Not exact matches
I
pumped and tried to breastfeed my babies
during my stay at the
hospital and produced little to nothing.
During this time, I have been disappointed that the
hospital grade
pump isn't draining more than 1 - 2.5 ounces in the afternoons, but the proof is in the puddin».
Robin deals with other important issues such as, proper fitted nursing bras, baby - friendly
hospitals, nutritional needs of mom and infant
during breastfeeding, working and
pumping breastmilk, preemie and multiples advice and much, much more.
I was recently released from the
hospital and was
pumping 8 - 12 bottles of breast milk
during my stay and now that I am home I am barely getting 3 bottles half way filled up.
If your baby takes only one breast, use a
hospital - type automatic electric breast
pump or hand expression to express milk from the other breast
during the engorgement period.
All medical supplies used
during a consult, including the short term use of a Medical Need (
Hospital Grade) rental
pump, are included in the consultation fee.
I was setup with a
hospital - grade breast
pump in my postpartum recovery room, and was instructed to
pump every 2 hours
during the day and every 3 hours at night to kick - start my supply.
During this time, I used a rented
hospital grade
pump most of the time and my personal
pump when I was on the go.
If you are
pumping during the day at work, you definitely would like to use a
hospital grade
pump.
During those three weeks I was told by everyone (except for the
hospital lactation consultants, they were very supportive and repeatedly told me that I was doing a great job and that feeding my son was more important than breastfeeding him) who knew about my supply issues that I should be
pumping more, that I just needed to put him to the breast more often, that it was because I gave him a paci, that it was because I had an epidural, that whatever I do, I should NOT supplement.
Most importantly, the authors document that
hospitals do not invest in NICU - specific, evidence - based practices known to optimize milk volume, such as helping mothers use the breast
pump within the first hour after birth and incorporating daily monitoring of mothers»
pumped volume
during the first two weeks after birth because this evidence - based care is considered too expensive, too difficult, and too time consuming.
Personally, I have a hard time imagining wanting to
pump on the New York City subway — but then, I was lucky enough to have not only a clean, private place to
pump during my workday and the ability to arrange my schedule as needed (many women don't, despite laws to protect nursing mothers at work), but an employer who provided a
hospital - grade
pump for me to use on site.