Some milk backed up into the tubing and i need to clean it out. Can you boil it or will it melt? How about any ideas of how to get something in it to clean the inside of the tube out?
2007-07-19 09:16:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Yes, you can run water through them and then boil them to sterilize. After they're sterilized, hang them over a doorkiob or the back of a chair to let the water drain out.
2007-07-19 09:29:03 · answer #1 · answered by GranolaMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a medela pump. I went to babies R us.. and purchased Quick Clean Micro-steam bags. You can put the tubing in the bag and clean it that way. It worked for me to get some milk out.
Altho, I'm sure any steam sterilizer will work to clean the tubing. Boiling could work too.. but I'd be careful of letting it sit in the bottom of a pan... it looks like it could melt.
You could maybe use a pipe cleaner to clean inside the tube.
Dont be surprised if the tube does change the color of the tube. there is also a note on the steam clean bags about that. But it says it wont affect the performance.
Also, they say you need to get all the water out of the tube before you use it... so make sure you plug it into the pump, and run the pump for a while to get all the water out. Then you should be good to go!
2007-07-19 09:25:35 · answer #2 · answered by ツ Connors Mommy ツ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cleaning Medela Tubing
2016-11-12 04:15:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use Medela Quick Clean™ Micro-Steam™ Bags, you can buy them at Babies R Us or Target; they're easy to use - you put the tubing in, cover with water and microwave them for a few minutes.
2007-07-19 09:35:46 · answer #4 · answered by tracey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Run water through it and then just be sure to let it dry, if you can hang it straight so all the water will drip out then that is best. Also the tubes are fairly cheap you can get another tube from a lactation consultant.
2007-07-19 09:20:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its from the water. Nothing wrong though. You can contact Medela and they will replace the tubing for free.
2016-05-17 21:05:13 · answer #6 · answered by cheryll 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i bought the medela steam bags, then Id hang dry them over a curtain rod in a sunny window. watch out theres special instructions on the bag for pumps vs attachments
2007-07-19 09:26:12 · answer #7 · answered by lillilou 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's probably not worth cleaning. Visit your local pet store and pick up a few feet of aquarium tubing @ $0.50 a foot. It's the same thing.
I don't know if aquarium tube is food-grade, but if things are working properly the milk will never touch the tube.
2007-07-19 09:23:33 · answer #8 · answered by Odie D 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋
just run water through it and then blow the excess out.
2007-07-19 09:33:17 · answer #9 · answered by dbacker78 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋