In the end, they basically strong - armed us into giving the formula even though I had
pumped enough colostrum.
Not exact matches
She had me
pump and looked at the
colostrum I produced and said it looked like
enough; we bottle fed what I
pumped so it wasn't wasted.
I started
pumping and was lucky
enough to get
colostrum on the first try.
Some of the hospitals even encourage mothers towards breast
pumping because their baby is not getting
enough and yet they haven't even given the baby a few days after the mother's milk has come in and the
colostrum is gone.
If you choose to
pump while your baby is in the NICU with the plan of breast feeding once your baby is strong
enough to do so, be sure to follow the hospitals guidelines on storing and transporting your
colostrum and breast milk to ensure none is wasted.