Pump parts

I’ve just started using the Medela Swing Maxi hands free pump as I’m having to exclusively pump for our little one due to weight loss (she’s 8 days old at the moment). I’m trying to pump every 2-3 hours at the moment to build supply and make sure there’s plenty for her so this means pumping through the night. I just wondered what other mammas do who pump through the night with pump parts? Do you come downstairs and wash everything in between pumps through the night? Or is it ok to not wash through the night and reuse the pump parts a few times? Just trying to figure this out without losing TOO much sleep :(
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I personally had 2 sets of parts and would use one for a session, toss it in the sink, and grab the second set for the next session to avoid having to wash everything every single time. Yes, it meant that every 2 sessions I would wash 2 sets of parts, but thats what worked for me. If my husband got home from work and there were parts in the sink he would wash them (which I greatly appreciated)

Oh yeah, having multiple sets helps indeed

I put my pump parts in the fridge plus having two sets so I can rotate them. Washing each time would have sent me insane.

I put in the fridge between pumping and washing at once at the end of the day. Also,my lactation consultant told me I don't have to pump through the night, just once between 12 am and 6 because that is when prolactin is at its highest.

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