I agree 100% Heather. Hand expression is a good thing for some mothers to
know, especially in those rare moments where they need to express and have
no pump or electricity availble ect. Learning the proper tecnique could
help a mother avoid a breast injury (as you know, some mothers try to
"squeeze" milk out and hurt thmeselves) and obtain better volume.

Mothers could be taught the proper hand expression method and also should
have acess to good quality pumps in situations where they will be pumping
regularly and/or for the long term. They should also be given information
about the limitations of hand expression so they can make the best choice
for themselves and their babies.

Mary Jozwiak IBCLC, LLLL, AAPL
Private Practice

On Mon, 8 Jul 2002 16:46:02 +0100, heather <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>>
>>{I said}
>>A low tech solution, in this situation, may not always be in the best
>>interest of our clients.
>
>{Heather said}
>Mary - thanks for this. I think hand expression is probably not
>suitable for round the clock, frequent, long-term expressing for
>babies who are compromised and where milk supply has not yet been
>established.
>
>But the majority of mothers with healthy term babies could gain real
>benefits from learning to hand express, for when they needed to.
>
>HWN, UK
>
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