© 2026 ABC News

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said germs can quickly grow in breast milk or breast milk residue that remains on pump parts. Parents should contact baby's health care providers for more recommendations for pumping breast milk safely.

Before expressing or handling breast milk, the CDC recommends proper hand-washing and or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that's at least 60% alcohol.

Newton said she makes sure her hands are clean and that her pumping parts are all sanitized.

WATCH: Mom's time-saving breast-pumping hack helps moms work smarter not harder

Video: Mom's time-saving breast-pumping hack helps moms work smarter not harder

Many women thanked Newton for her video. Some even said they've used this hack before, and Newton admitted she's likely \"not the originator of it.\"

Newton said she's grateful for the community of parents she's met through social media.

\"My goal is to normalize the ugly and messy parts of parenting,\" she said. \"Pretty feeds are great ... but they're not always real. Comparing can tear you down. It's been really rewarding in that way.\"

Read CDC tips on how to keep pump parts clean, plus proper storage and preparation of breast milk here.

","canonicalUrl":"https://abcnews.com/GMA/Family/moms-time-saving-breast-pumping-hack-stuns-parents/story?id=77269044","legacySlug":"/family/story/moms-time-saving-breast-pumping-hack-stuns-parents-77269044","noIndexNoFollow":false},"publishTime":"16:55","publishDate":"04-23-2021","updatedTime":"18:46","updatedDate":"04-26-2021","socialImage":{"alt":"A Texas mom's simple breast-pumping hack is wowing 1.6 million parents. Ashley Newton told \"Good Morning America\" that she posted a TikTok video of the trick in hopes to help other moms save time and cut down on clean-up.","credit":"TikTok/unlicensedtomom","ratio":"16x9","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/mom-breast-pump-hack-210423_1619195845080_hpMain_16x9_1600.jpg","width":992,"height":558},"datePublished":"4/23/2021 16:55:00 GMT","video":{"live":false,"id":77269044,"headline":"Mom's breast-pumping hack stuns parents on TikTok","mediaAssetTitle":"GMA_Mom's breast pumping hack stuns millions_210423","description":"\"There's got to be someone who can benefit from this little tip.\" ","duration":"0:32","posterImg":{"url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/default-img-undefined.png","width":608,"height":342},"video":{"feed":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2021/04/210426_gma_digital_mombreastfeedinghack_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8"},"playlist":["77006895","77026749","77048832"]},"relatedItems":[{"contentType":"story","date":"June 20, 2021","headline":"Photo of dad sleeping on hospital floor leads to reflection on equal parenting","section":"family","slug":"/family/story/photo-dad-sleeping-hospital-floor-leads-reflection-equal-77006895","id":77006895,"image":{"alt":"Photo of dad sleeping on hospital floor leads to reflection on equal parenting","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/dad-sleeping-on-floor-ht-MAIN-210412_1618251508048_hpMain_4x3t_240.jpg","credit":"Sara Duncan","ratio":"1x1"}},{"contentType":"story","date":"April 13, 2021","headline":"Mom's C-section message aims to reduce 'shame or judgement' attached to giving birth","section":"family","slug":"/family/story/moms-section-message-aims-reduce-shame-judgement-attached-77026749","id":77026749,"image":{"alt":"Mom's C-section message aims to reduce 'shame or judgement' attached to giving birth","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/jesse-truelove-c-section-ht-jc-210412_1618266064871_hpMain_4x3t_240.jpg","credit":"Courtesy Jesse Truelove","ratio":"1x1"}},{"contentType":"story","date":"April 14, 2021","headline":"Next time your kids are fighting, try a 'toy draft'","section":"family","slug":"/family/story/time-kids-fighting-toy-draft-77048832","id":77048832,"image":{"alt":"Next time your kids are fighting, try a 'toy draft'","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/210414_gma_digital_kidstoydraft_hpMain_1x1_240.jpg","credit":"ABCNews.com","ratio":"1x1"}}],"relatedContentSection":"news","schemaContent":{"name":"Mom's breast-pumping hack stuns parents on TikTok","description":"\"There's got to be someone who can benefit from this little tip.\" ","duration":"0:32","uploadDate":"04-23-2021","publication":"04-23-2021","images":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/default-img-undefined.png","url":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2021/04/210426_gma_digital_mombreastfeedinghack_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8","contentUrl":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2021/04/210426_gma_digital_mombreastfeedinghack_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8","link":"https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/family/story/moms-time-saving-breast-pumping-hack-stuns-parents-77269044"}},"playlist":[{"id":"132569874","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132567885","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132510121","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132473181","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132497933","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132281378","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132283010","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132273278","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132231169","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132206748","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132200241","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132054443","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132054798","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"132033010","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131912713","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131830583","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131834976","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131554765","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131554815","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"131543053","contentType":"story","section":"news"}],"kvps":{"pgtyp":"article","lang":"en","sp":"goodmorningamerica","programmatic":"true","bundleId":"com.abcnews"}},"analytics":{"accountID":"wdgnewwdgnewgmaweb","ns":"gma","pageName":"gma:family:video","pageType":"video","globalSpecVersion":"v1.08","siteDifferentiator":"gma:site","tagID":"g_page01","userABCookie":"0","section":"family","title":"Mom's breast-pumping hack stuns parents on TikTok","pubTime":"12:55","pubDate":"04-23-2021","modTime":"14:46","modDate":"04-26-2021","taxonomyTags":"none","id":77269044,"editorialOtherSubjects":"","wordCount":"none","columns":"none","authors":"Will Linendoll, Nidhi Singh, Trinity Joseph","authorsUnit":"none","authorsBureau":"none","subBrand":"Good Morning America","provider":"Good Morning America","videoName":"Mom's breast-pumping hack stuns parents on TikTok","mediaAssetTitle":"GMA_Mom's breast pumping hack stuns millions_210423","videoId":77269044,"mediaOnPage":"video","legacySlug":"/family/story/moms-time-saving-breast-pumping-hack-stuns-parents-77269044"},"taboola":{}},"request":{"headers":{},"httpVersion":"1.1","method":"GET","url":"/video/77269044","vary":{"host":"www.goodmorningamerica.com","cached":true,"path":"/video/77269044","forwarded-proto":"https","device":"desktop","userab":"0"}},"viewport":{"width":1260,"height":0},"user":{}};