982006-02-16T14:09:00.000-08:002006-02-16T14:09:00.000-08:00Um, I had a handed down pump that worked fine. I h...Um, I had a handed down pump that worked fine. I hear you, Piannist, but I tend to be pretty relaxed about germs and such. The pump I had hadn't been used in six years. I boiled everything that I could and figured all the other bacteria were probably dead. <BR/><BR/>But listen to Piannist, everybody, not to me. I'm probably too relaxed about this stuff.Tiredbuthappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292908687495239545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16217624.post-1140093479142121102006-02-16T04:37:00.000-08:002006-02-16T04:37:00.000-08:00This article offers some good avice, but please DO...This article offers some good avice, but please DO NOT take their recommendation about sharing electric breast pumps. IT IS DANGEROUS ADVICE. You can contact breast pump manufacturers for more information (the most common is at www.medela.com), but the short of it is that due to the nature of the design of the pump, bacteria from one user can enter the pump itself and not just that replacement tubing (the article recommends just replacing the tubing). The owner's manuals state this clearly, but many consumers think that it's just a ploy to sell more breast pumps. It is not - there is a definite health issue, and I have verified this with health care professionals. Sharing electric pumps that are not hospital grade can lead to infection!<BR/>I have also just contacted the website that published the article with this information - if anyone has any doubts or concerns, PLEASE do some research on your own or contact manufacturers to get the answers you need.piannisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12132593192786255937noreply@blogger.com