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Is it okay to microwave nebulizer or in baby bottle sterilizer?
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@equanimous Arlo For the aerobika and neb parts I've been using steam bags in microwave also, specifically the Medela quick clean micro-steam bag. My habit is to soak the parts in hot soapy water, rinse, then into the microwave bag for 3.5 mins using previously boiled water.. According to the manufacturer, each bag can be used 20 times. That's every 10 days if you sterilize after each use. If I did the math right, that's over 36 bags a year! I suppose I could cut down to once a day, then it would be 18 bags.
Here's my question: do you exceed the use # on the bag? It's very tempting.
Someone earlier in this thread talked about covering the parts with water in a microwave safe bowl and nuking it for however many minutes it takes to boil for a few minutes. I have just the right glass PYREX bowl! Anyone tried this?
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I use the BOLOLO baby bottle sterilizer once a day at night for that days "parts". I first soak them all for a half hour in hot water and dawn dishwashing liquid, then I rinse thoroughly, then place in the sterilizer; and it does the steam clean first, and then switches to dry. I then push the dry button again to make sure all moisture is off of all the pieces .
I really like this method....the microwave left everything moist and then I had to dry it all on a paper towel...This way is much easier. They come out very clean.
I was informed by another blog that simply Steam microwaving in such a bag for a few minutes is not enough to kill MAC. Can anyone else let us know
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Hi There, Scoop!
I soak my neb and Aerobika parts in warm soapy water (I use Dawn) after every use (2x a day). About 2 or 3x a week, after soaking the parts, I pop them into a Medela Quick steam bag along with 2 ounces of distilled water & nuke them for 3 minutes. There are 20 numbers on the back of the steamer package that you check off after each use. I toss out the bag once I hit #20. Thus far, I have never exceeded the recommended use. Additionally, after soaking in dawn, I then will soak the parts in a 1:1 ratio of water to white vinegar about once a week to demineralize things. I don't know if this is really necessary but I figure it can't hurt.