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Believe it or not, you are producing lots of fat into that beautiful breast milk. As you pump, some of the fat or cream of the milk will stick to the pumps, and also get into the many cracks and crevices of the breast pump.
You need to clean your pump very often to make sure that it works properly, and most importantly, keeps the milk clean for your baby. If you haven’t taken your pump apart, the first time that you do so, you will find many little pieces and parts.
Each time you pump, you need to clean with hot water and anti-bacterial soap:
- both breast shields
- both valves
- both membranes
If you do not do this, you find that the fat in your milk will accumulate and clog your pump, or even begin to mildew. You are breast pumping to keep your baby healthy, so don’t get your baby sick by not cleaning your breast pump equipment.
Each day you should sterilize:
- both breast shields
- both valves
- both membranes
- tubes
Also, every few days, or whenever milk gets into the diaphragm, you should take the diaphragm apart and wipe it down with a wet towel. In addition, wipe down your whole case (inside and out).
My name is Wendy, and I began this website as a place to have one central location for breast pumping and feeding babies. I pumped breast milk for my daughter for over a year and during that year looked around on hundreds of websites to get the information that I needed. Since then, the website has grown and there is now tons of information and great products here at GotBreastPump.com. Thanks for stopping by. 
