Make sure there are no air bubbles trapped in the bottles or teats when putting them in the sterilising solution.

Another consideration was that patients who usually used 1000ml reservoirs, for powder-based reconstituted feeds, needed their recipes adjusted. For example, a patient who used a 1000ml reservoir for 750ml feed meant that I had to give parents a new recipe to mix ~500ml in one Sterifeed bottle and ~250ml in another. Recommendations Medicare Colgate strives for continuous improvement using innovative technology for equipment and the latest materials and designs for consumables. The Sterifeed product range represents the ultimate technology for the feeding of breast milk to infants from a mother or donor mother. I wrote to all parents of patients using 500ml and 1000ml Flocare reservoirs explaining that we would be moving over to Sterifeed 250ml and 500ml reservoirs, and that they had two months in which to let me know if they had a specific reason to opt-out of the change. I enclosed the patient information leaflet on Sterifeed so that parents would be fully aware of what using Sterifeed would entail. I enclosed the patient information leaflet, and reiterated that these bottles should be recycled after 30 uses. On 1 April 2021, I switched patients from Flocare to Sterifeed, except those who had opted out. Reception The advice about how to clean your baby's feeding equipment applies to all of the equipment, and whether you are using expressed breast milk or formula milk. How to sterilise baby feeding equipmentPasteurizer suppliers who claim that refrigerated cooling might not be safe have not done their homework as their pasteurizerwill not meet many of the worlds human milk banking guidelines. This thoughtful and sustainable initiative from Nutricia has improved the experiences of my patients, their parents and the professionals who work with them. I would strongly encourage other dietitians and community nurses to consider switching their patients from Flocacare to Sterifeed. Rapid refrigerated cooling forms a crucial part of the pasteurization process as it limits the regrowth of bacteria. Pasteurizers that don't have rapid refrigerated cooling do not meet the worlds leading human milk banking associations guidelines. Clean bottles, teats and other feeding equipment in hot, soapy water as soon as possible after feeds.

Wash and dry your hands before handling sterilised equipment. Better still, use some sterile tongs.Paediatric dietitan, Mikayla Profe-Fuchsloch discusses her experience and perspective with using Sterifeed reusable reservoirs in practice. Sterifeed are the UK and an EU market leader for its range of milk Breast milk storage bottles and teats. With a large range of high quality products we have become the chosen supplier for hospitals worldwide.

Many paediatric home enteral feeding patients use feeds that are not pre-mixed and thus require a reservoir for powdered feeds to be reconstituted and stored in during feeding times. Some paediatric patients use reservoirs for water and medication administration too. I had two key reasons for changing– to reduce plastic waste and to improve patient experience. She agreed to the change and agreed with the parents’ sentiments that single-use reservoirs are not environmentally friendly and rather wasteful. It's important to sterilise all your baby's feeding equipment, including bottles and teats, until they're at least 12 months old.

Miris Human Milk Analyser

Your steriliser should have a floating cover or a plunger to keep all the equipment under the solution. I saw the banner on Connections about Sterifeed and our Hospital Account Manager, Sue Samuel, gave me more information and answered my many questions about the product. Reading through the patient and professionals guides really helped me decide to make the change. I discussed it with the professional lead for Dietetics at my Trust, and she supported my plans to switch the paediatric patients over. Steps taken to change over I work as the paediatric dietetics team lead at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, and my caseload comprises many children who are home enterally fed. There is no risk of leaking, contamination and explosion. Sterifeed pasteurizers use HFC refrigerant which is hydrogen based, it does not contribute to ozone depletion and is commonly used in household refrigerators & freezers. Manually changing every child’s Homeward regimen from Flocare to Sterifeed took some time, but was not insurmountable. Remembering to add on the universal adaptors was an important step that I forgot a few times!

It's important to follow the manufacturer's instructions, as there are several different types of sterilisers. Boil the feeding equipment in a large pan of water for at least 10 minutes, making sure it all stays under the surface. The BDA's Corporate Member - Nutricia, have rolled out a sustainable initiative to combat one use plastics in home enteral feeding. Sterifeed 130ml bottles (14189) may be reused following careful sterilisation. The recommended method is cold-water sterilisation tank, using Milton or similar sterilising liquid. Also suitable for most electric steam sterilisers. My experience was that out of my caseload of 123 paediatric patients, 59 used Flocare single-use reservoirs. Many of these patients used more than one container per day. Oftentimes parents would ask me “ can I reuse Flocare containers?”In January 2021, I set up a meeting with our community children’s nurse team lead to discuss the possibility of changing over from Flocare to Sterifeed. Rapid refrigerated cooling with final pasteurization cycle temperature of 4°C/ 39.2°F is the evidence based scientific research requirement for the safe treatment of human milk. By the end of April 2021, all patients had received their first Homeward delivery with Sterifeed reservoirs instead of Flocare reserviors.