I posted a reply to the hospital about the blood transfusion, but it was returned, so I will send it out here.Three years ago in Georgia, I worked with a mom who had a baby at 34 weeks.She was diagnosed with HELLP syndrome, and was in a coma in the ICU, not expected to live. On the fifth day, I was called to the ICU because she had develped a fever and engorgement. It was felt that her milk had come in and was causing fever. We used the double electric pump with her flat on her back, and we were able to relieve her engorgement, and started a q3 hour pumping schedule for her. She had a lot of milk, and we were all very surprised because she had received over 100 units of blood. A few days later, she gained consciousness. We contacted the CDC about the possiblility of using her milk with the baby, which her husband wanted us to do. The CDC felt it was fine to use. Later on , her midwife talked her out of breastfeeding, saying that there was always a slight possiblity that the milk could be contaminated through all the transfusions she had had. The mom survived and went home about a month later, with the baby, who was bottle feeding at that time. Ann Calandro, RNC,IBCLC